Archive for 2018

Tatra’s negotiations with BEML

May 31st, 2018
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CZECH AUTO SECTOR SEEKS TAKE-OFF ON INDIAN MARKET

Ruth Fraňková
22-05-2018
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Major Czech auto industry players are turning their attention to India, the daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Tuesday. The car industry in India has been growing at a record pace and the government there wants to triple car [...]

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T77a Nonsense by Jalopnik

May 31st, 2018
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The Tatra 77a Was A Czech ‘Secret Weapon’ Because It Was So Good At Killing Nazis

Kristen Lee
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A 1937 Tatra 77aPhoto: Kristen Lee (Jalopnik)
About a month ago, I went on vacation in Prague and paid a visit to the very lovely National Technical Museum. It’s awesome and definitely worth a visit. Because if [...]

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Tatras at Militracks 2018

May 31st, 2018
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TATRA-RELATED VEHICLES AT MILITRACKS
http://www.militracks.nl/en/visitors-info/

Tatra Nesselsdorf built tens of bodies for the Auto-Union powered Kfz 15

A Tatra T57K was shown at Militracks’static display

T57K and Ringhoffer-Kolin built Schwere Wehrmacht Schlepper (sWS)

Sd.Kfz. 251 der Deutschen Wehrmacht
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._251

Several restorers showed their skills. Here Stromlinie from Berlin. Note T87 bonnet!
Event photos: http://ruudswinkelsfoto.nl/Millitracks+Overloon+19+en+20-5-18/?g2_page=1
http://www.militracks.nl/en/fotocarrousel/

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May 10-13 2018 TFI meeting Wernigerrode, Harz Mountains.

May 24th, 2018
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The Austrian Club organised its annual event in the Harz mountains, where the competitors visited the countryside and several, beautiful small cities. Dirk Steffen and Jens Keufner, assisted by family and other volunteers, organised the rally, held in marvellous weather.
Many Tatra types showed up like T 57, T 57a, T 87, Tatraplan, T 603, T 613.

The [...]

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Technical Day Koprivnice

May 10th, 2018
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Technical Day Tatra Koprivnice

May 10th, 2018
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Why Vaclav Havel did not use a Tatra T613 but a BMW

May 10th, 2018
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JK 2500’s evolution into Luka EV

April 25th, 2018
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TEXT: https://www.facebook.com/lukaevcar/photos/a.1692863827623457.1073741829.1638882133021627/1729013754008464/?type=3&theater
VIDEO: https://www.autoweek.nl/nieuws/luka-ev-elektrisch-en-retro/

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Video + article: Slovak Museum of Design on its way to create a 1:1 T 603X Coupe

April 25th, 2018
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The Slovak Museum of Design (SMD) has recently completed a visualization of the Tatra 603 X Coupé project, which will be a model for real-world modeling. Even for that time, an attractive car from the city on the Danube obviously gets its second chance.
The Slovak Museum of Design (SMD) has recently completed a visualization [...]

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Aleš Loprais wins Morocco Desert Challenge

April 22nd, 2018
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Aleš Loprais wins Morocco Desert Challenge

A Czech team Instaforex Loprais Team has managed to win the Morocco Desert Challenge. Aleš Loprais with his crew, consisting of Ferran Marco Alcayna and Petr Pokora, did not finish first just in the truck category, but also in the overall standings. All that after very difficult eight days at [...]

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