Václav Havel dies at 75
Václav Havel, the first post-Communist president of both Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, known worldwide as a promoter of human rights, died on Sunday morning, likely due to complications from a recent bout of his chronic respiratory illness. Havel, who turned 75 in October, had been in a fragile state since checking in to the Central Military Hospital in Prague in early March, and was seldom seen in public in recent months. His wife, actress Dagmar Havlová, and several nuns were at his bedside when he died, Czech public television reported.
Thousands of Czechs yesterday poured onto Wenceslas Square, the center of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, to light candles and leave flowers. (ČTK)
The Mullin Automotive Museum http://www.mullinautomotivemuseum.com/ has acquired a Tatra T 87. See: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/1938-tatra-type-87-4-door-saloon.html
Ever visited the website of Jan Kralik, well known Czech automotive journalists? http://www.jankralik.cz/
His Czech collegue Jan Tucek now also opened a website:
http://www.jan-tucek.wz.cz/
Here is your chance to obtain a rare T52 Fire pump, built under license by Swiss Tatra importer Schenk.
Two, both manufactured in the same week of 1938, are now offered for sale.
They are well restored, operate and were recently on show on the Bad Homburg Tatra licensee exhibition.
The hand cranked engines with magneto ignition have production numbers 413 and 418.
Vinplates are original.
For details and more pix contact Klaus.Buschbaum@t-online.de
The original - Little-known Tatra trucks, of Czech origin, present unusual technical characteristics. First, they are driven by air-cooled diesel engines, such as Magirus Detz, but they are also equipped with a beam chassis on which are grafted the three axles of the trucks making a very long travel 6×6 of suspension. Making it robust construction trucks. Regarding the T148 S3 appeared in 1969, it was powered by a 6-cylinder in line 7412 cm3 which developed 96 hp at 2,400 r / min allowing him to move his 11-tonne payload to about 60 km / h. More . A video? Another? The miniature - Signed Ixo, the Czech truck there really a place in the collection of old trucks to have traveled our roads? I leave it to fans to debate. For my part I will not answer me simply to look and make the presentation. Like the career Berliet GLR200 dump to the colors of SCREG, the TATRA T148 S3 reproduced in fine style lines, volumes and colors of the original. And, more easily than the first city, it has a functional lift bucket career with rear tilt. Also lifting mode are different. To be fair to Ixo the attention to detail on this truck is also distributed in the collections to the countries of Eastern Europe. This may explain that. Two wipers are placed quite thin at the base of the windshield in two parts. The front wings are surmounted antenna pattern and front turn signals. The wheels are equipped with wheels to original drawings. Note the tilted position and fair view of the spare tire mounted on the left side of the chassis. Which is plastic on the truck and supports the various tanks and a toolbox. The wheels are matched on the two trains back of the 6×6. The large rear flaps support the signaling devices, good color, and registration; There is even the funnel to guide the docking of a possible trailer, but without the hook of it. The interior of the cabin is occupied by the driver’s seat and a two-seater sofa brown. The instrument panel has a panel with two semi-circular dials. The chassis is unique to this model and has a reported aluminum exhaust.
published: 30.11.2011, 12:17 | updated: 30.11.2011 12:19:06
Ostrava – The Czech police will accuse two men over alleged corruption during the purchase of the Tatra lorries for the military in the days to come, state attorney Dusan Taborsky confirmed to CTK today.
The investigation has ended and the work of the special Tatra police team is over, said Taborsky, who has refused to disclose the identity of the accused persons.
The case was stirred up by former U.S. ambassador William Cabaniss to the Czech Republic last year. Being a representative of the Tatra lorry-maker, he said then Czech deputy defence minister Martin Bartak asked him for millions of dollars in 2008 in exchange for securing that Tatra will have no problems with a lucrative order.
The press alleged in the past that also arms dealers Petr Ptacek and Michal Smrz were involved in the case besides Bartak. All three have dismissed any guilt.
The information on the two accusations was also confirmed by the spokesman for the Office for Uncovering Corruption and Financial Crime, Jaroslav Ibehej.
“I can confirm that as of today, the work of the Tatra team has ended. Besides, I can confirm the information that criminal proceedings against two persons were started on the order of the state attorney,” Ibehej said.
Taborsky said the interest of the Praga company had been behind everything.
