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Brno Classic Car Show

March 15th, 2014
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T 87 engine by Oldtimerpraxis 4/2014

March 14th, 2014
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Thanks to Yves Sarre and Robert Keil for posting

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Prague to Pebble or Bust Part2

March 13th, 2014
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These guys are trying it for a 2nd time after their first attempt to raise $ 50.000,– failed. Now they are hoping for $ 5000,–
http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/the-untold-story-of-tatra-prague-to-pebble-or-bust

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Controversy guaranteed: The Ten Best Car Museums On The Planet

March 11th, 2014
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http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-best-car-museums-on-the-planet-1522116219

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Italian Tatra

March 10th, 2014
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The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8C Monterosa, bodied by Zagato, was an attempt by the ulta-luxury car maker to get back in the passenger car business after the war. Built in 1947, the car is remarkably like Tatra’s cars, most notably the T87. Look at all these features they both share: rear-mounted V8; long, streamlined four-door [...]

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Czech automotive press celebrating the T 77’s anniversary

March 9th, 2014
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Tatra 77 meant for Kopřivnice pioneering. It became the first mass-produced aerodynamic car world and just celebrated his eightieth. The topic we return promised a longer article.
“Sedmasedmdesátka” caused when the official release of a sensation. For the first time the masterpiece for which they stood and Hans Erich and Erich Ledwinka Übelacker, presented at the [...]

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Indian government may restart contract suspended over scandal

March 6th, 2014
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Prague, March 6 (ČTK) — The Indian government will probably start purchasing the Czech Tatra lorries for its military again after having suspended a long-term contract on them over a corruption scandal connected with commissions for Tatra’s former Indian co-owner Ravinder Kumar Rishi, daily Právo writes today.

Rishi is being investigated in India on suspicion of [...]

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The T 77’s birthday!

March 5th, 2014
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The Tatra T 77 was introduced at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show on March 5, 1934

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India ready to buy directly from Koprivnice

March 4th, 2014
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Return Czech car manufacturer in India but it is real. The local army said it urgently needs to hundreds of pieces Kopřivnice cars a year, and spare parts for the maintenance of several thousand fleet of Tatra trucks that soldiers use in India. At the same time only 100 supplied by Tatra chassis could have [...]

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Video: 1949 CS GP starring Brno Sojka (Tatra T 602)

March 3rd, 2014
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http://www.britishpathe.com/video/british-driver-wins-czech-grand-prix/query/ferrari

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