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Australian Skoda and Tatra Museum on its way

March 4th, 2019
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https://www.oberonreview.com.au/story/5839418/skoda-and-tatra-museums-big-opening-is-getting-close-now/

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Hans Ledwinka honorary citizen of Koprivnice

March 4th, 2019
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Hans Ledwinka has become an honorary citizen of Koprivnice.  Though his role during WWII was doubted. leading to the imprisonment of six years due to assumed collaboration, he was rehabilitated in 1992 by the Czech High Court.  Still his role was controversial among “old” politicians. But thanks to the diligence of the Tatra club of Koprivnice [...]

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Tatra to sign new licence for Chang Zheng Tatra truck production

March 4th, 2019
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http://www.czechtradeoffices.com/en/ae/news/tatra-trucks-signs-licence-for-truck-production-in-china
https://newsbeezer.com/czechrepubliceng/tatra-vehicles-will-be-sold-in-n/

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Tatra trucks made in China: Changzheng

March 4th, 2019
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http://chinacarhistory.com/2018/08/27/the-story-of-china-national-heavy-truck-group-sinotruk-changzheng-auto/

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Beskydy Rally September 2018

March 4th, 2019
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More photos by Jaroslav Sopuch: beskydy_2018_sopuch

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Slovak T 87 article

March 4th, 2019
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https://auto.hnonline.sk/automobilky/1857568-najslavnejsie-ceskoslovenske-auto-rychla-tatra-vozila-celebrity-aj-zlych-estebakov

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50 years ago: Prague August 21, 1968

March 3rd, 2019
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Your editor just couldn’t resist being in Prague on August 21, 2018.  Fifty years after.  There were several l exhibitions about the Warsaw Pact counties invasion, though I felt the authorities were ambivalent about the commemoration, as the communist became part of the government in July 2018, the first time since 1989, the public using the commemoration not only [...]

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Video: Why the Tatra 603 Was the Coolest Commie Car Ever

March 1st, 2019
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https://jalopnik.com/why-the-tatra-603-was-the-coolest-commie-car-ever-1830749703

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Published in Press, Video

30 min. video: The Slovenska Strela under restauration. English subtitles.

February 28th, 2019
no comment Posted by smitkees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCn_5ZHVr_U&feature=share&app=desktop&fbclid=IwAR2mQgWW2vR1BlJtAYUSLqCpVJ5YweyvXRXF_-qhdFGaghYnlVoMQIHvZw4

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Tatra & Beetle in Hindu Times

February 28th, 2019
no comment Posted by smitkees

https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/motoring/the-beetle-and-the-tatra/article24744617.ece

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