It cooperated with Tatra as a supplier of car component parts.
In mid-December 2006, Tatra signed a contract on the delivery of the lorries for 2.7 billion crowns with the Defence Ministry.
However, a few months later, Tatra terminated the contract over what it called Praga’s low-quality components.
“Tatra terminated the contract with the supplier. Praga felt wronged and tried to return to the game,” Taborsky said, adding that Praga could have earned hundreds of million crowns thanks to Tatra’s deliveries for the military.
After the cooperation with Tatra was ended, the deliveries for the military started facing problems. Cabaniss said the money allegedly mentioned by Bartak in the USA was to resolve them.
Tatra managers were contacted by three people in this connection. Along with Bartak, who discussed the order during his official visit to the USA, it was allegedly also Praga’s representative Ptacek.
Tatra chief Ronald Adams said earlier he had been visited by the agent of a “senior personality” and demanded a five-million bribe in connection with the deal.
Adams said the man had been Smrz.
Author: ČTK
www.ctk.cz
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/two-czechs-to-be-accused-of-corruption-in-tatra-lorries-case/722044
The closest candidate for the award were the Czech Tatra Phoenix, which got 67 points, followed by the Scania Euro 6, which received 50 points. The jury believed the Actros provides the greatest contribution to modern road transport for the upcoming …
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp%3Fnews_id%3D75401%26news_category_id%3D2&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATACOAJAm5XO9gRIAVAAWABiAmVu&cd=Kn-8Og2uN_o&usg=AFQjCNHbuA1J6wIpHzgPv_NnIP1sqo0M6g
Angermünde (dpa/bb) – Fidel Castro fuhr ihn. Für Stalin wurde ein Sondermodell als Cabrio gebaut. Nobelkarossen der Marke «Tatra» waren oft nur Funktionären des Ostblocks vorbehalten. Die Autos aus der ehemaligen Tschechoslowakei haben heute Seltenheitswert. Iris und Jürgen Riesebeck aus Angermünde (Uckermark) zeigen in ihrer Tatra-Galerie gleich eine ganze Kollektion. Es ist ihren Angaben zufolge die einzige Besuchern offenstehende Privatsammlung in Deutschland. Die Riesebecks hatten schon 1984 das Glück, einen der seltenen Diplomatenwagen zu ergattern. So mancher Tatra wird heute auch für historische Filmszenen gebucht.
http://www.bild.de/regional/berlin/berlin-regional/privatsammlung-zeigt-historische-tatras-21258512.bild.html
This is a project set by http://www.concept-group.com
Tatra was known for its ‘Streamliner’ cars as influenced by Paul Jaray as well as some baroque detailing influenced by Czech Art Nouveau and even some Art Deco touches.
Later Tatras gained more conventional bodywork but were still large V8 and rear engined.
I’ve looked at the older vehicles and their influences but also at contemporary Czech culture and art.
I would especially like feedback from any Czech members but all feedback will be taken into account and could prove very useful to me.
My brief is to design a contemporary Tatra but based upon a current architecture. That restraint means the car will have to be front engined, abandoning Tatras rear engined heritage, as there are no suitable rear engined cars in production. I am intending on using the Porsche Panamera as a base as the dimensions and profile are fitting.
Tatra was known for its ‘Streamliner’ cars as influenced by Paul Jaray as well as some baroque detailing influenced by Czech Art Nouveau and even some Art Deco touches.
Later Tatras gained more conventional bodywork but were still large V8 and rear engined.
I’ve looked at the older vehicles and their influences but also at contemporary Czech culture and art.
I would especially like feedback from any Czech members but all feedback will be taken into account and could prove very useful to me. See: http://www.carspyshots.net/showthread.php?p=428506
The Dakar Rally, held every January, is the longest and toughest motorsport event in the world, where bikes, cars and trucks race for 15 days covering over 9000km across south America, through some of the harshest environments on earth.
Out of three hundred entrants for the 2012 Dakar only three British riders were accepted to compete; Toby Younger (No. 187) and Jago Pickering(No. 180) with Team Desert Rose Racing and Stan Watt (No. 60) Team Frontrow GB).
The Desert Rose Racing Team will use a Malcolm Douglas supplied and built Tatra truck as support vehicle.
http://www.dakarteamgb.com/london-d-day/
