Tatra Freunde International visited Holland during their 27th annual meeting. On saturday the wonderful cars gathered at the Louwman Car Museum in The Hague. The museum owns a T87 as part of their amazing collection. The weather was uncommonly pleasant: dry, sunny, yet not too hot. The organisation welcomed guests from the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Luxemburg, and even from the United States. The competitors were:
1 Jiří Veřmiřovský CZ Tatra T 54 1931
2 Johann Fanderl D Tatra T 57 1933
3 Jan Müller CZ Tatra T 57 1934
4 Helmut Hoffmann A Tatra T 57 sport 1934
5 Walter Steiner A Tatra T 57a 1935
6 Joachim Altendorfer D Tatra T 57a 1936
7 Hans Engl A Tatra T 57L 1937
8 Jerome Colloredo-M CZ Tatra T 75 cabrio 1934
9 Libor Brablík CZ Tatra T 75 limo 1936
10 Helmut Leitner A Tatra T 75 cabrio 1938
11 Kees Smit NL Tatra T 77a 1937
12 Pierre Steichen L Tatra T 97 1938
13 Dydia DeLyser USA Tatra T 87 1939
14 Delwyn Mallet UK Tatra T 87 1946
15 Bohumil Suchý CZ Tatra T 87 1946
16 Aleš Maralík CZ Tatra T 87 1947
17 Freddy Ernst L Tatra T 600 1949
18 Manfred Haspel A Tatra T 603-1 1958
19 Dirk Steffen D Tatra T 603-1 1960
21 Uwe Engberts D Tatra T 603 1960
22 Peter Forker D Tatra T 603 1964
23 Raimund S. Bartl D Tatra T 603 1965
24 Steffen Forker D Tatra T 603 1966
25 Ian Tisdale UK Tatra T 603 1968
26 Jo Dormans NL Tatra T 2-603 1969
27 Zdeněk Kubizňák CZ Tatra T 603 1972
28 Ernst Bieber A Tatra T 603 1959/72
29 Thomas Gabel D Tatra T2-603 1973
30 Franz Assenbrunner D Tatra T 603 1973
31 Marcel Tillemans NL Tatra T2-603 1974
32 Libor Suchý CZ Tatra T2-603 1974
33 Conny Bohne D Tatra T2-603
34 Jelle Venema NL Tatra T 603
41 Ulrich Platzek D Tatra T 613-1 1978
42 Bert Barents NL Tatra T 613-3 1989
43 Peter Frost UK Tatra T 613-3 1990
44 Ivan Kocián CZ Tatra T 613-4Mi 1993
45 Jan van Rijsoort CZ/NL Tatra T 700 1996
50 Guido Smit Tatra T 12 1927
80 Frans van Haren Tatra T 80 cabrio
87 Louwman Museum Tatra T 87
1 Jiří Veřmiřovský CZ Tatra T 54 1931
2 Johann Fanderl D Tatra T 57 1933
3 Jan Müller CZ Tatra T 57 1934
4 Helmut Hoffmann A Tatra T 57 sport 1934
5 Walter Steiner A Tatra T 57a 1935
6 Joachim Altendorfer D Tatra T 57a 1936
7 Hans Engl A Tatra T 57L 1937
8 Jerome Colloredo-M CZ Tatra T 75 cabrio 1934
9 Libor Brablík CZ Tatra T 75 limo 1936
10 Helmut Leitner A Tatra T 75 cabrio 1938
11 Kees Smit NL Tatra T 77a 1937
12 Pierre Steichen L Tatra T 97 1938
13 Dydia DeLyser USA Tatra T 87 1939
14 Delwyn Mallet UK Tatra T 87 1946
15 Bohumil Suchý CZ Tatra T 87 1946
16 Aleš Maralík CZ Tatra T 87 1947
17 Freddy Ernst L Tatra T 600 1949
18 Manfred Haspel A Tatra T 603-1 1958
19 Dirk Steffen D Tatra T 603-1 1960
21 Uwe Engberts D Tatra T 603 1960
22 Peter Forker D Tatra T 603 1964
23 Raimund S. Bartl D Tatra T 603 1965
24 Steffen Forker D Tatra T 603 1966
25 Ian Tisdale UK Tatra T 603 1968
26 Jo Dormans NL Tatra T 2-603 1969
27 Zdeněk Kubizňák CZ Tatra T 603 1972
28 Ernst Bieber A Tatra T 603 1959/72
29 Thomas Gabel D Tatra T2-603 1973
30 Franz Assenbrunner D Tatra T 603 1973
31 Marcel Tillemans NL Tatra T2-603 1974
32 Libor Suchý CZ Tatra T2-603 1974
33 Conny Bohne D Tatra T2-603
34 Jelle Venema NL Tatra T 603
41 Ulrich Platzek D Tatra T 613-1 1978
42 Bert Barents NL Tatra T 613-3 1989
43 Peter Frost UK Tatra T 613-3 1990
44 Ivan Kocián CZ Tatra T 613-4Mi 1993
45 Jan van Rijsoort CZ/NL Tatra T 700 1996
50 Guido Smit Tatra T 12 1927
80 Frans van Haren Tatra T 80 cabrio
87 Louwman Museum Tatra T 87
Thanks to Peter Visser and Tommy Tamsen, we are able to show you the first photos.
Peter Visser: https://www.flickr.com/photos/davydutchy/sets/72157644885506216/
Tommy Tamsen (including some saturday photos): http://www.tommytammsen.de/plugin.php?menuid=2&template=galerie/templates/galerie_front.html&galerie_switch=GALERIE_START&galerie_id=38
Airflow-optimised cars date back to the 1920s. Although it was initially racing cars that inspired the art of aerodynamics (bar a few notable exceptions), the resulting principles eventually filtered down to road machines – and soon there were wind tunnels at HQs from Stuttgart to Detroit…
The importance of aerodynamic efficiency in automotive design was initially appreciated by only a few. Naturally, these included aeronautical engineers such as Hans Ledwinka and Paul Jaray – the pair behind the first mass-produced, aerodynamically-focused road car, the Tatra 77 – as well as automotive artistes such as Giuseppe Figoni. The latter, the creative half of French coachbuilder Figoni et Falaschi, realised beauty often went hand-in-hand with aerodynamic efficiency. His design for the Talbot-Lago T23 Teardrop Coupé is a perfect example of stunning aesthetics moulded by the forces of nature; his work on the Le Mans-winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 of 1932 proved the value of his intuition with measurable competition results.
Airflow-optimised cars date back to the 1920s. Although it was initially racing cars that inspired the art of aerodynamics (bar a few notable exceptions), the resulting principles eventually filtered down to road machines – and soon there were wind tunnels at HQs from Stuttgart to Detroit…
The importance of aerodynamic efficiency in automotive design was initially appreciated by only a few. Naturally, these included aeronautical engineers such as Hans Ledwinka and Paul Jaray – the pair behind the first mass-produced, aerodynamically-focused road car, the Tatra 77 – as well as automotive artistes such as Giuseppe Figoni. The latter, the creative half of French coachbuilder Figoni et Falaschi, realised beauty often went hand-in-hand with aerodynamic efficiency. His design for the Talbot-Lago T23 Teardrop Coupé is a perfect example of stunning aesthetics moulded by the forces of nature; his work on the Le Mans-winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 of 1932 proved the value of his intuition with measurable competition results.
More: http://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/art-aerodynamics-10-streamlined-legends-classic-driver-market
