If these models had wings, they would lift off at highway speeds.
ROLLING SCULPTURE: ART DECO CARS FROM THE 1930S AND ‘40S
Through January 15, $13–$19 (members/children free)
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
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ROLLING SCULPTURE: ART DECO CARS FROM THE 1930S AND ‘40S
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Max Mannheimer and his T 87
Here is a fine photo of Max Mannheimer and his T 87, shot by Ondrej Ertl at the Beskydy Rally of 2001.
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Video: Tatra Register Nederland annual meeting 2016
The Tatra Register Nederland held their annual meeting in Soesterberg, the Netherlands. Video by Camiel de Leeuw en Romke van Groning.
Video: Beskydy Rally September 2016
TRD Treffen 2016: Beilngries
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XI. Memoriálu Fr. Proseckého BYSTŘICE NAD PERNŠTEJNEM
Zdravím Vás,
pro zjednodušení a zrychlení presentece na XI. Memoriálu Fr. Proseckého sen., na který Vás tímto opět zveme by bylo dobré, kdyby jste zaslali přihlášku (pokud jste tak již neučinili).
Předem děkuji.
Stačí napsat : jméno a příjmení : klub, nebo bydliště :
e-mail : pokud chcete i Vaše tel.číslo :
vozidlo : rok výroby :
nějakou zajímavost o exponátu :
Případně můžete napsat svůj požadavek na pořadatele, bude li to v našich možnostech, rádi vyhovíme.
Těšíme se na Vás.
František PROSECKÝ – malířství a natěračství
veterán TATRA klub Bystřice nad Pernštejnem
Kostelní 251
5 9 3 0 1 BYSTŘICE NAD PERNŠTEJNEM
stránky nejen o malování a natírání :
www.malirstvi.jihlavsko.com
e-mail : prosecky.tatra@worldonline.cz
prosecky.tatra@seznam.cz
tel: 566 55 27 89
mob.: 603 50 64 42 – T Mobile
777 20 64 42 – O 2
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Tatra returns to Greenwich
One of the best surprises of 2016 was the return of Tatra to Greenwich; Tatras made appearances in 2005, 2007, and 2008 at this popular event, giving up the Eastern Bloc niche to Volgas for a few years. But the Czech marque returned in grand style, with a 1941 T87 sedan wowing cognoscenti and concours newbies alike. This rear-engined V8 sedan, now owned by Barney Hallingbee, is said to have been restored in the Czech Republic in the 1990s before making its way to the new world. T87s have been climbing in value and just a few yards away Bonhams was offering yet another T87 in its auction tent. Whatever the previous American owner paid for this car in the 1990s we have to say “well bought,” because the best examples have been steadily adding $5,000 a year for the past decade.
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Tatra wins K&K Wertungsfahrt 2016
Walter Steiner and his passenger Irene Tschirk won the K&K Wertungsfahrt 2016.
They beat numerous other oldtimers, all pre-war vehicles, including other Tatras like Helmuth Hoffmann on his T 57 sport
Tatras at Het Loo Concours dÉlegance, NL
Last weekend, two Tatras attended the Dutch Concours d’Elelehance at Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn NL.
German Juergen Laser and his wife Karin competed at the Concours with their lovely and immaculate T 75 with Bohemia body.
Kees Smit with his son Guido competed in the supporting Pionier Automobielen Club rally with his T 12.
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Cars We Remember: Government built Czech Tataplan memories
By Greg ZylaMore Content Now
Q: Hello Greg and I enjoy your articles. Im wondering if you can give me some information on the T-600 Tatraplan automobile. I remember many years ago I saw an article I think you did on this car, but I have misplaced it. I also know the name Tataplan is really foreign to most car fans, but it was a car I do remember as I am retired now. My friend once had a 1947 Tatraplan, and it would be interesting to see what info you can further provide.
John L., retired and happy at age 84 in Illinois.
A: John thanks much for reading my columns and yes, I did do an article on the Tatraplan about eight years ago that appeared in Auto Roundup Magazine. I explained that the only time I ever heard of a Tatraplan car came thanks to my good friend, and one of the real legends of drag racing namely the late Jack Kulp. Kulp built and raced drag cars in the early days of dragster and gasser competition. Kulp especially loved running foreign cars like Simcas and Triumphs, sometimes to the chagrin of the racing associations.
Kulp informed me he would have loved to run a Czechoslovakian-built Tatraplan, but he never really had access to one that he could turn into an AA/Gas Supercharged drag strip terror.
To your question, the Tatraplan cars were assembled by the Tatra car company from 1946 to 1952. The predecessor of the T-600 was a model 107, so your friends 1947 model received either the nomenclature of 107 or the newer T-600. The car was a result of a government sponsored, centralized economic communist plan in Czechoslovakia.
The Tatraplans were streamlined full-size family cars that came with a 1952cc inline horizontally opposed flat four-cylinder air-cooled engine placed between the rear axles. The body had a coefficient aerodynamic drag of 0.32, which was great for that era and the main reason Jack Kulp wanted one to race. The wheelbase was 110-inches.
