MARCH 2003 Most pix supplied by Malcolm Douglas Both CTK and www.tatraclub.at report that the depot of the Tatra Museum, in fact the old museum, has been severely damaged when the roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. It is feared that the building is written of. Damage to the stored vehicles, including a [...]
THE END OF THE OLD MUSEUM
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Tatra city buses were bought in the thirties by Prague for their steep lines. This website shows many interesting photos of Prague’s public transport
Prague city buses history Tatra T 24 buses
The June issue of Classic & Sportscar has a lot to offer for the Tatra enthusiast
There is a 5 page, 11 pics article on David Richard’s T 603, there is a small report on the T 72 shown at the Techno Classica while a T 613 is described on the “One You can buy pages” Finally there is an interesting and above all amusing interview with Julian Nowill, known [...]
Tatra is gearing its efforts toward military applications in Western and Middle Eastern markets. How significant a field is this for Tatra in a time of overall recession?
Read Tatra’s chairman Ronald Adams’ answer and more questions/answers in the May 8th Prague post interview
Practical Classics’ June issue features a 4 page article on a superb T-87 with some nice pictures.
(news by Alexander van Betsbrugge/ Belgium)
Tatra sinks into the red on strong crown in 2002
CTK – 22.4. Full story
Unionists from all CzechRep, Slovakia to demonstrate in Ostrava
CTK – 20.5. Full story in English Full story in Czech
THE SITUATION AT TATRA
The atmosphere in Koprivnice is sad and negative, no wonder when 1600 were fired recently. Most people are convinced that Tatra will go down. Daughter companies like the power plant, casting department and galvanisation department have all been sold. In general one blames the americans who now own Tatra. Koprivnice’s major, Tichanek, talked the situation [...]
With a supporting Tatra filmfestival, the two-day Waidhofen an der Ybbs Tatra Freunde International meeting became a well deserved success.
Main interest went to the participating Tatra of course. The 44 entries (T12, T 57, T 57a, T 57b, T 75, T 87, Tatraplan, T 603, T 613) were sent to tour through the magnificent surroundings of the middle-aged city of Waidhofen where the cars and crews underwent several tests. Photos at the Tatra Freunde [...]