The origin of Slovenská Strela is described by experts in relatively detail, and if we grind it on the net, we get enough information about this great vehicle from the Kopřivnice Tatras, which confirms us in the general opinion that it was an exceptional, really functional and reliable vehicle. One of the two vehicles produced, the M290.002, which is a National Cultural Monument, has undergone a thorough renovation in the last two years, and soon there will be a time when it will again run on its own tracks and anchor in the newly built pavilion in Kopřivnice, prepared by Tatra. Trucks as
The second M290.001 vehicle, which no longer exists today, was not so lucky. After the end of operation, the vehicle became a source of spare parts for the car M290.002, so that eventually, demolished and abandoned burned on the parking track. And the fact that the M290.001 was not easy during operation is proved by the picture after the accident of this vehicle. Significant damage to the front occurred as a result of a collision with a truck near Modřice in May 1938. The surviving document describes that after the accident on 31 May 1938, the car was brought to Kopřivnice for repair, where a record of the extent of damage was made and a procedure was proposed. repairs. All damage is thoroughly defined in the document as well as the repair procedure. In total, it was about 4.5 m2 of damaged area and other partial damage, which was addressed within the whole. At the time of the accident, Strela 001 had driven 230,432 km. Proof of quality damage removal is the fact that Strela 001 returned to the track on September 23, 1938 and was in operation until 1953.
The origin of Slovenská Strela is described by experts in relatively detail, and if we grind it on the net, we get enough information about this great vehicle from the Kopřivnice Tatras, which confirms us in the general opinion that it was an exceptional, really functional and reliable vehicle. One of the two vehicles produced, the M290.002, which is a National Cultural Monument, has undergone a thorough renovation in the last two years, and soon there will be a time when it will again run on its own tracks and anchor in the newly built pavilion in Kopřivnice, prepared by Tatra. Trucks as
The second M290.001 vehicle, which no longer exists today, was not so lucky. After the end of operation, the vehicle became a source of spare parts for the car M290.002, so that eventually, demolished and abandoned burned on the parking track. And the fact that the M290.001 was not easy during operation is proved by the picture after the accident of this vehicle. Significant damage to the front occurred as a result of a collision with a truck near Modřice in May 1938. The surviving document describes that after the accident on 31 May 1938, the car was brought to Kopřivnice for repair, where a record of the extent of damage was made and a procedure was proposed. repairs. All damage is thoroughly defined in the document as well as the repair procedure. In total, it was about 4.5 m2 of damaged area and other partial damage, which was addressed within the whole. At the time of the accident, Strela 001 had driven 230,432 km. Proof of quality damage removal is the fact that Strela 001 returned to the track on September 23, 1938 and was in operation until 1953.
(source Radim Zatopek)