Archive for 2016

Just three Tatras at the start of the 2016 Dakar

December 31st, 2016
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“Talking too much brings bad luck”
Ales Loprais raced his first seven Dakars in a Tatra before switching to a MAN in 2015 when he realised that his Tatra wasn’t going to be able to meet FIA regulations. He finished in 4th place that year but in 2016 raced an IVECO with the De Rooy team [...]

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Dakar 2017: Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia

December 31st, 2016
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“The route of the 2017 Dakar preserves rally-raid traditions, with a physical challenge that will push the competitors into the world of extreme endurance: 7 selective sections will be over 400 kilometres with one of more than 500 kilometres. The rally will be spent 6 days at more than 3,000 metres above sea level. The [...]

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Vladimir Cettl video: Visiting scrapyards in 2016 and preparations for a future T 77 calendar

December 31st, 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arxQOtHdi9U

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Merry Christmas to all Tatra fans!

December 22nd, 2016
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Published in Miscellaneous

Tatra could revive its car-building arm and launch a line of modern classics

December 22nd, 2016
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https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tatra-could-revive-car-building-191339381.html
See also: https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/12/20/tatra-considering-revival-of-the-t600-tatraplan-to-go-with-its-new-car-museum/?refer=news

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Published in History, Tatra Works

Denisa and her T 603 Video

December 19th, 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5rZj91Kb68 and do not forget to install the English subtitles!

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Published in History, Video

T 603 B5

December 14th, 2016
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http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/news/a29403/this-tatra-race-car-conquered-the-nurburgring-for-84-hours-straight/

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T 87 80 years jubilee

December 14th, 2016
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https://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=sk&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fauto.pravda.sk%2Fmagazin%2Fclanok%2F413493-tatra-87-aerodynamicky-skvost-ma-80-vlastnil-ju-aj-wankel%2F&edit-text=

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Tatraplan may return

December 14th, 2016
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https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=nl&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.nl&sl=cs&tl=en&u=http://www.auto.cz/tatra-600-mozna-vrati-pripomente-slavny-tatraplan-101107&usg=ALkJrhhJfZQu90nBlkkfbhXQUJDboZwOKw
https://translate.google.nl/translate?sl=cs&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fekonom.ihned.cz%2Fc1-65538530-tatra-zvazuje-navrat-na-trh-osobnich-aut-chce-oprasit-tatraplan&edit-text=
http://www.pluska.sk/auto/tatra-chce-opat-vyrabat-auta-zrodi-novy-tataraplan.html

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Published in History, Press, Tatra Works

Tatra and other Czech firms grow hedges to offset impact of crown cap removal

December 8th, 2016
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By Jason Hovet | PRAGUE

Truckmaker Tatra, along with other Czech companies, has decided the time is right to protect its export revenues from the prospect of a stronger crown from next year.
Tatra’s hedging has been prompted by a shift in forward prices as investors bet the crown EURCZK= will gain when the Czech National Bank (CNB) [...]

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