1947 Tatra T87 at The Klairmont Kollections on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in Chicago IL at The Klairmont Kollections museum on 11-23-15.
We're looking at a 1947 Tatra T87. The car features a unique center headlight (designed to be a fog light) and an aero dynamic tail.
The car's a part of the Klairmont Kollections museum. Andrew Vogel, Vice President Sales & Marketing shares info regarding this car.
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[@MilanPokorny]

I think it's good to mention that this particular model was in production since 1936; with its 100 mph (160 km/h) top speed and 19 mpg (12.5 l/100km) it was kinda ahead of its time.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@MilanPokorny]

If you like this car, you may also want to look at the work of documentarists Hanzelka and Zikmund, who travelled across Africa and Latin America with Tatra 87 between 1947 and 1950 (they left democracy and came back to one-party regime). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanzelka_and_Zikmund

[@MilanPokorny]

My dad used to have Tatra 57 (this one before i was born) and later Tatra 603 (when i was a kid) :)

[@loucostabile]

How cool was that driving around in? That must have been fun! Lou

[@MilanPokorny]

I was a little kid back then, i don't remember much, except it was big and had a comfortable suspension, so no fast cornering, i suppose, but in the straight line it was faster than almost anything else on czechoslovakian roads, despite it already was an old car in early 80s. Unfortunately, the car didn't end well, some guy who did maintenance took it for a test ride and wrecked it :( We had a Lada after that and it was horribly uncomfortable, especially compared to the T603.

[@philliplopez8745]

I understand that it was always the favorite of the " smugglers " it could out run anything . And had a lot of storage .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Phillip Lopez, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@vanceblosser2155]

I love Tatras and this one is beautiful. The timeline seems to be a bit off, however. It sounded like he indicated that Dr. Porsche got his ideas from this (1947) model and started building beetles a couple of years later. Move that back about 15 years, the VW factory was built in the mid 30s and Porsche had worked with Hans Ledwinka (designer of this car) before that time. As far as the unibody construction, Citroen was first with the Traction Avant of 1934, They purchased the equipment to make the bodies from AMI/Budd manufacturing in the United States. It was front wheel drive. The Tatra was more sophisticated in it's engine design, featuring overhead cams on each of it's two cylinder banks. It was also very tail heavy and could break loose very suddenly in turns, especially to someone unfamiliar with it, which the invading Nazis learned when they commandeered them.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Vance Blosser, Glad you found on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@11094DEREK]

Wow very cool car

[@loucostabile]

+11094DEREK I've not seen this Maker / Model before so it's fun to video cars I don't know anything about, thanks for viewing, Lou

[@wernersievers3153]

Hallo Lou .Tatra baute Autos die etwas anders aussahen wie die ""Normalen"" ,in einer guten verarbeitung. Auch Lkw ,Pkw ,und Straßenbahnen . T 87 ist ein besonders schönes Modell 3 Lampen vorne die Amaturen die Formgebung!

[@loucostabile]

Hello Werner, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@elizabethcherry920]

he for got to tell you the engine is made of magnesium what a lovely car, this and the newer 613 are my favorite Tatras

[@loucostabile]

+Elizabeth Cherry Hi Elizabeth, good info to know, thanks Lou

[@megaswenson]

Elizabeth Cherry, was the engine actually cast from pure magnesium? Or was there a metal amalgam which included magnesium? Or was it just a plating? In any event, that's very interesting.

[@janv777]

@@megaswenson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektron_(alloy)

[@fimedu]

For everyone who wants to know more about Tatra : en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_87

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@elizabethcherry920]

it was called the Nazi killer, Jay Leno got one, but I hate to say it this looks better then Jay's

[@loucostabile]

Hi Elizabeth, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@ottooto1266]

i also have such car in georgia, tbilisi

[@loucostabile]

You have a cool car too :-) Same year?

[@ottooto1266]

Lou Costabile no, mine is 1940, there is a small differenes between front side

[@fimedu]

And here is website of company in Czech Republic which is specialized in restoring Tatras, using original parts and documentation: www.ecorra.com/en/o_firme/

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy, Lou

[@paveldrakous4685]

Soviet made??.. O no no no sir..

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing.