George Hopkins of Linthicum climbs aboard his 1964 Czech Tatra OT-64 amphibious armored fighting vehicle. Hopkins is currently trying to get the 15-ton behemoth in working order for upcoming events that feature old military vehicles. He’s a member of a regional club called the Washington Area Collectors/Blue & Gray Military Vehicle Trust.
The next time George Hopkins backs out of his driveway, he should consider selling tickets.
by Shannon Lee Zirkle — The Capital
After all, it’s not every day that someone attempts to get a 15-ton behemoth the size of a small cottage onto the road. The Linthicum resident still has pieces of fence missing from a previous attempt, but at least he managed to get the 1964 Czech Tatra OT-64 amphibious armored fighting vehicle out of his driveway.
Unfortunately, that was quite a while ago. The vehicle has been stranded for a couple years now with a bum engine, but the 61-year-old Hopkins hopes to have it in working order again fairly soon.
“You never know what’s in your neighbor’s backyard,” the Howard County computer animation teacher quipped while gazing up at the 9 1/2-foot-high, 8-foot-wide and 24 1/2-foot-long vehicle that rides on eight tires that are each more than 3 1/2 feet tall. “I’m just a big kid.” More…..
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http://www.starenakladaky.websnadno.cz/Tatra-111-141-147.html
December 31st, 2009
http://auto.idnes.cz/unikatni-tatrovka-podle-ktere-okopirovali-brouka-je-k-videni-v-brne-1p5-/auto_ojetiny.asp?c=A091221_174708_auto_ojetiny_fdv
December 31st, 2009
(automatic translation with many faults) Hospod
December 31st, 2009
The definite look of the 32th edition of the legendary Dakar in Argentina and Chile was officially unveiled in Paris on November 24. Ales Loprais and his Tatra special will be at the starting line again, marked with No. 502. The Team is heading to South America with the well tested Tatra 815 4×4 special, which was already used at Silk Way Rally. Ales Loprais scored a solid podium placement, though having been initially outnumbered by a fleet of domestic Kamaz trucks.
December 31st, 2009
Wright Chicago Auction A nicely restored T 87 failed to sell at Chicago’s Wright design auction. The Roman Spacek restored car was optimistically estimated at $150,000
December 31st, 2009
about 60 objects for sale including alternators, camshafts, cylinder heads, pistons, inlet manifolds carburettors, crankcases, gears, axle parts, steering system parts, drums, dashboard instruments, hubcaps, Also T12 engine parts, two T87 bonnets, Tatraplan bonnet (Kopr model) and a complete Praga car are on sale. if interested, send e-mail to smitkees@planet.nl and I wiill send full list to you
December 31st, 2009
THE CD includes the Tatra vs Bowler broadcast of BBC and Topgear d.d.16th Nov 2009 http://www.sharetera.com/movies/Richard-Hammonds-Top-Gear-Uncovered-2009-DVDRiP-XviD-FM-166668.html Inside info on the T 815 used by Top Gear: www.tatraworld.nl/T815DocumentBowler.doc
December 31st, 2009
(by Kees Smit) Koprivnice, Czech Republic, November 23 2009. With dropping sales, mass dismissals, one wonders whether Tatra is able survive. After 1309 trucks in 2005, 1607 in 2006, 2453 in 2007, 1962 in 2008, orders suddenly stopped early in 2009 due to the global financial crisis. Luckily there was the government order of 550 T 810s. Still, Tatra only build 415 trucks in Q1 and Q2 of this year. Time to ask Tatra
December 31st, 2009
