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How a Tatra T 87 inspired John Long to start series production of the Bowlus Road Chief

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http://petrolicious.com/the-bowlus-road-chief-is-reviving-the-golden-era-of-trailer-travel


Jeff Lane’s new T 49

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http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/koprivnicti-renovatori-vyrobili-repliku-trikolky-tatra-49/1349293?

http://www.patriotmagazin.cz/koprivnicti-renovatori-vyrobili-unikatni-repliku-trikolky-tatra-49/

http://ostrava.idnes.cz/replika-tatra-do-lane-motor-muzea-v-americkem-nashvillu-pis-/ostrava-zpravy.aspx?c=A150529_134040_ostrava-zpravy_jog


Mattsee Tatra meeting welcomes new-born TFI

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Organised by some Tatra Freunde International diehards who regretted the fact that the TFI had become neglected, not organising a members’meeting in 2015 and 2016, the Tatra meeting in Mattsee (A) became a highly successful meeting.

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The meeting was held in the small city of Mattsee, the place where the TFI was founded. With close to fourty Tatras from seven European countries attending the May 5-8 meeting, several members jumped the wagon and formed a new supervisory board, breathing new life into the club. The rally was contested by two very rare Tatras, both from Czech Republic: a T 77 from Prague and a T 17/31 from Ostrava. Anothrt surprise visit was made by a unrestored T 87 from Germany.

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The two-day rally visited the highlight of the Mattsee area, including the city of Salzburg, the KTM works, a locomotive museum and last but not least Ernst Piech’s Fahrtraum Museum, where the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche himself acted as a guide for the visiting Tatra  owners.

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TEILNEHMER MATTSEE TATRA-TREFFEN 2016


