Prague, April 6 (CTK) – The Czech military plans to buy 12 Tatra service vehicles for repairs and salvage of Pandur armoured vehicles and price of the purchase seems unreasonably high to some experts, Czech Television (CT) reported yesterday.  The Military Repair Enterprise (VOP) offers one such Tatra vehicle for 50 million crowns.  The Defence Ministry started negotiating about the purchase in late 2009 when Martin Bartak was minister.  More…..

Motor Klassik has put their January 2011 restoration story on my T 77a online.

What could I say, 25 nice photo’s………

http://www.motor-klassik.de/

Civilian T 810 Test:
http://www.tatra.cz/web_spol/tisk/file.asp?id=1938
Tatra Road Show
http://www.tatra.cz/web_spol/tisk/file.asp?id=1937
Terrno1:
http://www.tatra.cz/web_spol/tisk/file.asp?id=1793

The Tatra Car’s roots go back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1850 where Ignatz Schustala opened a wagon and carriage shop in the Moravian town of Nesselsdorf, Kingdom of Bohemia. Ignatz Schustala & Co. established a good reputation but had limited finances to expand. It found backing from wealthy industrialist Adolf Raschaka, who unfortunately died in 1877, causing Schustala to flounder until 1881 when financing came from a railway company. Schustala began manufacturing rolling stock.  More…..

The National Technical Museum in Prague reopend on Tuesday after more than four years of renovations. The biggest such institution in the country, with more than 50,000 items in its collections, the museum will be featuring some all-time favourite exhibitions, such as one on the history of transport. But it is also launching some brand new exhibits as well.   More…..

Opening of NTM by president Vaclav Kraus: http://praha.idnes.cz/

Koprivnice’s hope to build a new Tatra museum have shattered as no European money has become available:

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See also post sept 26, 2010: http://www.tatraworld.nl/2010/09/26/a-new-tatra-museum/

Paul Greenstein: The Tatra I dreamed as a young boy

Kopřivnice – Technické muzeum Tatra Kopřivnice mělo tento týden vzácnou návštěvu. Koprivnice – Technical Museum Tatra had a rare visit this week. Do muzea zavítali Paul Greenstein a Dydia DeLyser, majitelé vozu značky Tatra 87, jenž v loňském roce vyhrál anketu amerického deníku New York Times o nejhezčího veterána. The museum was visited by Paul and Greenstein Dydia DeLyser, owners of the car Tatra 87, which last year won a poll of American newspaper New York Times veteran most beautiful.

Full article (automatic translation): paul-greenstein-o-tatre

Last year October I was approached by the Dutch classic car magazine Klassiek en Techniek for an article about men and their classic car passion. I was reluctant as there are more Dutch people with the same fascination…..but they insisted. They were really interested in why I chose Tatra as a hobby and I was happy to tell them about the uniqueness of the brand’how I sozialised with other Tatra fans, what Tatras I did possess and what other Tatra activities I got involved with.

Last week the eleven photo-four page article was published and is now available in the Dutch tabacconist/magazine shops.

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The Tatra’s museum Monopost – Tatra 607 (years of production 1951) won the prestigious “Vintage Car 2010″ in the category of historic sports and racing cars!

The results were published September 25th 2010, and they became very happy! Last week it was officially confirmed, and the certificate was well received by the staff of the Tatra museum.

Prague, Jan 14 (CTK) – Another two people besides former Czech defence minister Martin Bartak are suspected in connection with the allegedly manipulated order for Tatra lorries for the military, it ensues from a statement of state attorney Dusan Taborsky who supervises the case.

He said the police have further suspects.

According to CTK’s information, the two persons are Petr Ptacek, from Praga company, and Michal Smrz, a businessman ensuring armament orders.

Ptacek dismisses the suspicion. “It is an absurd and nonsensical accusation. I have the feeling that Tatra managers are trying to dispel many suspicions that have arisen in connection with placing the order for their vehicles without a tender and suspicious agreements on commissions connected with the order” More….