Overall, some 6,432 T-600s were sold from 1947 through 1952, but in late 1951, the Czech Department of Defense, which controlled all production of cars and trucks, informed Tatra they would now build trucks and that all cars would be built under the Skoda brand, the latter one two other government run car companies in the country at the time. The third car company in the Czech Republic was Praga.
In 1954, however, Tatra re-joined car building with a large passenger car with an air cooled V8 engine and transaxle. The V8 T603-engine had previously been developed and tested on the race track in Tatra experimental and race cars. It was used in the Tatra-603, and went on sale in 1955 and remained in production until 1975. In its 18 years of sales, a total of 20,422 T-603s were built.
Following my article years ago, I also received a nice letter from a gentleman in Australia named Craig who pointed out some very interesting facts about the 1947 Tatraplan models. As he was rebuilding a 1950 model at the time, he noted that the 1947 Tatraplan could be a model 107 or a T-600.
Craig explained the differences noting that the T-600 was essentially the same vehicle as the 107 but featured a vertically mounted fan whereas the 107 had a horizontally mounted fan and just one carburetor instead of two on the T-600. Craig also has a 603 Tatra with the air cooled and rear mounted V8 and we thank him for his input.
Today, Tatra is still in business and ranks among the oldest car and truck manufacturers in the world with more than 116-years of continuous activity. Tatra still impacts the auto and truck industry in the Czech Republic and abroad.
In ending, it is also very notable that since March of 2013, the Tatra Trucks Company is now owned by Czech shareholders, a big change in the philosophy of free enterprise.
Thanks for your letter John.
Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now, BestRide.com and other Gatehouse Media publications. He welcomes reader questions on old cars, auto nostalgia and old-time motorsports at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840 or at greg@gregzyla.com.
By Greg ZylaMore Content Now
Q: Hello Greg and I enjoy your articles. Im wondering if you can give me some information on the T-600 Tatraplan automobile. I remember many years ago I saw an article I think you did on this car, but I have misplaced it. I also know the name Tataplan is really foreign to most car fans, but it was a car I do remember as I am retired now. My friend once had a 1947 Tatraplan, and it would be interesting to see what info you can further provide.
John L., retired and happy at age 84 in Illinois.
A: John thanks much for reading my columns and yes, I did do an article on the Tatraplan about eight years ago that appeared in Auto Roundup Magazine. I explained that the only time I ever heard of a Tatraplan car came thanks to my good friend, and one of the real legends of drag racing namely the late Jack Kulp. Kulp built and raced drag cars in the early days of dragster and gasser competition. Kulp especially loved running foreign cars like Simcas and Triumphs, sometimes to the chagrin of the racing associations.
Kulp informed me he would have loved to run a Czechoslovakian-built Tatraplan, but he never really had access to one that he could turn into an AA/Gas Supercharged drag strip terror.
To your question, the Tatraplan cars were assembled by the Tatra car company from 1946 to 1952. The predecessor of the T-600 was a model 107, so your friends 1947 model received either the nomenclature of 107 or the newer T-600. The car was a result of a government sponsored, centralized economic communist plan in Czechoslovakia.
The Tatraplans were streamlined full-size family cars that came with a 1952cc inline horizontally opposed flat four-cylinder air-cooled engine placed between the rear axles. The body had a coefficient aerodynamic drag of 0.32, which was great for that era and the main reason Jack Kulp wanted one to race. The wheelbase was 110-inches.
Overall, some 6,432 T-600s were sold from 1947 through 1952, but in late 1951, the Czech Department of Defense, which controlled all production of cars and trucks, informed Tatra they would now build trucks and that all cars would be built under the Skoda brand, the latter one two other government run car companies in the country at the time. The third car company in the Czech Republic was Praga.
In 1954, however, Tatra re-joined car building with a large passenger car with an air cooled V8 engine and transaxle. The V8 T603-engine had previously been developed and tested on the race track in Tatra experimental and race cars. It was used in the Tatra-603, and went on sale in 1955 and remained in production until 1975. In its 18 years of sales, a total of 20,422 T-603s were built.
Following my article years ago, I also received a nice letter from a gentleman in Australia named Craig who pointed out some very interesting facts about the 1947 Tatraplan models. As he was rebuilding a 1950 model at the time, he noted that the 1947 Tatraplan could be a model 107 or a T-600.
Craig explained the differences noting that the T-600 was essentially the same vehicle as the 107 but featured a vertically mounted fan whereas the 107 had a horizontally mounted fan and just one carburetor instead of two on the T-600. Craig also has a 603 Tatra with the air cooled and rear mounted V8 and we thank him for his input.
Today, Tatra is still in business and ranks among the oldest car and truck manufacturers in the world with more than 116-years of continuous activity. Tatra still impacts the auto and truck industry in the Czech Republic and abroad.
In ending, it is also very notable that since March of 2013, the Tatra Trucks Company is now owned by Czech shareholders, a big change in the philosophy of free enterprise.
Thanks for your letter John.
Greg Zyla writes weekly for More Content Now, BestRide.com and other Gatehouse Media publications. He welcomes reader questions on old cars, auto nostalgia and old-time motorsports at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pennsylvania 18840 or at greg@gregzyla.com.