Beautiful background music to capture the spirit of driving a beautiful Tatra in the beautiful Czech countryside! Visited Czech Republic a few months a go a second time. Definitely very worthwhile to visit the Czech countryside near the Polish border and also worthwhile traveling 100km south of Prague to the Tabor region!
Nádherná T77 - musela skutečně v 30.létech působit na silnicích jako zjevení z jiného světa. Víc takových videí, jen škoda, že není slyšet její motor kromě krátkého okamžiku startu na začátku...
It was well ahead of its time, being the world's first serially produced car designed to be aerodynamic. The air-cooled 3.0L V8 engine has a magnesium alloy block, overhead valves, hemispherical combustion chambers and dry-sump lubrication. It only made 75 horsepower, but that was really all the car needed. Magnesium alloy was also used for the transmission case and in components for the fully independent suspension.
An almost brilliant design. It had an Achille's heel regarding mass centralization. The mass of the engine was located about as far behind the centre of the car as possible. If the rear tires lost traction the rear end of the car would behave like a pendulum and swing the car around. I would have to rate the design of the Citroen DS as better since it did not have any serious short comings while being at least as innovative. The most influential design must be the Austin Mini. Most modern cars are front engined, transversely mounted and front wheel drive. A truly inspiring car should be just as creative with design as style. The Tatra T77 is one of those rare few.
So, eh, basically, like a Porsche 911 Speaking about most influential car T77 was the first production streamlined car, in 1934 already so in this regard >>> Citroen DS Bohemian-born Porsche stole the Tatra design for his first Volkswagen (=Beetle or KdF Hitlerwagen), that later on became flatter Beetle aka 356... still, the same design with engine behind the rear axle and 4cyl boxer (as the 1931 Hans Ledwinka & Paul Jaray Tatra V570) And Volkswagen is today a standard for a fwd shitbox
I have to add another car. I have received a few replies mentioning the Panhard 24. I have looked up this car on the net and have to agree with the people who believe this car may be the most innovative car of all time. I have never seen one. It seems to be able to do more with less. I am sorry I did not know about this car in the sixties. Would I have been sophisticated enough to have appreciated it? @@francouz23
Is there any chance you could put me in contact with the owner of this automobile. I am helping with the restoration of a 1934 tantra southern southern and we’re having great difficulty duplicating the front hubcaps. I’m hoping that I can speak to the owner and maybe get additional information that will allow us to complete them.
Nowdays cars SUCK. Who needs al that useless electronic stuff, switches that you never found out why they are there? Who needs all those noises that remind you that you left the door open? I mean, is humanity becoming so stupid that forgets stuff so easily? Come on. Old cars were simple, yet they were also amazing. You could hear the engine, the wind, the speed. You could feel the car. Today we have sound isolation here, there. Everyone turns on their radio and listens to "music", or what they call music. I feel sorry that nowdays technology took over our lives, I'm sorry. I'm sorry if humanity is becoming so stupid. All cars look the same now and they all sound the same. And they will all be scrapped one day. They have no value. They are tools. Like this comment if you agree.
Rear engined with an air cooled V8 and swing axles, it had such a propensity for oversteer that it was nicknamed 'Czecoslovakia's secret weapon' in World War II.
Oscar Espinosam ...To bad it was designed by Germans. The allies call it that Name because it was very Popular amongst NS officials who sometimes made accidents at high speed and died.
Lena Schumann: Chief engineer Hans Ledwinka and his son Erich was Austriens with Czech ancestors, because Ledwinka is a Czech surname. Erich Überlacker had Czechoslovak citizenship till german occupation and gained his education at the University of Prague. Ferdinand Porsche had Czechoslovak citizenship till his 59 years of joining the Nazi party. According to your logic, Mercedes is a Czech company because the founder of Emil Jellinek was Czech and BMW is a Slovak company, as the chief designer Josef Kaban is Slovak. If Czechs hate the Germans it is for their superiority complex. Your hate speech is stupid and does not belong to the 21st century.
Well, you´re wrong, as write Tomas Fuchs, Hans Ledwinka wasn´t a German, he was Austrian-Czech descent. And even Porsche, who stole with help of "Adolf H" design ideas for KDF Wagen (WV Beetle) and later for Porsche wasn´t clear German.
@@lenaschumann1373 The Nazis would have lost WW III after 6 months without czech tanks used to attack France. It was Germany who depended on Czech technology and production capacity, not the other way round.
This Car was developed by Germans. After the war the Engineers were imprisoned for being "Nazis" by Communists. Who, however, continued to build this model until 1950.
