Tatra 603 happy journey part 1

[@5610winston]

Drive it like you stole it! Great display of the dynamics and stability of the rear-mounted V-8!

Proste super. Nejfantastictejsi auto česke výroby. Super video, super auto a pan řidič to měl pekne v rukou.

[@blueturkey]

Great video - Also, it is uncut with the original soundtrack. Phenominal looking car.

[@5610winston]

Drive it like you stole it! Great demonstration of the stability and dynamics of the rear-mounted V-8. I hope this posts this time!

[@4tom2u]

must say that Checs always knew how to make a car before many others, so I don.t wonder why Germans wanted their industry in ww2 and imagine there were not Russians in the past, guess Škoda and Tatra would be better than Mercedes or VW today. very nice vid. -Greetings from Croatia

[@Pobikk]

Yeah, yeah :) the good Czechoslovak hands, for now it is only history :( Tatra 603 is luxury go-cart, I love it...

[@dj_hammi]

to je stroj a řidič,ten jí drtí.krása

[@Bernd4711]

My 603-1 is outside green with white roof. The interiour is also green/white (factory original). The car is since 1965 in family property.

[@widowprickler]

Tatra 603 is the most beautyful car ever. I want one.

[@prazav8]

Yes you are right about central planning, its sucks, im glad we sent comunist where they belong to 18years ago. But Tatra was only for goverment and big red heads. He was maybe allowed to wait for some 4cylinder Skoda or so. This movie was taken in time when in Czechoslovakia was in mood for some changes, i guess thats why its so optimistic, but then in 1968 came Russian army to stop that.

[@motoTOM10]

to čumím...dobře akční! :-)

[@Klottelitsch]

603 is fantastic car it was something as Citroen DS but made in Czechia

[@peles73]

Wonderful car! :)

[@merks62]

I guess he's whistling because it's only three more years until he's at the top of the waiting list for his own Tatra. Central planning rules!

[@Bernd4711]

Neither nor. My father was never a communist and also did not care about politic. But he was the very first private owner of a Tatra 603 in the entire Ex-Czechoslovakia.

[@FDXr]

Nejkrásnější auto co se u nás udělalo.

[@jlalis]

Jéžišmarja, mladej Babka:-) skoro jsem ho nepoznal. Co toje za video????? to ej úžasný! :-) 50 let starý, 603 to metelí po jakési prastaré dálnici, pak přes pole, přes potok, pak to prasí skrz úzké uličky Krumlova...co to je??? :-) to je tak bizarní.

[@Bernd4711]

I also have a original 603-1 :-)

[@bricology]

I believe this was from the "it seemed like a good idea at the time" department. Twenty-seven crashed Tatras later (and 11 pedestrians run over), the moral of the story is clear: buy a new Tatra, drive it like a maniac, and the babes will shake your hand, and the police will present you with a "happy journey" placard.

[@kamlis]

super reklama!!!!!!!!

[@stormvorm]

The Slogan should have been: Tatra, hoon like a gentleman.

[@janborrowitz]

Wir entschuldigen uns sehr, aber....du weißt warum :-)

[@kibicz]

Ta třicítka na přehledný rovince s radarem je jako by to bylo dnes:-D no spíš :-/

[@ajivins1]

I think there's one of these in 'The Strangerers'.

[@hostbay]

whistling... LIKE A BAWS!

[@osiriusy2k]

Rád bych viděl současné limuzíny (Audi, BMW, Mercedes), kdyby toto měli natočit jako "remake"... to by asi moc dobře nepochodily...

[@NightFlash24]

Could someone tell me please the name of this city, and/or the name of the area where this film was shot? Very beautiful roads, mountains, and old town, i have a tour of middle-europe in mind and i would very-very like to visit this place someday. I just hope the comrades havent destroyed this old city back then:( Greetings from Hungary!

[@dejv771]

lol.nice

[@blakegriplingph]

Where's Mr. Poe?

[@mrspivvy]

Two things bother me- why would it pay to advertise a car to what was a captive market? secondly, these were only ever available to party officials and police- so for any joe public who ever got a ride in one, it sure wouldnt have been a happy journey for them!

[@eatonjask]

No, actually, in 1962 Tatra was actively selling these into western markets (excepting, maybe, the US). There were Tatra dealers in cities like Vancouver, London, and Helsinki, and some of those exported Tatras survive to this day. Inside the Communist bloc, there was competition from Volgas and ZILs in the purchase of official cars in countries such as Poland, Hungary, and even Cuba, so there, advertising was useful. And, don't discount the tendency of the communist officialdom to want to copy the West, even in 1962 - if Opel and Ford had ads, Tatra wanted them too.

[@Citronenfreund]

Liebe Tschechen , warum habt Ihr uns (Westdeutschen) diese schönen Autos vorenthalten und uns blos billige Skodas verkauft ? Der T603 hätte sich hier bestimmt auch gut verkaufen lassen . Gehört zusammen mit T77 ,T87 ,Citroen DS ,CX undGSA zu den schönsten Autos der Welt .