1 Friehs, Rudolf A T 11 1923

2 Steffen Dirk D T 57 Sport 1931

3 Fanderl, Johann D T 57 1933

4 Spiess, Erich A T 57 sport 1933

5 Suchy, Bohumir CZ T 57 1sport 1933

6 Müller, Jan CZ T 57 sport 1934

7 Hoffmann, Helmuth A T 57 sport 1934

8 Steiner, Walter A T 57a Halbcabrio 1935

9 Frohberg, Thomas D T 57a Halbcabrio 1936

10 Altendorfer, Joachim D T 57a 1936

11 Engl, Hans A Austro-Tatra T 57/L 1937

12 Smit, Kees NL T 57K 1943

12A Toloch, Jiří CZ T 17 1927

14 Pitsch, Oskar A T 30L Taxi 1928

15 Veřmiřovský, Jiří CZ T 54 1931

16 Brablík, Libor CZ T 75 1936

17 Leitner, Helmut A T 75 1938

18 Kasík, Pavel CZ T 77 1936

19 Maralik, Aleš CZ T 87 1947

20 Staffen, Alfred A T 600 1949 4 Vergaser sport

21 Colloredo-Mansfeld, Jerome T 600 1952

22 Litschauer, Josef A T 600 1952

23 Mezzera, Mario I T 603 1961

24 Forker, Peter D T 603 1962

25 Forker, Steffen D T 603 1966

26 Fährmann, Andreas D T 603 1966

27 Holzinger, Bruno A T 603 1969

28 Bieber, Ernst A T 603 1972

29 Baláš, Stanislav CZ T 603 1972

30 Kubizňák, Zdenek CZ T 603 1972

31 Pirovano, Ferdinando I T 603 1973

32 Meier, Ernst CH T 603 1975

33 Beez, Gernot D T 613

34 Carstensen, Svend DK T 613S 1987

35 Kocisko, Rudolf DK T 613 1992

37   Pierre Steichen L T 613

38 Berger, René D Corvair Corsa 1965

39 Pelikan, Klaus D Citroen DS

40 Ivo Prochaska CZ T 613-5

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TEILNEHMER MATTSEE TATRA-TREFFEN 2016
1 Friehs, Rudolf A T 11 1923
2 Steffen Dirk D T 57 Sport 1931
3 Fanderl, Johann D T 57 1933
4 Spiess, Erich A T 57 sport 1933
5 Suchy, Bohumir CZ T 57 1sport 1933
6 Müller, Jan CZ T 57 sport 1934
7 Hoffmann, Helmuth A T 57 sport 1934
8 Steiner, Walter A T 57a Halbcabrio 1935
9 Frohberg, Thomas D T 57a Halbcabrio 1936
10 Altendorfer, Joachim D T 57a 1936
11 Engl, Hans A Austro-Tatra T 57/L 1937
12 Smit, Kees NL T 57K 1943
12A Toloch, Jiří CZ T 17 1927
14 Pitsch, Oskar A T 30L Taxi 1928
15 Veřmiřovský, Jiří CZ T 54 1931
16 Brablík, Libor CZ T 75 1936
17 Leitner, Helmut A T 75 1938
18 Kasík, Pavel CZ T 77 1936
19 Maralik, Aleš CZ T 87 1947
20 Staffen, Alfred A T 600 1949 4 Vergaser sport
21 Colloredo-Mansfeld, Jerome T 600 1952
22 Litschauer, Josef A T 600 1952
23 Mezzera, Mario I T 603 1961
24 Forker, Peter D T 603 1962
25 Forker, Steffen D T 603 1966
26 Fährmann, Andreas D T 603 1966
27 Holzinger, Bruno A T 603 1969
28 Bieber, Ernst A T 603 1972
29 Baláš, Stanislav CZ T 603 1972
30 Kubizňák, Zdenek CZ T 603 1972
31 Pirovano, Ferdinando I T 603 1973
32 Meier, Ernst CH T 603 1975
33 Beez, Gernot D T 613
34 Carstensen, Svend DK T 613S 1987
35 Kocisko, Rudolf DK T 613 1992
37     Pierre Steichen L T 613
38 Berger, René D Corvair Corsa 1965
39 Pelikan, Klaus D Citroen DS
40 Ivo Prochaska CZ T 613-5
Trebing, Max D ohne
Heinlein, Günther D ohne
Henkel, Roland D ohne


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Salzburg city centre:

http://www.salzburg-hotel.at/en/city-of-salzburg/salzburgs-sights/

Salzburg lake district:

http://www.salzburgerland.com/en/salzburger-seenland/index.html

KTM works:

http://www.ktm.com/gb/

Video: Lokpark Ampflwang Dampflokmuseum:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5US_gS0HGjQ

Fahrtraum Museum Mattsee:

http://fahrtraum.at/

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/auto/museum-von-ernst-pich-im-namen-des-patriarchen-1.1747740


Video and story: T 603 B5

Urvan Tatra 603 crushing opponents at the Nurburgring and then go home

May 6, 2016

Officially called Tatra 603-2 B5 Marathon.In the mid-sixties he plagued compete in the famous race in Marathon de la Route and attracted uproar unique ejector cooling.And thanks to the children of the original navigator and rider fascinates today.
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This “šestsettrojka” at first glance is not settled limousine that drove the Communist functionaries.Bright orange color, squatted outside the country, black hood.A rear unmistakable “trumpet”, which are the most visible part of the ejector cooling.

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Before some fifty years ago this car from Kopřivnice factory broke the opponents in European endurance races that lasted several days.At the wheel steering wheel three masters: Adolf Veřmiřovský, Alois Mark and Stanislav Hajdušek.The latter Kopřivnice worked as a test driver.And his sons with “dad’s” Tatra racing today.Among other things, it will present this weekend at the Brno Masaryk Circuit.

The socialist Otesánek what surprised the world

Orange specimen was built in Koprivnice for the season 1967. “Šestsettrojky” he had belonged to the famous Marathon de la Route, čtyřiaosmdesátihodinovém endurance race, which rode on the legendary northern loop of the Nürburgring, the esteemed opponent.

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“In 1965, when he rode Tatras for the first time, they finished first and second in their category, finished one car.A year later, the Tatra first, second and third, “calculates Stanislav Hajdušek junior, fresh sixties and former extra league hockey player who competes today with the car for pleasure.

This orange Tatra just flown trio Veřmiřovský-Mark-Hajdušek then in 1967 finished the race in third place in his class and fourth overall.In autumn the then still he presented on circuit races in Brno and at Rallye Sumava.And then it was a successful racing Tatra project completed.

Tatra nettle in Kopřivnice

When Hajdušek junior brothers in the nineties decided to try dad Tatras find and put together, they had a difficult task.After completion of the racing project because all the machines back into production or factory rebuilt into a civilian car that was included in the regular service.”We rode in Prague at the ministry, while others ended up in an agricultural cooperative in the Bruntal.Only one race remained the engine used in the testing of motorway traffic, “recounted Stanislav Hajdušek.

Searching in archives and registry vehicle eventually found Hajduškovi Tatra – immobile, just ten kilometers from Kopřivnice in the garden in the grass.He owned the widow of the last owner and did not know what to do with it.”So we agreed with her that she put decent for Tatra wheeled Skoda hundred,” says Hajdušek.

