http://www.dailytitan.com/2015/09/geography-professor-restores-rare-car-to-old-fame/
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Restoring a T 87 in California
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Low attention for Tatra reason that Clarkson was fired by the BBC
According to motoring journalists in very close contacts to James May, Jeremy Clarkson was fired because he had paid not enough attention to Tatra, the BBC’s direction favourite brand. After the BBC ordered Clarkson to pay more attention to the Czech brand, Clarkson got furious, and shouted at a colleague and gave him a few blows. According to the BBC, Clarkson crossed a line. Tatra lovers should not worry however as known Tatra fan Stephen Fry revs up as Clarkson’s successor.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3001616/Fry-revs-replace-Clarkson.html
T 603 Air drive photography
After having concentrated mainly on Citroens for his series of flying cars, Swedish artist Jacob Munkkammar went Czech.
http://www.deviantart.com/morelikethis/collections/143842551?view_mode=2
http://www.fubiz.net/en/2014/06/23/flying-citroen-cars-series/
http://www.fubiz.net/2013/11/13/air-drive-photography/
HAPPY NEW YEAR
All the Tatra best for 2015!
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Hanzelka Zikmund film debuting in Lucerna Cinema, Prague
Miroslav Zikmund handed out the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
On Oct. 28 every year, the day celebrating the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the head of state of the Czech Republic recognizes individuals, both Czechs and foreigners, who have made a significant contribution to the country. Past recipients include European heads of state, from Queen Elizabeth II and King Juan Carlos to Jacques Chirac, François Mitterand and Ivan Gašparovič, U.S. politicians such as former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, writers like Karel Čapek and many others.
Miroslav Zikmund got the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1st class, for outstanding contribution to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights). Born Feb. 14, 1919. Writer and traveler. Along with Jiří Hanzelka, he visited more than 80 countries, wrote some 20 books and promoted the former Czechoslovakia and Czech-made Tatra cars in the world. Both travelers condemned the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968, and this is why they were banned from traveling and publishing. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Zikmund made his first journey to Australia, and he also traveled to Siberia and Sri Lanka again. President Václav Havel bestowed a medal of merit on Hanzelka and Zikmund in 1999.
President Zeman handed out the Order of the White Lion, the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and medals of heroism and merit to a wide spectrum of individuals
On Oct. 28 every year, the day celebrating the establishment of an independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, the head of state of the Czech Republic recognizes individuals, both Czechs and foreigners, who have made a significant contribution to the country. Past recipients include European heads of state, from Queen Elizabeth II and King Juan Carlos to Jacques Chirac, François Mitterand and Ivan Gašparovič, U.S. politicians such as former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, writers like Karel Čapek and many others.
Miroslav Zikmund got the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1st class, for outstanding contribution to the development of democracy, humanity and human rights). Born Feb. 14, 1919. Writer and traveler. Along with Jiří Hanzelka, he visited more than 80 countries, wrote some 20 books and promoted the former Czechoslovakia and Czech-made Tatra cars in the world. Both travelers condemned the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968, and this is why they were banned from traveling and publishing. After the fall of the communist regime in 1989, Zikmund made his first journey to Australia, and he also traveled to Siberia and Sri Lanka again. President Václav Havel bestowed a medal of merit on Hanzelka and Zikmund in 1999.
http://www.praguepost.com/czech-news/42322-complete-list-of-award-recipients-of-oct-28
Along the Amsterdam canals: T 87 video
Dutch daily De Telegraaf in cooperation with the Autovisie magazin, phoned me last year if I would be interested to show a Tatra in their series “Uw Garage.” Due to mechanical problems, I had no car available and we decided to wait until this spring when I expected to have a car ready. I had two condtions: wheather had to be dry and the video had to be shot in Amsterdam along the canals. Mid May we reserved a whole day and here is the result. It was more or less announced by the Dutch Daily De Telegraaf on saturday, May 31, while a two page article appeared in the Autovisie Magazin of June 5th.
T 87 VIDEO: http://www.telegraaf.nl/tv/autovisie/tv/article22711020.ece
T 87 in Jalopnik
Los Angeles T 87 owners Dydia DeLyser and Paul Greenstein will cross the Atlantic for this year’s TFI Noordwijkerhout Rally. Dydia has Dutch roots and some family in NL still and speaks some Dutch. Regrettably, they will not take their magnificent T 87 with them. Instead, they will drive another T 87 at the Dutch TFI meeting at the end of May. Rallye info: http://www.tatraclub.at/index.php?lang=en
The Jalopnik T 87 article: http://jalopnik.com/1941-tatra-t87-the-jalopnik-classic-review-1557341677
Vermirovsky Family owned 1931 T 54 since 1938, a car that survived WW II, communism, a flood and a theft, entered in this year’s TFI Rally in Noordwijkerhout, NL
The history of TATRA 54
The new history of Tatra 54 from Ostrava is written since 1997. As in last year tore through central Europe floods, we wrote a short report to Austria Mr. Buchta of austroclassic.com so that we could all told affected – head up, everything will be good again !
