1948 Tatra T87 Saloon
Chassis no. 73274
Engine no. to be advised
The name of Tatra is forever linked with that of Hans Ledwinka, one of the most original engineers ever to turn his attention to automobile design. Tatra’s chief engineer, Ledwinka began experimenting with the application of low-drag aerodynamics to passenger car design in the early 1930s [...]
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2013
T 87 on auction at Bonhams, Paris on febr 7, 2013
January 22nd, 2013
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Looking back
January 22nd, 2013
Dakar Rally 2013: Tatra´s Loprais – “We really thank you for everything”.
The last speed trial offered a nice, wide and fast tracks. So the crews were not allowed to take a break in concentration. At the gates of Santiago a short racing circuit waited to the riders to entertain the audience. Racers could perform in [...]
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Reviewing the Dakar
January 20th, 2013
The 2013 edition saw the comeback of the Kamazs, which took their 11th win and, most importantly, pulled off a stunning 1-2-3 in Santiago with Russians Eduard Nikolaev, Ayrat Mardeev and Andrey Karginov! A nice gift for Vladimir Chagin in his first year as team manager. But the race wasn’t dyed in the same deep [...]
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KAMAZ 1,2,3 overall after finishing the 14th stage.
January 19th, 2013
Eduard Nikolaev, Ayrat Mardeev and Andrey Karginov. A podium with a deep hue of Kamaz Master’s colours. Just under 38 minutes separate the Top 3 at the end of the 2013 Dakar. Gerard de Rooy was the best Team Iveco driver, missing the podium by less than four minutes. Martin Kolomy and Ales Loprais (Tatra) [...]
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The battles in the last real stage
January 19th, 2013
With Kamaz drivers the top 3 in the overall standings, it seems clear that Kamaz will win the 2013 Dakar. De Rooij however, will try to finish on the podium and with just 5 min behind Mardeev and the third Kamaz, it is a possibility, though in the past the Kamaz team strategy of slowing [...]
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Loprais comments on Stage 14
January 19th, 2013
19.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
Bronze in the penultimate stage
13th stage: Copiapó – La Serena
Friday 18 January
The connecting section: 294 km
The speed trial: 441 km
The initial segment of the stage in the Camanchaca area was steep; it was necessary to climb to a height of 2600 meters above sea level. After descending [...]
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Tatra at the Planai Classic
January 19th, 2013
Austrians Johann Kofler and Gery Hofer at the 2013 Planai Classic
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Dakar Stage 13: Karginov wins, Loprais 3rd, Kolomy 8th
January 18th, 2013
Kamaz driver Andrey Karginov has completed the day’s special in 5:16′30, ahead of the Iveco Petronas team leader, Gerad De Rooy, 2′48″ behind. Ales Loprais is third and the first Tatra driver, 8′04″ behind the Russian, but ahead of Italian Miki Biasion, himself 10′57″ behind Karginov. General standings leader Eduard Nikolaev rounds off the Top [...]
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Loprais comments on Stage 13
January 18th, 2013
18.1.2013
NEWSLETTER INSTAFOREX LOPRAIS TEAM
The 12th stage full of cheering and the last section like a turtle
This time racers crossed the Andes from east to west through the St. Francis pass and returned to the Atacama Desert. The organisers had arranged almost all the possible pitfalls that you can imagine in [...]
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Stage 12: Loprais 6th, Kolomy 8th in today’s truck race
January 17th, 2013
Today’s truck race boiled down to a duel between the Kamaz team! Currently 3rd in the general standings, over the last stages Andrey Karginov has his eye on taking second place from his team-mate Ayrat Mardeev. As a result, he is attacking whenever he can. The outcome was a 2nd stage victory in 2013 for [...]
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