In the past years, dealers and Autostadt showed T 87s. Not this year however. Only Tatras present were a T 613-1 at the Tatra Register Deutschland club stand and a T 613 offered at the Coys auction. Auction results are unknown, however. The traditional Tatra club stand, run by the TFI till 2014 and since then by the TRD, welcomed several Tatra enthusiasts who are always welcome for a drink and a chat.

Though advertised as a car with only 23,445 kilometers on the clock, the meter read 223,445 km!   http://autoweek.com/article/auctions/7-cars-watch-coys-techno-classica-auction

But there was more to see of course:  Another three-headlamp car: Streamlined 1960 Pininfarina X prototype.  More pix: http://www.classic-car.tv/news/article0531/

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The Indian Armed Forces operate more than 10,000 TATRA vehicles and is historically one of the largest users of TATRA vehicles in the world. The TATRA FORCE series stands out with its unprecedented terrain manoeuvrability, including fording up to 1.5m, reliability, ability to drive in both extremely low and high outside temperature, easy operation and long service cycle. The new vehicle series could therefore mean a certain evolution step in terms of TATRA all-wheel-drive vehicles currently operated in India, ranging from 4×4 up to 12×12 versions.

Between 2003 and 2012, 3,925 assembly kits were delivered to India, where they were completed and coupled with different superstructures according to needs and requirements of Indian Armed Forces. Because of the problems associated with unlawful acts of former major Indian stakeholder of TATRA, R. Rishi, all deliveries from the Czech Republic to India were stopped. A major breakthrough in the TATRA’s return to Indian market occurred after the change of ownership structure of the TATRA company in 2013 when it has been bought by Czech shareholders. Additionally, in February 2015, TATRA TRUCKS representatives signed a memorandum with Indian state enterprise BEML, which, on behalf of Indian Armed Forces, carries out final completion of the vehicles delivered in the form kits for assembly – CKD sets.

Last year, TATRA TRUCKS under the new ownership and new management delivered 100 vehicles to India, mostly in the form of complete knocked down (CKD) sets . Also, TATRA TRUCKS subsidiary TATRA India has been established in order to develop after-sales services in the region. Because of the customer’s satisfaction, proved top-quality of TATRA vehicles and last but not least, exceptional properties and universality of use of their vehicles in demanding Indian conditions, TATRA TRUCKS’ plan for 2016 is to deliver at least 250 vehicles in different states of readiness for the final assembly.

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Martin Bednarz: It’s time to reborn Tatra learns to walk

Three years ago, Tatra, narrowly avoided bankruptcy, now has big plans.Its new CEO Martin Bednarz wants within two to three years to increase the current annual production of about nine hundred chariots doubled. And within five years envisages investments in technology and extensive grounds of more than two billion crowns. “Tatra is born again and it was time to learn to walk,” says Bednarz.

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Since December’re new boss Tatra Trucks, firm but know from past experience. In the era of Indo-American owners, headed by Ronald Adams’ve been the production manager. What’s changed since then?

In terms of infrastructure, ie investments in more than šedesátihektarového campus, insulation, technology, much has changed. It is true that last year was built some new lines, improved maintenance halls. But there was a big shift in how employees including managers perception of the company.

When I climbed in 2008, we had very ambitious plans to produce three and a half thousand cars a year. People thought that the Tatra neohrozitelná.Now they realize that they had five minutes before death. He appreciates the fact that it did not fail, and that they have a job. Much helped by the current ownership structure, the new owners with Tatra seriously. For the previous ones I felt indifference.

What are the tasks you have received from shareholders and how you want to meet? This year it will boost production from about nine hundred thirteen hundred cars.

First I had to clarify with shareholders, what plans they have with the company for the future and how they want to own. For example, if he wants to stand on his feet and then profitably sell. To do this, but they are not, they’re about pride in their traditional brand and use its growing market potential. Access to TATRA as a serious business and not act on its sale to the Chinese how to speculation late last year.

Nor to cooperate with the Chinese want?

The fact is that the Chinese are the trucks trying for a long time and much copied them you can not. Cooperation on a serious level, do not resist.

What is your strategy, you want to change?

I want to double production and triple the profit. The basic strategy is that we have been for a trustworthy and reliable partner, worked globally and upgraded production. We need to improve supply reliability to meet deadlines.

