ADAC Opel Classic Oldtimerfahrt Thüringen Fotografiert am Altensteiner Schloss
Picture added on 01 January 2011 at 15:04
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1926 Tatra T12 Open Tourer.
Tatra succeeded Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau in 1923 and designer Hans Ledwinka revolutionized existing design principles by creating a frameless car with a large diameter backbone tube, in place of a conventional chassis. The engine, front mounted, was an air cooled two cylinder unit of 1056cc giving 12hp, mounted transversely above the front axle. The T 11 was replaced in 1926 by the similar T 12 which had four wheel brakes. A further development was the 1926 T 17 with a 1, 930cc water-cooled six- cylinder engine and fully independent suspension. In 1927 the company was formally renamed Tatra a.s..
Tatra succeeded Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau in 1923 and designer Hans Ledwinka revolutionized existing design principles by creating a frameless car with a large diameter backbone tube, in place of a conventional chassis.
The engine, front mounted, was an air cooled two cylinder unit of 1056cc giving 12hp, mounted transversely above the front axle. The T 11 was replaced in 1926 by the similar T 12 which had four wheel brakes. A further development was the 1926 T 17 with a 1, 930cc water-cooled six- cylinder engine and fully independent suspension. In 1927 the company was formally renamed Tatra a.s..
Added by Louis van der Meijden on 28 January 2012.