Tři závodní tatry před odjezdem na Marathon de la Route 1967. Všechny vozy byly oranžové, odlišit je šlo podle barvy masky.Three racing Tatras before leaving for the Marathon de la Route 1967. All the cars were orange, to distinguish them was the color of the mask.

Renovation lasted a relatively short time – less than two years.In the mid 90s there was another time, veterans were far from such business.”Back then it was a pleasure to do it.She lived a lot of witnesses and everyone we love to help with that.Only one engine specialists, which we adjusted the carburetors Weber, the threw a blanket over himself, not to see what he does, “laughs Hajdušek.

“But anybody can ride”

Restoration of cars had also had “therapeutic effect”.Hajdušek senior was seriously ill and he says his son, he wanted to die.Construction of car he should return zest for life.”With the Tatra, we brought him to other thoughts.We had him in the garage as such officer memorial, “he says today, sixty Hajdušek junior.The therapy worked.Former test pilot Tatry Hajdušek lived for 83 years, died three years ago.

A renovated drove his Tatra truck?”I know that, yes, drove up.But then he got out and said: “Gentlemen, what I will not give a damn.The clutch is not prošlápnout, rigid brake, the steering wheel does not tighten.It’s hard.How can you ride, “says Hajdušek.

Posádku dnešní tatry tvořili v roce 1967 (zleva) Alois Mark, Adolf Veřmiřovský a Stanislav Hajdušek senior.Today the crew of Tatra formed in 1967 (from left) Mark Alois, Adolf Veřmiřovský and Stanislav Hajdušek senior.

The most important thing to them but my dad gave earlier.”He taught us to ride.I used to go with him to the work of his test drive awfully happy.Seeing a driver who ranks timely, timely brakes, panic.My little brother with him then watched open-mouthed as you brake and beating of a strumming heel gas.Serial Tatra 603 per ordinary barumských praskačkách was one big continuous slip, but when daddy went, it was a concert. ”

Racing clothing?Tesilky, shirts and shoes

With that hardness had Hajdušek senior truth, his son openly admits.Today renovated Tatra is still from the original lot different.Marathon races because then looked different than today’s automotive competition.Competitors got home in the car, crossed half of Europe, where for three days and three nights of racing and went back home.The car had to be built on such a scheme, the chassis was therefore much more comfortable mood.

Historians in Brno

Tatra 603-2 B5 Marathon will be one of more than a hundred historic sports cars that will be presented at the Masaryk circuit in Brno this weekend May 7 to 8.The Brno race track hosts the Austrian Histo CUP, Czech Penrite Cup Classic Cup and drive formulas Czechoslovak Club F3.

And the differences are, of course, the safety regulations.”Back then, racing overalls formed tesilky blue, white shirts, shoes and leather gloves without fingers,” says Hajdušek.And it emphasizes that it is definitely not thinking hyperbole.In order to Tatra could race today, of course, they must have complete safety equipment.The car must roll cage must have an emergency battery master switch.It is a tax for that marathon Tatra can still compete for real.Otherwise it could happen except in a museum.

“Trumpets” hit the Nordschleife ban

On the contrary, these “trumpets”, which will attract at first glance, his most famous car in the race stints have not.What they actually are?With lots of other improvements under the hood consists of an ejector cooling system.This creates a negative pressure while driving and the engine compartment then faster air flows.The motor then uchladí without otherwise conventional fans that add weight to the car and detract from engine performance.

Díky ejektorovému chlazení nemusí mít motor ventilátory, které mu ubírají 20 koní.Thanks ejektorovému engine cooling fans may not have to detract from his 20 horses.

To put the numbers: an ejector Tatra had about 170 horses, with some fans 150. That was not the competitors at the Marathon de la Route no avail.A side effect is ejectors – politely put – a very distinctive sound speech.Such that even in tolerant sixties was skousnutelný.

“Even without the engine noise generators exceeds 105 decibels.When she went after Norschleife Tatra, knew all the villagers kilometers away, “laughs Hajdušek.For comparison – the noise of a hundred decibels issued a jackhammer.Formula 1 in its heyday had 145 decibels.

At Goodwood?After the big “masking”

The highlight of a career rebirth “šestsettrojky” was not yet famous Goodwood Revival Festival.Organizers there marathon Tatra wanted, but it was one small problem.He did not fit into the rules.According to it, they laugh at Goodwood to drive only cars produced before 1960. Conceptually, there šestsettrojka belongs, is produced since 1956, but this piece was apparently later.