And also increase the quality to be at cars there are no faults in the first ten thousand mileage. I consider it important to achieve the injuries of employees approaching zero. From his previous work know how people come to care about their health, reflects the quality of their work. These basic aims Shareholders approved. Now is the management team that developed the concept of my five-year projects.

I do not ask for production. Indeed, this leaves Koprivnice 1300 cars?

Technologically and spatially Tatra able to handle it, production will increase by about forty five percent. Also, our dealers with this task counted. If I count the conventional vehicle axle 6 x 6, the current situation is a ceiling to two and a half thousand cars a year.

Of course specials are demanding. In recent years, the company looked like a child who can not walk yet. Now you need to learn it. For example, for machinists introduce a second shift, they are huge demands. This year we will have the biggest jump.

And until when you plan to doubling current production at sixteen to eighteen hundred cars a year?

Although the concept is set at five years, this goal we can achieve in two to three years. In addition, it is however necessary to invest to the company nevybydleli. In those five years, investment in technological reach of 850 million crowns in the area then 1.4 billion. We have clarified how it will look like Tatra. Part halls sestěhujeme, in order to save on logistics.

Due to rising production will hire more new employees. Pin?

We need machinists, miller, turners, and now the full cross-cutter. And, of course, mechanics, electrical engineering, welders. During the first quarter we need to take one hundred thirty people per week are able to absorb them ten to fifteen. We are lacking a long-term profession as engineers, technologists.

What is the average age of the employees? I suppose you’ll want to reduce.

Currently, the average age of forty-eight years, over fifty is about one fifth of employees. We break a head, how to transfer it called the healthy DNA to the younger generation. We have a category of workers, which we call internal trainers. Even if he feels that he can not submit hundred percent performance, their experiences are very valuable for young people.

The advantage is that the Tatra brand attracts candidates. Last year, it managed to get a hundred and twenty of the most sought-after professions.But the important thing is the whole process of education and training of new employees start. We work with primary schools, we try to draw students into what it means Tatra brand, what it means to be a designer.

And we convince their parents that technical studies are promising. We offer solid salaries, now an average of thirty thousand crowns gross. In addition, most machines are already controlled by the computer.

What proportion of your employees are foreigners?

Minimum, we have about ten. But I have to say that we are playing with the idea of reaching Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Filipinos.

How many cars from the planned thirteen hundred have already concluded contracts? And in what countries you will whisk you?

Contract have more than half. Customers are similar to last year, most of them have in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil and Russia. This year is increasing interesting region – Egypt. Tatra return there after two decades. We’ve been waiting only for advance payments, we can begin to produce.

It will be hundreds of chassis 4 x 4 for the defense industry, which this year we will deliver at least 150. The contract scheduled until 2018 worth tens of millions of euros. We also have customers in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Mexico and Australia. Perhaps the most exotic is from New Caledonia.More assert we wanted but mainly in Europe.

What Iran, which after the lifting of sanctions returns to global markets?

It is for the Czech Tatra and of course a very interesting market. Last week we discussed where the supply of civilian units of the Phoenix . It is about four dozen cars to miners and firefighters, the buyer is a private company which will resell the vehicle.

So far, it’s a start. I believe that in this territory, we get more orders. The point is to persuade the Iranians to accept a European homologation. This means that our cars do not have to undergo complicated in Iran and especially long local homologation tests.

The last time you next common types have begun to focus on various specials, for example, the extraction of shale gas. You will continue to do so?

Around half of the production should continue to be the standard, the latter will require a variety of special design features, extensions and so on.Delivery dates of these vehicles are not tailored to twelve weeks as with conventional tipper Phoenix. With some exaggeration, but I can say that we are better than Skoda Mlada Boleslav, in which you are waiting for Superb eighteen to twenty-two weeks.

Count for the non-European territories where there is so strict emission standards, even with the production of air-cooled engines that were once developed in Koprivnice?

In India and the Middle East takes an interest. This year we produce four to five hundred engines. In the past, the importance for soldiers, because if you hit the radiator drain of water.

Today, the weapons are so advanced that it does not matter whether you have air or water-cooled engine. The advantage of Tatra concept was and is still easy maintenance. Today, our simple motors interesting emerging employment opportunities in a variety of stationary stations, bioplynkách and the like.

The foundation of your business is therefore chassis backbone frame with a central tube and independently suspended half-axles.

Yes, but we are constantly modernizing. Raising the axle loads, the cars could be transported harder and harder costs. We automates some segments, such as the closing of differentials at the entrance to the field.The philosophy is still the same: Tatra passes where he passes other cars.And no need to do complicated and electronics fault.

