Dutch rally competitor Marcel Schoo testing his Tatra in SK.

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UydI43vsoio

At the Dutch pre-prologue of the Dakar 2013, we heard that Loprais will race a Tatra Jamal similar to the vehicle crashed by him in the January Dakar 2013.  A fear to loose his main sponsors when continuing with VEKA-MAN and insurance money that finally has been paid to the Loprais team after the Dakar 2012 crash, were the reasons to change back. The VEKA team regrets the stepping down of the Czech driver who raced succesfully for them in this year’s Sil Way rally, finishing 4th after a long battle wit overall winner Nikulajev.   But……………..WELCOME TO TATRA, ALES!

http://www.sport.cz/moto/rallye/clanek/436911-jedu-s-tatrou-do-limy-ji-poslu-letadlem-rozhodl-se-loprais.html

http://shop.tatravintage.cz/cs/

The Duch future government wants to re-introduce road-tax for veteran cars.

The Dutch classic car scene is now upset.

Sign the petition!

http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/13136204/__Ook_voor_oldtimers_moet_wegenbelasting_worden_betaald__.html

The Ecorra restored T 603 was tested after a nu and bolt restoration.

Finishing of the project is awaited soon

http://www.tatraportal.sk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2281

We are informed that in the last days of October Hans von Ringhoffer, the last director of Ringhoffer-Tatra, was honoured with a concert in his former mansion, Zamek Stirin.

Virtual tour: http://www.virtualni-prohlidky.cz/images/pano/stirin/tour.html

Last weekend, on a beautiful autumn day, we were filming the T 87 when we almost coolided with this 1954 VW, taking part in a rally. We recognised the similarities and decided to make some rapid photos.

http://beforeitsnews.com/motor-junkies/2012/10/1950-tatra-t50-the-tatraplan-2449822.html

After WW II, the Ringhoffer-Tatra works were nationalised, its general director Hans von R%inghoffer and Koprivnice director Hans Ledwinka captured.  Von Ringhoffer ended up in a Russian NKVD camp near Mühlberg an der Elbe (East Germany), Hans Ledwinka spend six years in custody before being released in 1951. Von Ringhoffer died in the camp from dysenteria in dreadfull circumstances. It was only after the reunion of the two Germanies, that spontenuously simple crosses were planted by the victims family. The site of the former camp evaluated in a monument. Some former employees of Ringhoffer-Tatra led by Pierre Prousek (the family is now Porsche dealer in Prague), took care of the fact that Hans von Ringhoffer got a cross as well.

http://www.stiftung-aufarbeitung.de/gedenkstaette-muehlberg-elbe-3467.html

A Moscow classic car salesman found this T 87 in Sochi.

www.oldtimercars.ru