Rear-engine air-cooled V8 anyone? 

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 08/22/2018 at 17:10 • Filed to: Tatra, Bring a Trailer

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This car is so beautiful and odd - I’d love to own it for a bit, but it’s gonna take a lot of monies.

Just watch out for snap oversteer...

LOREM IPSUM > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 17:23

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It’s like a Mercury and a Beetle secretly got it on in the 50 's, and this is their happy little love child.

BeaterGT > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 17:26

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What a strange beast with a face only a mother could love.

Another neat tidbit from the listing is about the owner (emphasis mine),

The seller is a collector of interesting and oddball vintage cars, and this T87 shares garage space with a Messerschmitt KR200, Fiat Multipla , Hudson Hornet, Citroen Traction Avant, and Bentley 4 1/4 Saloon, among others.

WilliamsSW > LOREM IPSUM 08/22/2018 at 17:27

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Yeah - except that this car predates both of them.  Introduced in 1936.

WilliamsSW > BeaterGT 08/22/2018 at 17:29

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Needs more Chr ysler Airflow, methinks. The seller certainly has eclectic tastes!

LOREM IPSUM > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 17:31

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1.21 gigawatts.

WilliamsSW > LOREM IPSUM 08/22/2018 at 17:38

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and 88 mph - yeah that would do it!

BeaterGT > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 17:38

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Didn’t know about the Airflow, what a cool ride.

WilliamsSW > BeaterGT 08/22/2018 at 17:50

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Very cool - but too far ahead of its time, apparently.

Greasyplease > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 17:56

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If you're ever in Minnesota the Minneapolis institute of art has one on display!

Nauraushaun > WilliamsSW 08/22/2018 at 18:04

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Beautiful, can’t even imagine wanting to lift that flimsy old engine cover up.

How many rear V8s can there possibly be in the world?

Nauraushaun > BeaterGT 08/22/2018 at 18:05

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Selling the Tatra to make room for the Multipla. C’mon bro..

BeaterGT > Nauraushaun 08/22/2018 at 18:20

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Multiple Multipla, what more can a guy ask for?

Cé hé sin > Nauraushaun 08/22/2018 at 18:21

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Quite a few, but I’d guess they’re nearly all by Tatra.

Here’s the end of the line:

Aesthetically challenged, but that wasn’t unusual for a T atra.

InFierority Complex > BeaterGT 08/22/2018 at 19:09

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I think it’s safe to assume that it’s this Multipla

not this

BeaterGT > InFierority Complex 08/22/2018 at 20:23

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That makes much more sense.  What an evolution.

Nauraushaun > Cé hé sin 08/23/2018 at 07:18

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But did they ever really do volume? Even if they had ten models, did they ever build 1000 cars?

Cé hé sin > Nauraushaun 08/23/2018 at 09:39

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Wiki is your friend....

Some of the earlier models were made in the thousands over a long period, but the last did only 75.

Nauraushaun > Cé hé sin 08/23/2018 at 22:54

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After I wrote that comment I read the entire Wiki on Tatra and some of its models too. :)

I like them. I’d like to have one. There are probably none in Australia