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Although the prototype was created already in 1955, he witnessed the premiere of the legendary Tatra 603 to the International Engineering Fair in Brno in September 1956. In the politically challenging times rolled off the production lines three generations. Today, there are collector’s circles former papalášske limousine extremely valuable.

The history of the last truly aerodynamic sedan streamlined dates back to 1934, when he came to the market model 77. Later came Models 87, 97 and 600 Tatraplan. In the mid-50s appeared Tatra 603, but its development took place in secret. CMEA his family decided to limousines will be produced in Soviet factories GAZ and ZIS (ZIL later). Soviet limousine but did not meet the qualitative ideas Czechoslovak government.Although the prototype was created already in 1955, he witnessed the premiere of the legendary Tatra 603 to the International Engineering Fair in Brno in September 1956. In the politically challenging times rolled off the production lines three generations. Today, there are collector’s circles former papalášske limousine extremely valuable.

Vehicle manufacturing representative offices in 1954 legalized. Body was created from the collaboration of artist Francis Kardausa and designer Vladimir dustman. Air-cooled eight-cylinder fork F to 603 OHV constructed Julius Mackerle. It was an engine with a displacement of 2545 cm3 and 70 kW (95 hp). Maximum power and torque is at 4,800 rpm.

Tatra 603 had two luggage compartment. Bigger was located under the bonnet, a smaller rear seat.

Author: Tatra

Dimensions of the first generation of Tatra 603 was impressive. Was 5,065 mm long, 1,910 mm wide and 1,530 mm in height. Wheelbase 2750 mm will particularly great comfort for the rear passengers. With a ground clearance of 200 mm, the driver need not fear even more demanding terrain. Tatra 603 had two luggage compartment. Ten more are on the front and provide a 360-liter storage space. Smaller, with a capacity of 140 liters, he was hiding behind the rear seats.

The first generation was unique in several respects. It was probably the most typical feature of the trio of lights in the front grill. Tatra addition experimented with the possibility that the light in the middle of driving filmed, but serial production has not included this achievement.Trinity lights will not transfer to the next generations for the regulation ordering even number of headlamps which have to be symmetrical. When the Regulation entered into force, owners of older models and the first Tatra 603 had a light bulb in the middle removed and covered with a searchlight. Moreover, the first generation was determined for six passengers, as these have only five.With a weight of 1 470 kg is no need to wonder that it was not too nimble vehicle. According to technical data, the first generation of Tatra 603 accelerated from 0 to 100 km / h in 19 seconds. Nevertheless, the manufacturer indicates a maximum speed of 160 km / h. It is said that professional drivers, officials and civil servants were able to run the “180-kou”. Said parameter corresponds to the consumption data. For a standard driving Tatra 603 needed about 12.5 liters of fuel per hundred kilometers.

future generations

Tatra 603 cosmetic change almost every year. A significant change came in 1960, when 603 F engine replaced the aggregate 603 G. Displacement of the new power unit has been reduced to 2472 cm3, while power remained the same. The reason for the change was tabulated jurisdiction, as after the new Tatra 603 in the category “up to 2.5 liters.” The first fundamental changes to come in 1963, when she appeared marked the second generation 603-2 (in older literature T2-603). Trinity lights replaced the two pairs that were richly decorated with chromium addition. In addition, engineers widened track, redesigned dashboard and equipped brake booster. Last improving powerplant came a year later. Engine bearing 603 H provides a powerful 77 kW (105 hp).

Trinity headlights comes first generation of Tatra 603 unique look. The following two series already had four front lights.

Author: Tatra

The third and final generation change saw the light of day in the fall of 1967. The vehicle was named Tatra 603-2 model 1968 modified bumpers body shortened the new mirrors it narrowed. The distance between pairs of headlamps widened. Integral front bench to replace two separate folding seats.Despite a weight of 1 510 kg vehicle is accelerated to a hundred in just 15 seconds. In the latest generation of assembled since 1970 disc brakes from Dunlop, and in 1973 began with a series assembly contactless electronic capacitor discharge ignition.

The interior of the second-generation model called Tatra 603-2.

Author: Tatra

Tatra 603 production ended October 25, 1975. For twenty years production rolled off production lines in Kopřivnice and later in Pribor 20,422 vehicles. Its successor became more angular Tatra 613 proposed by Vinagle body shop. For cult regarded as “603-ky” first generation. They owe a glitzy body and exceptional front grill. Of the 5,922 units produced but retains only a fraction.One of the main reasons was poor corrosion resistance of the body. He usually lasted ten years. The manufacturer shall provide a replacement, but only for a newer version.

