Archive for 2015

For sale: Austria built T 12 in 87 photos

November 4th, 2015
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http://www.oldie-point.at/unser-angebot/detailansicht/vehicle/tatra-12-cabrio-oesterreicher/

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Video: AVTOMOTOPROBEG “LENINGRAD – MOSCOW-TBILISI”. (1925)

November 4th, 2015
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The rally enjoyed 78 starter; 49 finished the trial.  The route of the 5900 km trial in details was as follows: Leningrad – Tver – Moscow – Tula – Kharkov – Rostov-na-Donu – Armavir – Pyatigorsk – Tiflis – Pyatigorsk – Rostov-na-Donu – Kharkov – Moscow. Trucks also took part in it – their route [...]

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New 2016 Vladimir Cettl Tatra Calendar

November 2nd, 2015
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For his 2016 calendar, Czech photographer Vladimir Cettl chose the 2015 TRD meeting to shoot pix of Tatra lovers, their cars and the commitment to their hobby.
To order:
http://www.vladimircettl.com/2016/kalendar-2016-tatra-trd

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Tatra coexists with Peterbilt at 2015 Art Center Car Classic

October 27th, 2015
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http://autoweek.com/article/car-life/art-center-car-classic-2015#ixzz3pmURrLOq
http://carstories.com/2015/10/art-center-car-classic-2015/

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Military to buy 41 Tatra lorries for transport of mortars

October 22nd, 2015
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ČTK |
30 SEPTEMBER 2015

Prague, Sept 29 (CTK) – The Czech military is planning to buy 41 Tatra special terrain lorries on which mortars can be mounted and will have land-mine proof cabins for over half a billion crowns, Defence Ministry spokesman Petr Medek told CTK yesterday.
The Defence Ministry wants to give the order directly to [...]

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Late T 613 on e-bay

October 19th, 2015
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http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tatra-613-613-4-MiLong-1995-staatslimousine-/351547749664?hash=item51d9e0f520:g:z4cAAOSwA4dWHAsX

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T 57K for sale on e-bay

October 19th, 2015
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Rare T 57K for sale. Car needs finishing. Body restored with partly new wood. 1.7 litre flat twin. Original T 57K wheels. Engine did run in 2012 and looks OK. Complete with many parts, ready to fit. Front seats original + replica rear seat fram present. Soft top has to be manufactured; soft-top frame is [...]

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Tatra’s visiting the isle of Elba

October 17th, 2015
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The Italian TFI Delegazione Italiana organised a meeting for Tatras and Fiat 130s last weekend. Location was the Isle of Elba; a name familiar to historians among us. Think about Napoleon.
Photos by Walter Steiner and Manfred Haspel.

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Ringhoffer tram escapes in 1968

October 10th, 2015
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One of the last escapees before the border closed was a Prague tram headed to Derbyshire
People in the UK seem to have a particular fascination with trains and similar contraptions. Aside from the Scottish film Trainspotting, which is actually about heroin addicts, there is a more or less legitimate hobby across the UK of waiting [...]

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Restored T 57b crashes into truck in Austria, driver unhurt

October 4th, 2015
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http://noe.orf.at/news/stories/2735047/

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