There are several reasons why the Tatra 87, whose roots go back to the 1930s, has so many fans. These include design in particular. The luxury sedan stands out with its extremely impressive shapes, behind it is the so-called streamlined body – ie aerodynamically optimized.
By the way, after the war, at Volkswagen, in the air tunnel of the Tatra mountains, they measured an air resistance coefficient of 0.36.
The T87 is also an interesting Tatra concept. The base is a central support frame, which splits in the shape of the letter Y at the back The rear axle is on two pivoting half-axles, all the wheels are independently suspended .
The drive unit can be found behind the rear axle, and is actually an air-cooled engine. The three-liter forked eight-cylinder has an OHC valve train, that is, with a camshaft in the cylinder head, which was not generally used until much later after the war. Before that, it belonged only to sports cars.
Power was 75 bhp (55 kW) at 3,600 rpm, filling was provided by a two-drop carburettor and the engine was air-cooled by a pair of radial fans driven by V-belts.
Despite the relatively small power and relatively large dimensions (it was a large car at the time), the Tatra 87 was able to drive quickly, thanks to its best aerodynamics. The top speed then announced was an impressive 160 km/h, maintained at 135 km/h.
The Tatra 87 was not only the fastest Czech (or, if you prefer, Czechoslovakian) car at the time, but it was even among the fastest cars in the world. At the same time, it was not too thirsty, the average consumption of around 12 l / 100 km was very favorable at the time. The main advantage was again aerodynamics.
The first prototypes were created in 1936, and two years later, serial production was in full swing. In the end, in two series, production reached 3,023 units – of which 1,652 samples were created after the Second World War. The T87 lasted in production until 1950.
Photo: Mobile.de
Because we love the Tatra 87 so much, we regularly check to see if there are any for sale. And now there is just such a thing. It is a device from 1947, which is available, for example, through the Mobile.de portal in Slovakia. Unfortunately, the seller does not provide much information about the car, but he mentions the complete history and the presence of the first powertrain.
In the pictures, the car seems to be well preserved, we can also see the red interior. The price corresponds to the status of this legendary car, so it is not low. The T87 is on sale for 250,000 euros, ie about 6.3 million crowns.
2024-11-02 18:00:00
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