Amid numerous makes, A T 613 and a T 87 represented Tatra at a national and international Concours dÉlegance held at Het Loo Palace Gardens in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.  Numerous car enthusiasts asked its owners about the specific characteristics of the Tatra models and its history. The T 613 competed in the Autovisie rear engine cars category with a freshly restored Chevrolet Corvair chosen as the winner by the jury.   The T 87 competed in the “Streamlined experiments” category with a  superb Talbot-Lago T150 SS ‘Teardrop’ Coupé Figoni & Falaschi from the Louwman Museum the outright winner.

For an overview see:

http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/autovisie_nieuws/12414796/__Fotos_Nationaal_Autovisie_Concours_Het_Loo__.html

http://www.destentor.nl/regio/apeldoorn/11278161/Barrel-uit-1906-maakt-emoties-los-op-Concours-dEl%C3%A9gance.ece

VIDEO: http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/video_autovisie/autovisie_videonieuws/12424335/__Autovideo__Concours_dlgance_Paleis_Het_Loo__.html?cid=rss

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davydutchy/page1/

Full photo report: http://www.autoliefhebbers.be/het-loo-2012.html

Starting this year, a new heavy truck line TATRA PHOENIX extends the special sector range of the Kopřivnice-based TATRA, a. s. The high mobility heavy duty defense truck program thus has at its disposal a state-of-the-art, competitive and at the same time highly efficient solution.

http://www.tatratrucks.com/about-the-company/press-and-media/news/tatra-trucks-at-eurosatory-2012/

A T 87 will compete at the Internatonal Concours dÉlegance Het Loo next weekend but the organisation welcomes any rear engined saloon

Sedans met de motor achterin

De Porsche 911 en de Volkswagen Kever zijn de bekendste modellen die de motor achterin gemonteerd hebben. In het verleden waren er echter veel meer merken die deze opstelling gebruikten. Wij zoeken naar die anderen zoals een Renault 8, een Renault 4CV, een Volkswagen 411, Corvair of een Tatra? Heeft u zo’n auto, meld u aan!

http://www.telegraaf.nl/autovisie/pole-position/11772381/__Haal_uw_klassieker_uit_de_garage_en_doe_mee___.html

Oldtimer meeting 2012 in Napajedla, Czech Republic

As a part of one of the greatest motoring events in the Czech Republic, Barum Rally Zlin, a very special oldtimer meeting is taking place on the Napajedla Chateau near Zlin, CZ on the 31^st August an 1^st September 2012.

There will be an exhibition and a parade-race in the city center of Zlin before the official start of Barum Rally Zlin and an exhibition of the oldtimer automobiles in the gardens of Napajedla Chateau with a formal meeting of oldtimer enthusiasts on the evening of 31^st August.

Also, on the morning of 1^st September an outdoor market of spare parts and automobile memorabilia takes places in selected areas of the Chateau gardens.

The pinnacle of the event is the meeting and exhibition of Bugatti automobiles and the presentation of precise copies of Bugatti T35 produced near Zlin – the Nostalgic Edition series.

The event is happening under the patronage of Samohyl Motor Holding a.s., Zlin together with a representative of one of the largest oldtimer collections in the Czech Republic – JUDr. Ing. Ladislav Samohyl.

The preliminary applications for this oldtimer meeting can be sent until the end of June 2012 on the e-mail: stt@samohyl.zlin.cz (Mrs. Valachova) – the confirmation with a precise schedule will then be sent to applicants.

(Sent by Jan Tulis)

Dear Tatra friends!

On June 15, 2012 – only a few days from today – the registration deadline for the annual meeting 2012 of the Tatra Register Deutschland in Rheingau and Taunus expires. We are attaching the invitation as well as the application form in case they didn’t arrive in your mail. We would be very happy to meet a great number of you at this event!

The application can be sent via Fax to: 06192-9223148, via e-mail to: jahrestreffen@tatra-register.de, or via regular mail to: Andrea und Thomas Haar, Feldbergstr. 23, 65830 Kriftel, Germany. The sooner the application arrives, the better, otherwise we have to change certain items on our agenda depending on the number of participants. Thank you for your cooperation!

For those of you using the application form that has been sent with the magazine: There is a mistake in the German bank code of the Tatra Register Deutschland. It should read:
Volksbank Frankfurt
BLZ: 501 900 00
The international bank code is correct. However, if you are using the German bank code, please use the corrected document attached to this e-mail.

Best regards,
Andrea and Thomas Haar
Christina and Martin Bitterlich

http://www.tatra-register.de/tatra_register_deutschland.htm

NEW DELHI: Their monopoly over purchases by the Indian Army over a quarter of a century may force the government into approving purchase of over 100 Tatra vehicles at an earlier negotiated price, despite a controversy surrounding these imported trucks and a CBI investigation into allegations of corruption against Tatra, its exorbitant price and concerns about quality.

Interestingly, the purchase of these trucks as part of the Pinaka multibarrel rocket launchers was recommended by the Army headquarters under Gen VK Singh, whose allegations of bribery against Tatra, and his concerns about the quality and pricing of these all-terrain trucks have resulted in the CBI probe. Dependable sources said the ministry of defence, based on Army recommendation, has finalised a proposal for purchase of two regiments of Pinaka rocket launchers worth over Rs 1500 crores. The MoD is believed to have forwarded the proposal to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval.

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NEW DELHI: The CBI probe into Tatra trucksprocurement scam has almost established that India is the biggest buyer of T-815 trucks. These trucks are assembled by defence PSU BEML after importing spare parts from Czech Republic-based Tatra a.s. and the firm’s other unit in Slovakia.

The investigation agency’s Letter Rogatory to these two countries include searching questions about total export to India and why no other country is buying Tatra in such huge quantities, said sources. A team will also visit Czech Republic soon to seek clarifications from the authorities there.

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After Loprais switched to DAF, Dutchman Marcel Schoo will switch to Tatra Phoenix for the 2013 Dakar.  After talks with the Koprivnice factory, he bought two 4×4 Phoenix models as well as a Phoenix 6×6 support truck. He has experience with the DAF cabin, the Paccar engine and believes that the Tatra chassis is an excellent choice.

http://www.rtl.nl/(/sport/rtl_gp/rtlgp/)/sport/rtl_gp/components/dakar/nieuws/2012/articles/120606_marcel_schoo_kiest_voor_tatra.xml