John Haugland, who as a former pilot Skoda Rally participation Tatra contended, finally Hajduškům suggested, be adjusted to mask the car version in 1960. “Paradoxically, this did not bother them.Brother took the gnashing of teeth cutter and an ancestor we remade the oval version with three lights.And as we came back from Goodwood again we rebuilt it back, “says Stanislav Hajdušek junior.

Roars like a Spitfire during the war

However, for the feeling to participate in the most famous “revival” of the world it was worth.Commotion aroused course mainly ejectors.”They went there for us witnesses of the war and said that he Tatra goes, it sounds like flying a Spitfire,” recalls racer.

Na slavný festival v Goodwoodu pomohl maratonské tatře John Haughland. Jen bylo potřeba přestavět čelo vozu na starší „tříokou“ verzi.At the famous Goodwood Festival helped marathon Tatra John Haughland.Only it was necessary to rebuild the entire car to the older “three-eyed” version.

It was just tiring always someone explain how the ejector cooling functions.”We ended up hurting mouth so that we were painted with a sketch explaining how and someone asked, we just wordlessly pointed to the paper,” he laughs.

To Goodwood Tatra returned three times.And every time she graduated before leaving for reconstruction, “three-eyed” and after returning back to “four-eyed”.Leave your car in the version for Goodwood said he would be in the Czech Republic failed.”Here people know these cars.The first bit of informed Tatrovaks would send us to hell, “he laughs Hajdušek.

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VIDEO: http://auto.idnes.cz/paradni-historicka-tatra-603-2-b5-je-stale-v-kondici-ft9-/auto_ojetiny.aspx?c=A160504_132704_auto_ojetiny_hig


Tatra T 77: The future of yesterday

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German monthly magazine has published a five-page article on the Tatra T 77, featuring photos of Kees Smit’s T 77a.

http://www.oldtimer-markt.de/zeitschriften/oldtimer-markt/oldtimer-markt-52016


Tatra to sell trucks to Jordanian and Egyptian army

Tatra carries you from Egypt and Jordan orders worth 800 million. Countries to deliver military chassis
Peter Lukac – Editor 26. 4. 2016 09:23 (updated 10:25)  0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Forward
The value of the contracts is around 800 million crowns.
Kopřivnická company that three years ago ended in bankruptcy, he last year earned 390 million crowns.
Tatra bude vyrábět speciální podvozky pro vojenská vozidla egyptské a jordánské armády.
Tatra will produce a special chassis for military vehicles Egyptian and Jordanian armies.
author: HN – Libor Fojtík
Kopřivnická the trucks will deliver for both the Egyptian and the Jordanian army. For both countries, delivers hundreds of special chassis for military vehicles, the value of all contracts is around 800 million crowns.
“We are already launching supplies about 130 chassis to Egypt and we are discussing the delivery of another 220 units. We are more or less appointed, just everything we need to get more into the contract,” says the head of the Board of Tatra Petr Rusek. The new contracts negotiated the mission of the Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek and the Chamber just to Egypt and Jordan.
In Jordan, in turn, has appointed 50 special import chassis on which a local company KADDB builds its own military vehicle. “It’s the second batch, we have already exported about them here 80. And we hope that cooperation will continue,” Rusek said.
The reputation of the Tatras and speaks Czech ambassador in Amman, Jordan Petr Hladik. “Cars from Tatra were even the first thing to me when passing credentials Jordanian king mentioned,” he says that the Tatra Jordanian King boasted even visiting Saudi prince.
Tatra as new orders continued its upward trend. Company, which three years ago ended in bankruptcy, bought duo entrepreneurs Jaroslav Strnad and René Matera. Takeover and subsequent start-up businesses for them just drove Rusek. Strnad group at the end of last week announced that it buys and tries to save the Prague Avia , another traditional truck manufacturer.
A Tatra, a firm that even in 2012, underwent almost one billion crowns, after adjusting for debt earns its owners well. Just give 390 million for 2015, both owners cover all costs of purchase and start-famous automakers. The company’s wagons and bogies exports from New Zealand over India and Saudi Arabia to Western Europe.
Tatra will produce a special chassis for military vehicles Egyptian and Jordanian armies.
Kopřivnická the trucks will deliver for both the Egyptian and the Jordanian army. For both countries, delivers hundreds of special chassis for military vehicles, the value of all contracts is around 800 million crowns.
“We are already launching supplies about 130 chassis to Egypt and we are discussing the delivery of another 220 units. We are more or less appointed, just everything we need to get more into the contract,” says the head of the Board of Tatra Petr Rusek. The new contracts negotiated the mission of the Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek and the Chamber just to Egypt and Jordan.
In Jordan, in turn, has appointed 50 special import chassis on which a local company KADDB builds its own military vehicle. “It’s the second batch, we have already exported about them here 80. And we hope that cooperation will continue,” Rusek said.
The reputation of the Tatras and speaks Czech ambassador in Amman, Jordan Petr Hladik. “Cars from Tatra were even the first thing to me when passing credentials Jordanian king mentioned,” he says that the Tatra Jordanian King boasted even visiting Saudi prince.
Tatra as new orders continued its upward trend. Company, which three years ago ended in bankruptcy, bought duo entrepreneurs Jaroslav Strnad and René Matera. Takeover and subsequent start-up businesses for them just drove Rusek. Strnad group at the end of last week announced that it buys and tries to save the Prague Avia , another traditional truck manufacturer.
A Tatra, a firm that even in 2012, underwent almost one billion crowns, after adjusting for debt earns its owners well. Just give 390 million for 2015, both owners cover all costs of purchase and start-famous automakers. The company’s wagons and bogies exports from New Zealand over India and Saudi Arabia to Western Europe.

