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Video December 18: T 77 in “The Tunnel” 1935

December 18th, 2017
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In late February of 1935, the first name of the upcoming Gaumont British Picture Corporation production of, The Tunnel (AKA: Transatlantic Tunnel or Trans-Atlantic Tunnel), was announced: Conrad Veidt.Then in early April, Richard Dix and Madge Evans were added into the mix for this odd sci-fi film. Evans was chosen to play Ruth McAllan, wife [...]

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New Tatra Museum director

December 17th, 2017
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Jan Jurkovič was appointed interim director of the Kopřivnice Regional Museum

15. 12. 2017 16:02

On 13 December he became the director of the Regional Museum in Kopřivnice, ops Jan Jurkovič. The former director of the museum, Lumír Kaválek, finished the position.Unanimously, the board of directors of the museum, together with the representatives of the city of [...]

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Tatra Christmas gifts: Calendars, Puzzles, Models etc

December 17th, 2017
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Calendar 2018 – A Secret Garden in L.A.
I shot my first series of Tatra wrecks in 2009. On New Year’s Eve, in the final hours of the year, I published the photos online. Due to the nine-hour time difference, I am able to say that in another part of the world, i.e. the United States, [...]

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Video December 17: Tatra T 75s visiting the Tatra mountains

December 17th, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1-9w0tvAfg

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Video December 16: Four boys and a T 52 conquering the Alps

December 16th, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMQMrSQEa_s&t=43s

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Video December 15: Tatra 57a in 1966 movie “Návrat ztraceného syna” (The Return of a Lost Son)

December 15th, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4JchWyD25s

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Video December 14: T 57 sport

December 14th, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEqknMW0Oc
T 57s climbing the Hoch Alpen Strasse

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Cars of the (Czechoslovak) First Republic 1918 – 1938 by Jan Tuček

December 14th, 2017
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Cars of the First Republic 1918 – 1938
Jan Tuček
599,00Kč including VAT
A representative publication with perfectly crafted graphics prepared by a renowned author. The content is made up of descriptions of passenger cars manufactured in Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1938, their basic technical data. In addition to the cars of large factories (Praga, Škoda, Tatra), there [...]

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Vintage Tatra lorries will be produced in Trenčín

December 13th, 2017
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Both military and civilian vehicles from the legendary Tatra brand will be produced and serviced in the Slovak city of Trenčín by a special branch of the Czech group.

Tha Tatra brand created a new Slovak company to produce lorrries in Trenčín.(Source: TASR)

The MSM company created the Tatra Slovakia joint venture in cooperation with the Tatra [...]

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Video December 13: T 57 semi-convertible

December 13th, 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URCspf-0bPY

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