Tatra 603 was too expensive for ordinary people. Application found limousine as officials and civil servants.

Author: Tatra

Why you could ride in a Tatra 603 used mainly high-ranking dignitaries? For the first pieces were 95,000 crowns. In the 60s even become more expensive for 108,000 crowns and the last were astounding 195,000 crowns. For the current value, and it is high and likely to grow in time. Renovated 603 Tatra third generation starts at 10,000 euros. If you were interested in shipwrecks, also you will have to prepare a few thousand. Restored items first generation would you go out to a minimum of 35,000 euros.

Tatra 603 body has been through twenty years of producing some modifications. Third generation (pictured) was even sold for twice the price of the first series.

Author: Tatra

Racing successes and prototypes

Specially modified Tatra 603 took part in several races. In addition to the Austrian Alpine Rally driving and Wiesbaden are racing specials with an output of 103 kW (140 hp) and a lighter bodywork also they presented the Endurance Marathon de la Route. Originally it was a long-distance rally, but later moved to the northern loop of the Nürburgring.

Unimaginable race lasted 84 hours, and in 1965 it Tatry ranked third and fourth place, one did not finish the race. A year later to start again built three vehicles, this time with an output of 110 kW (148 hp). The finish came at the third, fourth and fifth place and won the team competition. In 1967 they reached the finish only two of the three crew members, but those were placed fourth and fifth. Participation at the last riders raced on the modified version of the model, 1968.

Zdeněk Čechmánek, Alois Mark and Tatra 2-603 after successful GT race in Marathon de la Route 1965, the GT is placed in 4th place.

Author: Tatra

Design prototypes based on Tatra 603 created several. The first was the Tatra 603 A version of sedan and station wagon in 1962. In 1964 it was followed by an ambulance, which was created in the Bratislava branch of Tatra led by Ivan Michiko. In addition, in Bratislava and prototypes built by 603 X minibus MB Low-Deck and platform floor. Tatra 603 has enjoyed a sports prototype. It was a coupe JK 2500, was the creator of designer Julius Kubinský. The original power unit of the car was Alfa Romeo unit, but later he replaced the engine T 603rd

The prototype low-floor systems Open NP was established in the Bratislava branch of the Tatra Mountains.

Author: Tatra

As for the colors and the Czechoslovak road it was possible only seeing black body. Promotional materials are not filled in the two-color combinations of vehicles, which were at that time extremely popular. But it is primarily intended for Western markets. Two white “603-ky” found a space in the garage of prominent personalities. One got the Shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi and the other Cuban leader Fidel Castro. In the latter case, the Tatra Castro odvďačila for American Chevrolet Corvair, which gave him and to which they would otherwise get. It is interesting that Castro copy of the only air conditioning.

Tatra 603 has enjoyed the modern processing of that care company Faurecia. In late 2007, he unveiled at the Los Angeles studio Premium Attitude. It was the concept of a modernized black Tatra 603 from 1972.

Size, volume, weight,

Technical specifications

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Don’t panic dear reader; you haven’t inadvertently stumbled on a classic car site in error. This book may only contain a modicum of images of military vehicles and why I have chosen to review it may be confusing at first glance, but we are here for the bigger picture.

At the end of the Second World War Czechoslovakia was free from Nazi tyranny but found itself in the clutches of the Soviet Union who manipulated Czech politics to ensure a sympathetic Communist regime took control. In a short period of time the Warsaw Pact was born and other treaties came into play to pull the strings on issues such as the division of labour and other national interests within the Soviet sphere. One of these was intended to stop direct competition between friendly states and this doesn’t sound so terrible an idea on the surface but you can see where underlying problems can develop. Great industries would concentrate on specifics. The grand company Tatra was required to abandon car design in favour of trucks while Skoda took the lead on cars. I’m sure it all made sense at the time to a limited number of people but it did, however, mean the factories were all making stuff and markets for their goods were carefully developed. But was any of what they built any good in comparison with what was coming out of the West? I guess it depends how high you raise the bar.

