Tatra 97

Tatra 97

The Tatra 97 is a car model of the then Czechoslovak and Czech manufacturer Tatra today the middle class. It was established as a smaller version of the Tatra 87 from 1937 to 1939. A total of 508 vehicles were produced in the three years of production. Was succeeded in 1946, the modernized Type 107, which was replaced by the Tatra 600 Tatra plan in 1948.

History

The Tatra 97 1937 presented simultaneously with the larger Type 87. The car had a shorter 470 mm body in the same design as the larger model. For this he received a four-cylinder OHC boxer engine newly developed 1750 cc. All copies contributed, such as the type 77 A and T87, a Luftleitflosse. The first models had yet pendulum Winker, subsequent vehicles were produced with turn signals on the front fenders.

Similarities with the KdF-Wagen/VW Beetle

Both the modern design and the technical specifications such as the air-cooled four - cylinder boxer engine at the rear of the vehicle to give the T97 a striking resemblance to the KdF-Wagen, later known as the Beetle. It is thought that the Porsche designs of Tatra related, since he had to introduce a concept under enormous pressure. According to the book " Car Wars" Adolf Hitler said, the Tatra was his " dream car for the German motorways ". Later Ferdinand Porsche admitted to have been copied in the development of the KdF Car at Hans Ledwinka.

Even before the Second World War, Tatra sued Porsche for damages, Hitler stopped the action and promised a settlement. After the German occupation of Czechoslovakia the production of Tatra vehicle was stopped immediately. Only in 1961 were awarded by Volkswagen AG for patent infringement on engine design and DM 3,000,000 Tatras.

Specifications

Type 97 Year 1937-39

  • Length: 4270 mm
  • Width: 1610 mm
  • Overall height: 1450 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2600 mm
  • Front track width: 1250 mm
  • Rear track: 1230 mm
  • Ground clearance: 210 mm
  • Engine: air-cooled OHC four-cylinder boxer engine, (1 axial cooling fan )
  • Displacement: 1749 cm ³
  • Power: 40 hp (29 kW) at 3500 rpm
  • Synchronized single-plate dry clutch, four-speed manual transmission with floor shift, 3rd and 4th gear: Gear
  • Drive: Rear Wheel Drive
  • Curb weight 1150 kg
  • Speed ​​130 km / h ( factory specification )
  • Standard consumption: 11.0 l/100 km
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