Archive for 2015

How to buy the new Tatra Museum Book

October 4th, 2015
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NEW BOOKLET TECHNICAL MUSEUM TATRA ON SALE !!!
You have the unique opportunity to purchase a newly compiled and updated version of the brochure of the Technical Museum Tatra and Tatra history at all. The brochure was several years demanded a number of fans, but also professionals. This year we have managed to bring this gem [...]

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Published in History, Press

VIDEO: Industrial espionage, Nazis and air-cooled engines: The tale of Tatra

October 4th, 2015
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http://www.cnet.com/videos/industrial-espionage-nazis-and-air-cooled-engines-the-tale-of-tatra/

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New Buggyra Tatra Phoenix rally truck

October 4th, 2015
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Buggyra has presented its latest Tatra truck. The newly built truck is based on the Euro6 Phoenix but has a different engine. It will be driven in the coming Dakar by Jaroslav Walter with the experienced Josef |Kalina as navigator. Mechanic will be Jiri Stross.
http://alexmiedema.nl/2015/09/13/tatra-phoenix-van-buggyra-gepresenteerd-in-most/

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Published in Racing & Rallying

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

October 4th, 2015
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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 [...]

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Published in Video

Czech Military to buy 41 Tatra lorries for transport of mortars

October 1st, 2015
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Military to buy 41 Tatra lorries for transport of mortars

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 [...]

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Published in Tatra Works

A Tatraplan down under

September 30th, 2015
no comment Posted by smitkees

http://westwheels.caradvice.com.au/1000001465/1000001465/
See also: https://communitynews.com.au/news/Rear-Engine-Car-Show:-Fremantle-to-celebrate-the-back-end-of-cars/7675636

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Published in Press

Video + Photos: TRN Rotterdam Meeting 2015

September 25th, 2015
no comment Posted by smitkees

Goede avond,
Afgelopen dagen ben ik op bescheiden schaal weer begonnen te werken.  Dat wil ik nu zo spoedig mogelijk uitbreiden.
Ik wil u daarom uitnodigen voor op dinsdag 29 september 12.15
In Oktober moet ik helaas voor zeker een week opnieuw verzuimen, dit in verband met een operatie.
Graag hoor ik van u of deze afspraak schikt.
Met vriendelijke [...]

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Published in Uncategorized

Silver Bicycle inspired by Tatra T87

September 12th, 2015
no comment Posted by smitkees

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3050973/if-the-masters-of-the-art-world-designed-bikes-theyd-look-like-this

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Published in Miscellaneous

Video: Loprais De Rooij test session for Dakar 2016

September 11th, 2015
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-qOTak6mc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ0lGdJEJH4

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Published in Racing & Rallying

T 600 for sale at Goodwood Revival Meeting

September 9th, 2015
no comment Posted by smitkees

Have you ever seen anything quite like this? Likely to turn heads wherever it goes and undoubtably one of the most extreme designs of the immediate post war period. This Tatra T600 Tatraplan has been resident in a Swedish VW museum for many years but I have recently returned it to the road. It has [...]

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Published in Auctions & Trade
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