One of the last escapees before the border closed was a Prague tram headed to Derbyshire
People in the UK seem to have a particular fascination with trains and similar contraptions. Aside from the Scottish film Trainspotting, which is actually about heroin addicts, there is a more or less legitimate hobby across the UK of waiting [...]
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Ringhoffer tram escapes in 1968
October 10th, 2015
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History
Restored T 57b crashes into truck in Austria, driver unhurt
October 4th, 2015
http://noe.orf.at/news/stories/2735047/
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How to buy the new Tatra Museum Book
October 4th, 2015
NEW BOOKLET TECHNICAL MUSEUM TATRA ON SALE !!!
You have the unique opportunity to purchase a newly compiled and updated version of the brochure of the Technical Museum Tatra and Tatra history at all. The brochure was several years demanded a number of fans, but also professionals. This year we have managed to bring this gem [...]
VIDEO: Industrial espionage, Nazis and air-cooled engines: The tale of Tatra
October 4th, 2015
http://www.cnet.com/videos/industrial-espionage-nazis-and-air-cooled-engines-the-tale-of-tatra/
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New Buggyra Tatra Phoenix rally truck
October 4th, 2015
Buggyra has presented its latest Tatra truck. The newly built truck is based on the Euro6 Phoenix but has a different engine. It will be driven in the coming Dakar by Jaroslav Walter with the experienced Josef |Kalina as navigator. Mechanic will be Jiri Stross.
http://alexmiedema.nl/2015/09/13/tatra-phoenix-van-buggyra-gepresenteerd-in-most/
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T 87 video on the occasion of the 2015 Frankfurt Motorshow.
October 4th, 2015
It looked like something from a 1930s science fiction series: the 1937 Tatra T87 was the avant garde of automotive design. Even with an output of just 75 horsepower, the aerodynamic T87 still reached tops speeds close to 150 kilometers per hour. Spats over the rear wheels and the long, sloping rear were an early [...]
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Czech Military to buy 41 Tatra lorries for transport of mortars
October 1st, 2015
Military to buy 41 Tatra lorries for transport of mortars
ČTK |
30 SEPTEMBER 2015
Prague, Sept 29 (CTK) – The Czech military is planning to buy 41 Tatra special terrain lorries on which mortars can be mounted and will have land-mine proof cabins for over half a billion crowns, Defence Ministry spokesman Petr Medek told CTK yesterday.
The [...]
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A Tatraplan down under
September 30th, 2015
http://westwheels.caradvice.com.au/1000001465/1000001465/
See also: https://communitynews.com.au/news/Rear-Engine-Car-Show:-Fremantle-to-celebrate-the-back-end-of-cars/7675636
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Video + Photos: TRN Rotterdam Meeting 2015
September 25th, 2015
Goede avond,
Afgelopen dagen ben ik op bescheiden schaal weer begonnen te werken. Dat wil ik nu zo spoedig mogelijk uitbreiden.
Ik wil u daarom uitnodigen voor op dinsdag 29 september 12.15
In Oktober moet ik helaas voor zeker een week opnieuw verzuimen, dit in verband met een operatie.
Graag hoor ik van u of deze afspraak schikt.
Met vriendelijke [...]
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Silver Bicycle inspired by Tatra T87
September 12th, 2015
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3050973/if-the-masters-of-the-art-world-designed-bikes-theyd-look-like-this
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