Tatra T80
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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...
designed by Hans Ledwinka
Hans Ledwinka
Hans Ledwinka was an Austrian automobile designer.- Youth :Ledwinka was born was born in Klosterneuburg , near Vienna, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire....
in 1931. It was the flagship of Tatra at the time, powered by water-cooled 5991 cc V12 engine
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
, including the familiar backbone chassis and swing axle suspension. With engine power of 120 bhp the car has top speed of 140 kilometre per hour.
Literature
- Tatra Automobiles - Luxury Cars from Koprivnice 1920-1940 by Miroslav Gomola, AGM publisher Czech republic