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2010
The Genius Of Design – Blueprint For War on ABC1
October 5th, 2010
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Beijing to Paris Tatra rollover
October 4th, 2010
The Tatra 87 driven by Vladimir Toufar and Michal Popov encountered several problems along the way but have managed to catch up with the rally.
They have had a remarkable survival story. The Tatra’s engine, however is a V8 but unfortunately one of the pistons seized in China. After being trucked to Ulaan Bataar, the crew [...]
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Racing & Rallying
Tatras at Slavkov classic car meeting
October 4th, 2010
A fine number of Tatras showed up at this year’s Slavkov meeting, just north of Brno. Tatraportal shows them to you.
http://www.tatraportal.sk/
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A new Tatra Museum?
September 26th, 2010
Koprivnice hopes to convince the EU that a new Tatra museum, organized according to the www.meilenwerk.de/ / milestones/inside-milestones.htm formula, will be a major factor for developing the north-east Moravia region. It could attract tourists and provide employment in the region that suffers from unemployment. The building Koprivnice has in mind is an early 20th century hall of Tatra [...]
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Miscellaneous
Ledwinka exhibition on show at Meilenwerk museums
September 26th, 2010
Starting from mid-October 2010, the well known Ledwinka exhibition, last shown in Germany in the Verkehrshaus Dresden, will be on show in the Meilenwerk museums in Duesseldorf, Stuttgart and Berlin till the summer of 2011. A magnificent example of automotive engineering, the T77 prototype drive unit (engine nr 201302) , freshly taken out of the [...]
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From Peking to Paris in a T87
September 26th, 2010
Peking-To-Paris Rally: Drive Outer Mongolia In An Antique Car
This year’s Peking-to-Paris Rally kicked off in Beijing today, with 97 antique vehicles prepped for a 9,000-mile trek through the roughest roads Asia can muster. Would you try to ride from Ulaan Baatar to Tashkent on an 8-hp motorcycle?
The route follows the path of a historic race [...]
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Racing & Rallying
Tatra looking for partners around the globe
September 26th, 2010
In an interview with Lidove Noviny, Tatra’s CEO Ronald Adams unfolded his plans for Tatra’s future. A last chance? More…. (aut. translation)
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Tatra Works
Tatra to fire another 180 men
September 26th, 2010
Tatra has fired another 180 men. Rumours ay that this number could even rise to 500. People might get their job back next year due to contracted orders for Q1 2011. Ronald Adams speaks (aut. translation):
http://translate.google.com/
Czech text: http://www.financninoviny.cz/
UPDATE: http://www.automotiveworld.com/
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Tatra Works
T603 B6 at Goodwood report
September 26th, 2010
After 2009’s spectacular tribute to the Mini – the first single-make race in Goodwood Revival history – the 2010 St Mary’s Trophy reverted to its traditional format, welcoming some of the best-loved saloon cars of the 1950s to Goodwood’s hallowed tarmac. From buzzing Austin A35s to thundering Jaguar Mk VIIs, the St Mary’s Trophy race [...]
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Sept. 30: Deutschlandfahrt
September 26th, 2010
22.09.2010 Die ersten Teilnehmerfahrzeuge für die 11. Deutschlandfahrt für historische Nutzfahrzeuge sind auf der IAA in Hannover eingetroffen. Los geht die große Fahrt am 30. September gegen 12.30 Uhr. Die neuntägige Tour führt über alte Fernverkehrsrouten quer durch Deutschland. Ziel der ersten Etappe ist Warendorf. Weiter…
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