Original Czech Text:  http://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-65265970-tatra-si-veze-z-egypta-a-jordanska-zakazky-za-800-milionu-korun-do-zemi-doda-vojenske-podvozky


Movendi Tatra T 77a in the USA

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Remember the Movendi T 77a offered at Retromobile last year?  The car was sold to Florida and looks more honest, now its coat of paint has been removed.

http://www.tbauto.org/cars/tatra_t77A.htm


Tatra Military vehicles exposition 1900-1945

Please kindly accept a notice of initiation of a new exhibition at the Technical Museum Tatra Kopřivnice on the theme: “And not only … the Tatra military trucks and other specialty equipment from Kopřivnice 1900 – 1945″ exhibition opening will be held on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 16 o’clock. The exhibition will run until 4 December 2016. The exhibition traces the development of military equipment that was manufactured in Koprivnice in the years 1900 – 1945. On display are not only contemporary photographs from the collections of the Regional Museum in Kopřivnice but also images of military vehicles and equipment from a real environment. The exhibition was also loaned to selected types of models at a scale of 1:35 and of course the choice surviving military equipment from the collections of the Technical Museum.
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“And not only … the Tatra military trucks and other specialty equipment from Kopřivnice 1900 – 1945″ exhibitionwill be held from April 28 to December 4, 2016. The exhibition showes the development of military equipment that was manufactured in Koprivnice in the years 1900 – 1945. On display are not only contemporary photographs from the collections of the Regional Museum in Kopřivnice, but also images of military vehicles and equipment shot in practice.  The exhibition was also loaned  selected types of models at a scale of 1:35 and of course a choice of surviving military equipment from the collections of the Technical Museum.

TFI: Does the phoenix rises from its ashes?

Early May a Tatra meeting will be organised in Mattsee, Austria.  It is held on the well-known traditional Ascension weekend, always claimed and used by the Tatra Freunde International.  As the TFI has experienced problems with finding successors in their supervisory board, the (the oldest western-European Tatra Club)  club made a neglected impression the last years with no annual meeting held in 2015 and no meeting planned in 2016.  To give its members a chance to meet again, some members have taken the initiative to meet again and a meeting was planned in Mattsee, Austria, the place where the TFI was founded in 1975 by Dr. Friedrich Duering http://www.tatraclub.at/ The supervisory board of the TFI has requested the organisation of the meeting to allow a TFI general members to be held to decide whether the TFI should be discontinued or reactivated with a new supervisory board. All initiatives are welcomed.

The 2016 Mattsee meeting has attracted a wide range of Tatras from a T 11 to T 613s.  Thirty-five Tatras from not less than seven countries will head for Austria early May. Unique cars like a T 77, a T 17/31 and an Austr0-Tatra will be present.

The TFI has been a very active club in the past, with its last meeting held in 2014 in the Netherlands. Previous meetings were held in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. Als, the TFI participated in the 1987, 1997 and 2007 Vienna-Koprivnice meeting, to celebrate the anniversary of the Tatra factory.

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Fotoreport TFI 2014  meeting Noordwijkerhout, NL: http://www.paul-wouters.nl/tatra.htm

Mattsee 2016 Meeting:http://www.tatraworld.nl/mattseea-treffenmeeting-may-2016/

TFI Website: http://www.tatraclub.at/

Photos of past TFI meetings: http://www.tatraclub.at/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=categories&Itemid=42


Czech, Lithuanian Militaries Enhance Transport Capacities With New Acquisitions

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