Tatra T613
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The Tatra 613 was a large luxury car with rear mounted air-cooled engine manufactured by Czech
manufacturer Tatra
from the 1970s to the 1990s, as a replacement for the Tatra 603 series.
It featured an all new body styled by Vignale
of Italy
and used a dohc
air-cooled V8 of 3.5 or 4.3 litres. The design was updated a further five times until being replaced by the Tatra 700 in 1996, itself a restyled T613-5.
The Tatra 613 vehicles were mostly used by the government officials, the industry executives and in limited numbers were also used as police cars and as the rapid response fire fighting and rescue vehicles during motorsport events.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
manufacturer Tatra
Tatra (car)
Tatra is a vehicle manufacturer in Kopřivnice, Czech Republic. The company was founded in 1850 as Schustala & Company later renamed Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft, a wagon and carriage manufacturer, and in 1897 produced the first motor car in central Europe, the Präsident. In 1918, it...
from the 1970s to the 1990s, as a replacement for the Tatra 603 series.
It featured an all new body styled by Vignale
Vignale
Vignale was an Italian automobile coachbuilder company. Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale was established in 1948 at Via Cigliano, Turin by Alfredo Vignale in Grugliasco, near Turin ....
of Italy
Italy
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and used a dohc
Overhead camshaft
Overhead cam valvetrain configurations place the engine camshaft within the cylinder heads, above the combustion chambers, and drive the valves or lifters in a more direct manner compared to overhead valves and pushrods...
air-cooled V8 of 3.5 or 4.3 litres. The design was updated a further five times until being replaced by the Tatra 700 in 1996, itself a restyled T613-5.
The Tatra 613 vehicles were mostly used by the government officials, the industry executives and in limited numbers were also used as police cars and as the rapid response fire fighting and rescue vehicles during motorsport events.