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RE: Tatra
>>>I remember the V8 engined Tatras, back in about 1990?
They imported some to Western Europe, but they never sold.
Nice to see some still exist, even if only as a silhouette!
I think Roger Wills had one for Historic Racing a while back. >>>
Just not a silhouette, in fact the car is a unique specimen of a prototype "Tatra 700 tudor" made in 1989-90 by the Tatra factory, later bought by Hajdusek brothers (the former Czech ice hockey players) and rebuilt for GT racing. Excepted for some carbon body parts, the chassis and engine incl. its arrangement (above rear axle) are original, as in all Tatra 613/700 series. Tuned to some 450-550HP, the car successfully competed with Porsches 996 GT Cup in Czech GT championships during 2002-2009, even if not as fast as Charouz's ex-DTM Mercedes cars.
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