T 87 video on the occasion of the 2015 Frankfurt Motorshow.

It looked like something from a 1930s science fiction series: the 1937 Tatra T87 was the avant garde of automotive design. Even with an output of just 75 horsepower, the aerodynamic T87 still reached tops speeds close to 150 kilometers per hour. Spats over the rear wheels and the long, sloping rear were an early attempt at streamlining.

The striking fin down the back helped to stabilize the car at high speeds. Tatra collector Ulrich Platzek found his personal T87 not far from the old Tatra plant in the Czech Republic. Drive it! takes a closer look at this fanciful vintage Tatra.

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It looked like something from a 1930s science fiction series: the 1937 Tatra T87 was the avant garde of automotive design. Even with an output of just 75 horsepower, the aerodynamic T87 still reached tops speeds close to 150 kilometers per hour. Spats over the rear wheels and the long, sloping rear were an early attempt at streamlining.

The striking fin down the back helped to stabilize the car at high speeds. Tatra collector Ulrich Platzek found his personal T87 not far from the old Tatra plant in the Czech Republic. Drive it! takes a closer look at this fanciful vintage Tatra.