Recently spotted in SK, Tatra hopes to sell their Phoenix in military circles as well.
http://buzzybeeforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=173&t=32153&p=747310
Categorie: Tatra Works
May 9th, 2012
Military Tatra Phoenix
Tatragate India: Tatra ownership
The recent Indian problems about the deliverance of Tatras with the Indian law not allowing army trucks from agents, has unveiled some news about the Tatra ownership. Indian Rishi, owner of the UK based Vectra group, has claimed to own 100% of Tatra SK and 66% of Tatra CZ
BEML links
BEML website
(Sent my Malcolm Douglas)
Categorie: Tatra Works, Uncategorized
May 8th, 2012
German Tatra article
German Tatra enthusiast Max Trebing sent TW an article on Tatra by the German magazin Auto Zeitung nr 2, o4 01 2012. It is a five page artcle full of (known) photos.
Categorie: Literature & Manuals
May 8th, 2012
Spotting Tatra history
Spotted by Dutch enthusiast bert Barends, this illuminated Tatra service sign probably dates from the eighties. It was used by a Dutch Tatra truck dealer.
Categorie: Personal
May 8th, 2012
Tatras at Queen’s Day PAC Rally
April 30th is Queens Day in NL. We celebrate the anniversary of Queen Beatrix, but above all it is everybody’s party with events and festivals everywhere. The very active http://www.pionierautomobielenclub.nl/cms/, organizing not less than 10 events a year and a pre-war car only membership, organized a meeting at Nieuwland on the occasion of Queens Day. Two pre-war Tatras attended. And, yes, it is the president of the club at the wheel of his T 57.
Categorie: Events & Meetings
April 30th, 2012
TRN Spring meeting
Stimulated by better than expected wheather, the Dutch organized their spring meeting last weekend. The rally led along several interesting sites like the
Natuurdiorama Holterberg,the Canadian memorial site, several viewpoints and a spot where a German V2 rocket crashed.
sent by Bert Barents
Categorie: Events & Meetings
April 30th, 2012
Tatragate India
Tatragate: Will India Blacklist Tatra?
Czech truck-maker Tatra a.s. risks getting blacklisted from doing business in India following allegations made by the Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh, that a former army officer, claiming to represent Tatra’s Indian representative, had offered him a INR140,000,000(US$2.8 million) to clear an order for 600 Tatra trucks. Based on the general’s complaint, India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has launched an investigation into the bribery affair.
Under India’s defence procurement rules, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are required to directly deal with the procurement authority. If Tatra has not followed this fiat, and used an agent who then offered a bribe to no less an officer than the Army chief himself, the Indian MoD may have no choice but to blacklist Tatra.
The CBI investigation has to only prove that the bribe had been offered, not exchanged hands. In recent weeks, the Indian MoD has blacklisted Rheinmetall, Israeli Military Industries, Singapore Technologies and a couple of Indian companies on mere suspicion that these firms had offered bribes- again on the basis of a CBI investigation.
Tatra operates in India through its representative Vectra Limited, which is a London-based investment company. According to information posted on the Vectra website, it is the single largest shareholder in Tatra Holding s.r.o. that owns Tatra a.s. Vectra Limited is reported to be owned by London-based Indian businessman, Ravinder Rishi through complex cross-holdings.
Since 1986, the India Army has acquired 7,000 Tatra trucks from Tatra Sipox (UK) Ltd, all of which were assembled by Indian government-owned company, BEML which is based in Bangalore. Investigators allege a nexus between BEML and Tatra Sipox to import sub-standard and overpriced trucks into India. Mr. Ravinder Rishi and Vectra group companies are reportedly being investigated formoney laundering by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a financial investigation agency in India, to probe alleged generation of illegal funds in the deal between Tatra Sipox UK and BEML to supply trucks to the Indian army. Reports in the Indian media said, the agency has registered the case after gathering initial details of the probe from the CBI.
The ED is probing if the Tatra trucks deal had ‘off the book’ or overpriced transactions leading to generation of illegal funds which could have been subsequently laundered in other investment avenues. The ED and CBI are investigating whether Tatra Sipox UK signed the truck supply deal with BEML which was in alleged violation of defence procurement rules which say that procurement should be done directly from original equipment manufacturer only.
http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=6864&h=Will%20India%20Blacklist%20Tatra
Categorie: Press
April 21st, 2012
Video: T 87 repairs split ends
Yes, you heard that right! Drive a Tatra T87 and have long, luxurious, healthy hair!
Not so sure? Visit vimeo.com and see the latest commercial for Nexxus Frizz Defy hair conditioner: http://vimeo.com/39593776
Of course you recognize that car just by the rear-window surround and air scoop, because that’s all you’ll see on TV. But these photos from the shoot reveal the real story: the advertising agency rented Dydia DeLyser and Paul Greenstein’s 1941 Tatra T87. To make the rear window roll down smoothly the art department temporarily replaced the window-crank handle with a drill motor — the operator practically sat in the model’s lap!
(sent by D DeLyser)
Categorie: Video
April 17th, 2012
Phoenix compared to other off road trucks in NL
http://www.firstpost.com/india/tatra-corruption-snooping-army-chief-tells-all-271950.html
Categorie: Press
April 17th, 2012