Proud owner of the Tatras ” Verma ” itself was also affected by the floods , if it happened in the northern Czech Republic in Ostrava in 1997. Fortunately, he has not someone do not lose the roof over your head , nor life, near his surroundings. But it was TATRA 54 of 1931 , which was parked in the garage at the flooded river Odra , and which was completely destroyed by the floods .
As it is written above , lovers of veterans and old things do not hang your head . It’s a cruel thing if the item your family jewel will destroy , but man is a fighter by nature and is able to fight with such a fate . We know from personal experience – as Verma with his father lit the whole Tatra , cleaned, polished, as you have produced new parts or entire sections , the parts that were either destroyed or washed away. We could write the veterans still many pages about a total renovation , such as Tatra was gradually dismantled to screw , as the shack was prepared as everything had to fit , prepare for the paint and how it was painted, as the machine raised back to life but it would not be so interesting and after few lines you would get bored . Sometimes the problems were bigger , sometimes everything went so smoothly and sometimes you had to rewrite some parts even three times before the result was satisfactory. After 14 years my friend came almost to a complete objectives and the renewed Tatra was almost ready to go on the road.
Unfortunately, the thieves came and the refurbished Tatra stolen. That was in 2011 and we have for the first time almost all veteran clubs in Europe addressed , for the case that maybe somewhere our veteran appears. Fortunately, the police found after a short time in Ostrava Tatra again, and we have recalled alarm for which we have called immediately after the loss between friends , acquaintances and strangers and in the media.
The whole last year and already this season is also marked by the travel with this old machine , we regularly take on competitions elegance and orientation rally part . It pleased the whole family and especially my friend after all the years of hard work in the garage feel thoroughly enjoys .
Now we are happy to introduce a little Tatra 54 . Developmentally comes from the Tatra 11 , which was designed in 1923 by Hans Ledwinka . It is an air-cooled four-cylinder boxer that is on the front axle and rear drive capacity 1679 cm3 Bore 75×95 mm, with electromagnetic ignition Scintilla and 12 V vehicle electrical systems . Fuel flows by gravity into the carburetor Zenith 30U mounted above the engine with cylinder connected oblique sucking , wire rope drum brakes with shoes on the front and rear axles , worm control. Solid front axle with leaf spring suspension and rear axle that has two swinging half-axles , the transfer of the 4-speed transmission with dry disk clutch. Body type is two-door , four seat with solid roof made of artificial leather . Tatra was made in 1931 and since 1938 has been owned by our family. She was rescued from the Second World War and the Communist bureaucracy and survived the great flood in 1997 and theft in 2011.
We would like to wish all of you bring their bikes or cars back to its former glory . Do not be afraid of the time , investment and effort that you need to insert into the machine , you overcame the problems that arise in the restructuring . We wish you all understood the family when you turn to the repair of their machines all your free time .
Nataša a Jiří Verma from Ostrava
Program & invitation Noordwijkerhout: http://www.tatraclub.at/index.php?lang=de German: http://www.tatraclub.at/index.php?lang=en
The history of TATRA 54
The new history of Tatra 54 from Ostrava is written since 1997. As in last year tore through central Europe floods, we wrote a short report to Austria Mr. Buchta of austroclassic.com so that we could all told affected – head up, everything will be good again !
Proud owner of the Tatras ” Verma ” itself was also affected by the floods , if it happened in the northern Czech Republic in Ostrava in 1997. Fortunately, he has not someone do not lose the roof over your head , nor life, near his surroundings. But it was TATRA 54 of 1931 , which was parked in the garage at the flooded river Odra , and which was completely destroyed by the floods .
As it is written above , lovers of veterans and old things do not hang your head . It’s a cruel thing if the item your family jewel will destroy , but man is a fighter by nature and is able to fight with such a fate . We know from personal experience – as Verma with his father lit the whole Tatra , cleaned, polished, as you have produced new parts or entire sections , the parts that were either destroyed or washed away. We could write the veterans still many pages about a total renovation , such as Tatra was gradually dismantled to screw , as the shack was prepared as everything had to fit , prepare for the paint and how it was painted, as the machine raised back to life but it would not be so interesting and after few lines you would get bored . Sometimes the problems were bigger , sometimes everything went so smoothly and sometimes you had to rewrite some parts even three times before the result was satisfactory. After 14 years my friend came almost to a complete objectives and the renewed Tatra was almost ready to go on the road.