One of the best ways of examining progress in countries is to look at the availability of consumer goods. The quality of the cars the peopledrive during the years of peace after a major war are a prime example.  Despite all the propaganda coming out of the Warsaw Pact the reality is plain to see in this wonderful book from the Narwal stable. The procession of clapped out motors and a kaleidoscope of odds and sods do much to illustrate the long term impact of a country falling out of the hands of one totalitarian monster into the steely embrace of another.

While the West could progress with beautiful Cadillacs inspired by P38 Lightnings or the humble but brilliant Renault 4CV and Morris Minor; across the great divide of the Iron Curtain things were much, much different. This book takes us into a period well after World War II when the available road cars in Czechoslovakia were a rum old mix of stuff that did nothing to confirm a state of genuine economic progress to match the capitalist West thirty years after the war had ended. This might sound all a bit fanciful, but think about it and you will see where I am coming from.  Cars strangle my bit of the world these days and the higher quality and better value they are, the more people want them. It’s a bit like the line from Field of Dreams – if you build it, he will come.Applying it to cars is an easy leap from a fictional baseball diamond.

You only have to look at the United States where the end of hostilities in 1945 allowed it’s huge automotive juggernaut to get back to what it did best. Even in Britain where export or die was the catchphrase on every car builder’s lips, things gradually got back to a kind of normal despite the severe economic problems gripping the country.

With an attitude of make do and mendforming an unwanted inheritance,the Czechs didn’t have much choice about what they could drive and the 1970s was a time when half a century’s worth of tatty old motors were still going strong many years before the collapse of Communism allowed true progress to resume. But, especially here in Britain we have to be careful how we balance much of our own domestic output with the ridicule the Skoda marque received in the UK and compare it to the modern reality. Skoda may be part of the Volkswagen conglomerate these days but the name survives while Austin, Morris, Rover and so many others from a precipitously smug UK have disappeared.

We should also remember that many of the great designers and engineers in the pre-war Czech motor industry found themselves dragooned into working for the Nazis and the rash of stories persist, correct or otherwise, about the true bloodline of the VW Beetle etc. The Czechs were no slouches at car design then or now. Remember also, that the best build quality of a good deal of Soviet designed weaponry came out of Czechoslovakia and found it’s way to client states the world over. We only have to look atTatra who found the expression to produce some genuinely beautiful streamlined vehicles before they concentrated on bigger things. Some of the less appealing vehicles may have produced a chorus of guffaws to sound in the taprooms of Dagenham, Coventry and Birmingham; but who is laughing now?

Serious stuff aside, the authors have brought together a wonderful compendium of their countless snaps from travels in Eastern Europe.  The photography ticks all the right boxes and I could not stop grinning as I turned the pages. I think I have said before, they are men after my own heart. I love the notion that they may have taken these images with an eye on future opportunities but I am sure they did all this just because it was good fun.

Whatever was influencing them at the time the net result is a book of smiles. So many great and not so great marques are covered in this lovely book. Home grown Pragas, Skodas and a succession of lovely looking Tatras sit well alongside other exotica, including Kubelwagens and a wide range of Western odds and sods. I can see myself in the shoes of the authors, tabbing around Prague with big grins on their faces as they found one joy after another still going strong.

This old world has now been well and truly swept away and even the Czechoslovakian state is no more in the wake of a Velvet Revolution now twenty-five years old. Regardless of politics there has been a world of change in the cars we use and perhaps, just perhaps; someone down the line might produce a similar work on a country, Iraq say, when all the current threats have receded into the past and we can allow ourselves to revel in some form of automobile derived nostalgia, if – and it is a big one – anyone have thought to snap the mixture of jalopies rumbling around that ill-starred land. That’s optimism for you!

Far simpler for me to think back on my misspent youth snapping crap-heaps in the London landscape I knew while wondering if there is any mileage in all that stuff gathering dust in shoeboxes full of negatives and slides.

My friends have mixed feelings about what they see as my love affair for ‘crap cars’. I have been in Turkey with some of the lads recently and they were pretty much all baffled why I could take time to snap some of the treasures we encountered. I have always loved cars and my nostalgia for an era when much of what was being built was a load of old tat even then is very strong although I also like the sexy stuff as well.

So, bravo Narwal! You have done it again. Beyond the motors themselves this book fits in to the wider world of post conflict realities because it allows us to see a new life after death, even in the controlled world of a Communist dominated state at the height of the Cold War. Things could only get better and, happily, they did.

POZOR!
The Automotive Landscape in Czechoslovakia in the Seventies
By Theo Barten and Maarten Swarts
Narwal
ISBN: 978-90-817110-3-6

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