Harry P. Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Remember... don't post any hints or answers here. PM me with your answer. I need year, make and model. The answer: 1961 Tatra 603 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 I looks like it's already chopped! Cool. Don't know wat it is, but it's cool to me jus tha same!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Yeahhhhh..... riiiight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hint: It's not a VW... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nice alignment on the side chrome trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 4, 2010 Author Share Posted October 4, 2010 Nice alignment on the side chrome trim. Must have been built on a Friday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hmmmm...... 3 days and not one correct answer yet! Time for a hint. Hint: this car (or bus or van or whatever you want to call it) was made by a manufacturer that also made "regular" cars, too. And there is a connection between this manufacturer and VW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) You got mail......and the rear view is kool!! Edited October 6, 2010 by MikeMc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 I guess this one was too hard for you... Only TWO people got it! It's a 1961 Tatra T-603 MB. Take a bow, MikeMc and Badluck 13! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Man, you can't tell how small it is until you see the driver at the wheel. Just imagine how jammed together everyone would be in a full bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badluck 13 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I have always liked the T603 sedan models,they also had the "Air Cooled' V8's,but this is coming from someone who owns a VW and a 'Vair!!!! ,love to have a T603 sedan,that way it would complete my 1:1 collection,a 4cyl,6cyl,and a 8cyl "Air Sucker"!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 BTW... the Tatra-VW connection: First, Tatras are rear-engine, air-cooled cars, like VWs of the time were. And this little incident (from wikipedia): Both the streamlined design and the technical specifications, especially the air-cooled flat-four engine mounted in the back, give the Tatra T97 a striking resemblance to the KdF-Wagen or Volkswagen (Beetle). It is believed that Ferdinand Porsche used Tatra's designs since he was under huge pressure to design the Volkswagen quickly and cheaply[2]. According to the book Car Wars, Adolf Hitler called the Tatra "the kind of car I want for my highways."[2] Ferdinand Porsche later admitted 'to have looked over Hans Ledwinka's (designer who worked for Tatra) shoulders' while designing the Volkswagen.[2] Tatra sued Porsche for damages, and Porsche was willing to settle. However, Hitler canceled this, saying 'he would settle the matter.' [3] When Czechoslovakia was invaded by the Nazis, the production of the T97 was immediately halted by Hitler, and the lawsuit was dropped. Porsche's successors later acknowledged the influence of Ledwinka's Tatra models on the Porsche-designed Kdf-Wagen of 1938 (later known as the VW Beetle). After the war, Tatra reopened the lawsuit against Volkswagen. In 1967, the matter was settled when Volkswagen paid Tatra 3,000,000 Deutsche Mark in compensation. Tatra T97: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Zoom Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hmmm...I see a theme here. We went from bodacious Tatas to bodacious Tatras. Where you go from here...I have no clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 Hmmm...I see a theme here. We went from bodacious Tatas to bodacious Tatras. Where you go from here...I have no clue I could go with a nice pair of hooters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Nope its not a Hemi....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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