Unfortunately, the thieves came and the refurbished Tatra stolen. That was in 2011 and we have for the first time almost all veteran clubs in Europe addressed , for the case that maybe somewhere our veteran appears. Fortunately, the police found after a short time in Ostrava Tatra again, and we have recalled alarm for which we have called immediately after the loss between friends , acquaintances and strangers and in the media.
The whole last year and already this season is also marked by the travel with this old machine , we regularly take on competitions elegance and orientation rally part . It pleased the whole family and especially my friend after all the years of hard work in the garage feel thoroughly enjoys .
Now we are happy to introduce a little Tatra 54 . Developmentally comes from the Tatra 11 , which was designed in 1923 by Hans Ledwinka . It is an air-cooled four-cylinder boxer that is on the front axle and rear drive capacity 1679 cm3 Bore 75×95 mm, with electromagnetic ignition Scintilla and 12 V vehicle electrical systems . Fuel flows by gravity into the carburetor Zenith 30U mounted above the engine with cylinder connected oblique sucking , wire rope drum brakes with shoes on the front and rear axles , worm control. Solid front axle with leaf spring suspension and rear axle that has two swinging half-axles , the transfer of the 4-speed transmission with dry disk clutch. Body type is Zweitürich , four sit with solid roof made of artificial leather . Tatra was made in 1931 and since 1938 has been owned by our family. She was rescued from the Second World War and the Communist bureaucracy and survived the great flood in 1997 and theft in 2011.
We would like to wish all of you bring their bikes or cars back to its former glory . Do not be afraid of the time , investment and effort that you need to insert into the machine , you overcame the problems that arise in the restructuring . We wish you all understood the family when you turn to the repair of their machines all your free time .
Nataša a Jiří Verma from Ostrava
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Czech President Zeman visits Tatra
President Miloš Zeman arrived in Kopřivnice business travel includes the regions of the Czech Republic third October, accompanied by the Head Office of the President Henry Forejt and Moravia Governor Miroslav Novak. Presidential visit to welcome Chairman Petr Rusek.
First, the president met with the owners of René mater and Jaroslav Strnad, top management, Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and the Director subsidiaries Taforge, Tafonco and former subsidiary Tawesco, which still ranks among the leading suppliers of Tatra Trucks .
This was followed by a meeting with the employees on the shop floor main assembly. Here, in addition shows the current models of Tatra trucks waiting for the president and a pleasant surprise in the form of limousines T700, which used to go as prime minister. When he was offered to take a seat on the passenger side, could not resist. Looking at the dashboard remembered for her only proposal to upgrade the car, and subsequently attached to the “ashtray” .
After visiting vehicles president spoke to employees from the top model Phoenix . It also stated that the Tatra cheers, and promised kopřivnické brand support during their trips abroad.
“On Sunday, me going for the director of procurement in Israel. When I was in Poland, I lobbied for 800 Tatra trucks for the Polish army, and I promise that I will continue to do, ” said President Miloš Zeman before employees Tatry.
Opportunity to address the president and ask him questions to get his wish also employees. President Zeman during his speech expressed his optimistic belief that Kopřivnice now waiting for better times.
“It is important that the automaker was competitive. I see no reason why it should not have big sales, even though it will not fifteen thousand units per year as it once was, ” said Miloš Zeman employees.
President Miloš Zeman arrived in Kopřivnice business travel includes the regions of the Czech Republic third October, accompanied by the Head Office of the President Henry Forejt and Moravia Governor Miroslav Novak. Presidential visit to welcome Chairman Petr Rusek.
First, the president met with the owners of René mater and Jaroslav Strnad, top management, Board of Directors, Supervisory Board and the Director subsidiaries Taforge, Tafonco and former subsidiary Tawesco, which still ranks among the leading suppliers of Tatra Trucks .
This was followed by a meeting with the employees on the shop floor main assembly. Here, in addition shows the current models of Tatra trucks waiting for the president and a pleasant surprise in the form of limousines T700, which used to go as prime minister. When he was offered to take a seat on the passenger side, could not resist. Looking at the dashboard remembered for her only proposal to upgrade the car, and subsequently attached to the “ashtray” .
After visiting vehicles president spoke to employees from the top model Phoenix . It also stated that the Tatra cheers, and promised kopřivnické brand support during their trips abroad.
“On Sunday, me going for the director of procurement in Israel. When I was in Poland, I lobbied for 800 Tatra trucks for the Polish army, and I promise that I will continue to do, ” said President Miloš Zeman before employees Tatry.
Opportunity to address the president and ask him questions to get his wish also employees. President Zeman during his speech expressed his optimistic belief that Kopřivnice now waiting for better times.
“It is important that the automaker was competitive. I see no reason why it should not have big sales, even though it will not fifteen thousand units per year as it once was, ” said Miloš Zeman employees.
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