You are partially right - The chief designer (and wartime director of Tatra ) Hans Ledwinka, was imprisoned following the end of the war, was tried and put to jail in Novy Jicin. His name was cleared of all charges and he was offered a return to the leading position in Tatra. Understandably he chose to exercise his right as an Austrian citizen and left Czechslovakia. I believe that both Erich Ledwinka and Erich Uberlacker went on to work for Steyer-Puch before or early on when the war started. I cannot say whether Hans Ledwinka did aid nazis above his role in the company. He was known to dislike Czech people, which is a sentiment I can understand. The last male member of Ringhoffer family - owners of Tatra - died in eastern germany in NKVD internation camp in 1946. As for the car - This is Pavel Kasik's T 77a - this model was discontinued in 1938. The following t87 was manufactured in early war years and after the war. Smaller, more affordable Tatra T97 was made before the war and was replaced by T600. T 600 is the last Tatra Hans Ledwinka consulted upon - the engineers visiting him in his cell in Novy Jicin. I personally consider it a great tragedy that Czechs and Germans were not able to live peacefully together following the uprise of nationalism of the early twentieth century. Perhaps we can learn the lesson and give the credit where it is due, in this case to a brilliant Austrian engineer, his son, his german friend and all those nameless people who come together to build their vision. And perhaps, when we are all done, we can think a bit about times in which they found themselves back then and work together so we don't find ourselves in such times too. And I agree with you that remembering history is a good way to start.
Tak já osobně jsem poprvé slyšel zvuk motoru u tak_"starého"auta a musím říct, že to je prostě nádhera a krása.
Beautiful background music to capture the spirit of driving a beautiful Tatra in the beautiful Czech countryside! Visited Czech Republic a few months a go a second time. Definitely very worthwhile to visit the Czech countryside near the Polish border and also worthwhile traveling 100km south of Prague to the Tabor region!
Such a great car the 77 was, fast, aerodynamic, simple, and bulletproof design
Je to prostě pecka... Ten prostor, výhled a představím li si ten bublajici motor... Nádhera...
Europe has and had the most beautiful cars!!!!
Was für ein herrliches und majästätisches Auto ! Tatra finde ich genauso faszinierend , wie Citroën.
Ein wunderschönes Auto !👍🏻👍🏻 Außen , wie auch von innen . Dieses Holz und Leder . Diese Form , der Motor 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nádherná T77 - musela skutečně v 30.létech působit na silnicích jako zjevení z jiného světa.
Víc takových videí, jen škoda, že není slyšet její motor kromě krátkého okamžiku startu na začátku...
O carro mais lindo que já existiu!
This was beautiful video
It was well ahead of its time, being the world's first serially produced car designed to be aerodynamic. The air-cooled 3.0L V8 engine has a magnesium alloy block, overhead valves, hemispherical combustion chambers and dry-sump lubrication. It only made 75 horsepower, but that was really all the car needed. Magnesium alloy was also used for the transmission case and in components for the fully independent suspension.
this car was ahead of it's time when it was about design.
It looks like a 1950's to me.
An almost brilliant design. It had an Achille's heel regarding mass centralization. The mass of the engine was located about as far behind the centre of the car as possible. If the rear tires lost traction the rear end of the car would behave like a pendulum and swing the car around. I would have to rate the design of the Citroen DS as better since it did not have any serious short comings while being at least as innovative. The most influential design must be the Austin Mini. Most modern cars are front engined, transversely mounted and front wheel drive. A truly inspiring car should be just as creative with design as style. The Tatra T77 is one of those rare few.
So, eh, basically, like a Porsche 911
Speaking about most influential car
T77 was the first production streamlined car, in 1934 already so in this regard >>> Citroen DS
Bohemian-born Porsche stole the Tatra design for his first Volkswagen (=Beetle or KdF Hitlerwagen), that later on became flatter Beetle aka 356... still, the same design with engine behind the rear axle and 4cyl boxer (as the 1931 Hans Ledwinka & Paul Jaray Tatra V570)
And Volkswagen is today a standard for a fwd shitbox
I have to add another car. I have received a few replies mentioning the Panhard 24. I have looked up this car on the net and have to agree with the people who believe this car may be the most innovative car of all time. I have never seen one. It seems to be able to do more with less. I am sorry I did not know about this car in the sixties. Would I have been sophisticated enough to have appreciated it? @@francouz23
absolutna fascinacia
This car is a Beetle, Porsche , Citroen DS!
wonderful !
Bohyně a matka všech vozu s motorem v zádi :)
Translation please!
@@Myrtone je to kurva boží vůz
Piece of art...
Is there any chance you could put me in contact with the owner of this automobile. I am helping with the restoration of a 1934 tantra southern southern and we’re having great difficulty duplicating the front hubcaps. I’m hoping that I can speak to the owner and maybe get additional information that will allow us to complete them.
