Talk:Tatra (car)

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"It went on producing some high end and technically advanced models until 1957 when it presentend the astounding Tatra 603." So, tell us what was so astounding about the Tatra 603? Wondering simply, -- Infrogmation 05:34 8 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Just look at it. ;) Seriously: the car has been featured in a movie as an example of fantastic (as in, fantasy-like) design, has been used as a base for a futuristic car at an exhibibition, and had been one of those 'when does it go on sale?' hits at another. And that was all in the past year or two.. Hertog (talk) 20:23, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

I believe that the Tatra T603 was a 180 degree V8, if this is true I believe it would be worth mentioning. I will try to find my pictures of a very nice specimen which resides in Toronto, Canada.

No it was a 90 degree V8, see picture at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/HYPHEN/tatragal.htm // Liftarn
I just added some pictures of the T603 and T613 engines. E Asterion u talking to me? 18:45, 24 July 2006 (UTC)


Three headlights: is it correct to say that the T603 had three headlights? Looks more like the T77 and T87...

Early T603s had three headlights behind a glass screen, but they were not, as asserted, 'unique'. Ref. Tucker '48 Sedan, Austin A90 Atlantic, etc., etc.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Heckmotor (talk • contribs) 07:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

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[edit] War Years

Citation #1, supporting the oft-quoted, probably apocryphal reference to the big Tatra's reputation as a 'Czech secret weapon', due to the attrition of its German officer drivers, is an ill-informed, lightweight novelty article from Time magazine that has no place in any encyclopaedia. It would be good to see a lot of Tatra 'received wisdom' corroborated by authorititive reference sources, but not justified with material like this. Heckmotor (talk) 20:07, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

    • It was just an anecdote at the times , no harm done mentioning it ( yes I know no trivia on Wikipedia) but if you don't like it, edit it please. Stonufka (talk) 13:43, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
    • I found a reference to it in a book called Car Wars, though I unfortunately lost the book so I cannot tell what their source was. However, the authors seemed to be quite thorough in their research. Hertog (talk) 20:08, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Tatra-t97-small.JPG

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Tatra logo.gif

Image:Tatra logo.gif is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 04:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I believe that Adolf Hitler was a fan of the Tatra marque and it was under his "tutelage" that Porsche copied Tatra's idea for the peoples car. No better way to deal with a patent infringement suit than invade :-)

[edit] L.A Autoshow : Tatra 603-Faurecia Premium Attitude

http://news.caradisiac.com/L-A-Autoshow-Tatra-603-Faurecia-Premium-Attitude-433

Unfortunately in French, but the pictures speak for themselves.


There is a picture blocking text --Matt (talk) 00:51, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recomendation to split or rename the article ...

  • I recommend to either split the article to separate car and truck division or to rename e.g. Tatra_Automobiles, perhaps separating the cars and trucks will serve its purpose better like e.g. the articles about Volvo trucks and Volvo cars Any comments? Stonufka (talk) 13:34, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
    • The history of Tatra cars and Tatra Trucks has been intertwined, and it always has been one company. Volvo Cars is at the moment owned by Ford, and Volvo trucks is a different, private company. Tatra has never made such a split, and is still more or less the same company even though they produce trucks only at the moment. Furthermore, one of Tatra's discerning qualities, the famous air-cooled engine, is found in cars and trucks alike. Splitting it will only create much cross-referencing to the shared history of the company Hertog (talk) 20:16, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In text citation

I'm not going to satisfy someone's obsession with in text citation, please be reasonable whats next! citing every sentence, so go ahead and have your way and your template, its like those who deleted the Tatra logo while they have nothing against countless other manufacturers logos on Wikipedia just because there was no elaborate fair use rationale. The IP correctness gone mad .... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stonufka (talk • contribs) 13:29, 11 March 2008 (UTC)