Tatra 87 passenger car

On view in Munich
DesignLedwinka, Hans (1878 - 1967) GND
ProductionTatra-Werke
Date Draft1937
DesignLedwinka, Hans (1878 - 1967) GND
ProductionTatra-Werke
Date Draft1937

The Tatra was the world's first mass-produced streamlined vehicle. Equipped with the characteristic rear fin and an air-cooled V8 engine, it could reach speeds of up to 165 kilometres per hour.

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Further detail

DesignLedwinka, Hans (1878 - 1967) GND
ProductionTatra-Werke
Date Draft1937
Place of productionNesselsdorf (Kopřivnice), Czech Republic GND
Size Höhe: 150 cm, Breite: 167 cm, Länge: 474 cm
MaterialMetal, Silver lacquered
Coloursilver
GenreVehicles
Inventory no585/93