T77 (not 77A) is the most beautiful of all the tatras. Great restoration work, great car.
What music was used for this video??
The great Hans Ledwinka was the driving force behind Tatra !! 💯👍
I love to drive that to the Woodward Dream Cruise!
wozu der rückspiegel in der mitte?
Right hand drive!?
Yeah, we switched sides with Hitler in 39 (actually he made us) - up until then we were lefties
Also, so einen brauch ich. Angebote für die Sammlung bitte!
Love the fin.
Why is the steerimng on wrong side
To put it simply. Until 1939, driving in Czechoslovakia was on the left, so the steering wheel was on the other side.
A British model?
Yeahhh very good.
Nowdays cars SUCK.
Who needs al that useless electronic stuff, switches that you never found out why they are there? Who needs all those noises that remind you that you left the door open?
I mean, is humanity becoming so stupid that forgets stuff so easily? Come on.
Old cars were simple, yet they were also amazing. You could hear the engine, the wind, the speed. You could feel the car. Today we have sound isolation here, there. Everyone turns on their radio and listens to "music", or what they call music.
I feel sorry that nowdays technology took over our lives, I'm sorry. I'm sorry if humanity is becoming so stupid.
All cars look the same now and they all sound the same. And they will all be scrapped one day. They have no value. They are tools.
Like this comment if you agree.
A car with charisma: how come it is RHD [sorry if someone else has asked you this already ]?
a favorite whip of ss guards
Rear engined with an air cooled V8 and swing axles, it had such a
propensity for oversteer that it was nicknamed 'Czecoslovakia's secret
weapon' in World War II.
Oscar Espinosam ...To bad it was designed by Germans. The allies call it that Name because it was very Popular amongst NS officials who sometimes made accidents at high speed and died.
Oscar Espinosam Funny how Czechs always call us Germans names and hate us but somehow our Technology is good enough to claim it as their own.
Lena Schumann: Chief engineer Hans Ledwinka and his son Erich was Austriens with Czech ancestors, because Ledwinka is a Czech surname. Erich Überlacker had Czechoslovak citizenship till german occupation and gained his education at the University of Prague. Ferdinand Porsche had Czechoslovak citizenship till his 59 years of joining the Nazi party. According to your logic, Mercedes is a Czech company because the founder of Emil Jellinek was Czech and BMW is a Slovak company, as the chief designer Josef Kaban is Slovak. If Czechs hate the Germans it is for their superiority complex. Your hate speech is stupid and does not belong to the 21st century.
Well, you´re wrong, as write Tomas Fuchs, Hans Ledwinka wasn´t a German, he was Austrian-Czech descent. And even Porsche, who stole with help of "Adolf H" design ideas for KDF Wagen (WV Beetle) and later for Porsche wasn´t clear German.
@@lenaschumann1373 The Nazis would have lost WW III after 6 months without czech tanks used to attack France. It was Germany who depended on Czech technology and production capacity, not the other way round.
This Car was developed by Germans. After the war the Engineers were imprisoned for being "Nazis" by Communists. Who, however, continued to build this model until 1950.
You are completely crazy!
You are partially right - The chief designer (and wartime director of Tatra ) Hans Ledwinka, was imprisoned following the end of the war, was tried and put to jail in Novy Jicin. His name was cleared of all charges and he was offered a return to the leading position in Tatra. Understandably he chose to exercise his right as an Austrian citizen and left Czechslovakia. I believe that both Erich Ledwinka and Erich Uberlacker went on to work for Steyer-Puch before or early on when the war started. I cannot say whether Hans Ledwinka did aid nazis above his role in the company. He was known to dislike Czech people, which is a sentiment I can understand. The last male member of Ringhoffer family - owners of Tatra - died in eastern germany in NKVD internation camp in 1946.
As for the car - This is Pavel Kasik's T 77a - this model was discontinued in 1938. The following t87 was manufactured in early war years and after the war. Smaller, more affordable Tatra T97 was made before the war and was replaced by T600. T 600 is the last Tatra Hans Ledwinka consulted upon - the engineers visiting him in his cell in Novy Jicin.
I personally consider it a great tragedy that Czechs and Germans were not able to live peacefully together following the uprise of nationalism of the early twentieth century. Perhaps we can learn the lesson and give the credit where it is due, in this case to a brilliant Austrian engineer, his son, his german friend and all those nameless people who come together to build their vision. And perhaps, when we are all done, we can think a bit about times in which they found themselves back then and work together so we don't find ourselves in such times too. And I agree with you that remembering history is a good way to start.
Lena ,Lena. You got mental problems you need some help with? I see your silly misleading comments on many TATRA videos. Grow up!