Tit Posted 8April, 2014 Report Share Posted 8April, 2014 http://www.petrolicious.com/this-thing-of-the-past-is-a-contribution-to-the-world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 9April, 2014 Report Share Posted 9April, 2014 They are great cars! Worth a fortune now ; how cool would it be to pull up to coffee and cars in one of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZ930 Posted 9April, 2014 Report Share Posted 9April, 2014 From Wikipedia: War years: After the 1938 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, Tatras continued in production, largely because Germans liked the cars. Many German officers met their deaths driving heavy, rear-engined Tatras faster around corners than they could handle. At the time, as an anecdote, Tatra became known as the 'Czech Secret Weapon' for the scores of officers who died behind the wheel; at one point official orders were issued forbidding German officers from driving Tatras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 9April, 2014 Report Share Posted 9April, 2014 Also from Wiki , in particular the T87 "It was praised by German officers in World War II for the superior speed and handling it offered for use on the Autobahn" Nothing new , put a young soldier behind the wheel of an older 911 , give him some twisties and he will likely wrap it around a tree on his day off. Put him on the autobahn and he will be fine...unless he has to stop suddenly from high speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 10April, 2014 Report Share Posted 10April, 2014 Reminds me a lot of Buckminster Fullers Dymaxion Car designed in 1933... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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