Legendární Tatra 613 a její sourozenci – Tuček Jan (2021)

The Tatra 613 has written one of the longest and most colorful chapters in our automotive history. It was born in the second half of the 1960s during a period of social relaxation, and its design with an air-cooled V8 engine placed above the rear axle was unlike anything that was common in the world at that time. It became the first Czechoslovak car with a body designed in Italy, at the renowned Turin studio Vignale, and as time has shown, this choice was correct. The book is primarily dedicated to the personal cars of the last generation of Tatra, the T 613 and T 700 with an air-cooled V8 engine above the rear axle. It recalls all versions of the 613 from 1969 to 1997, including the luxury versions T 613 Special, the parade semi-convertibles T 613 K, and ambulances. It also maps a diverse range of vehicles powered by the T 613 V8, including the supercars MTX Tatra V8, Ecorra Sport V8, Grafit, and AML Lanta, and does not overlook the uniquely styled tricycles Hill Cooper. Political leaders who favored the comfort and speed of the 613 in the 1970s and 1980s repeatedly ordered restrictions on its production and hindered its further technical development. Although the Tatra 613 survived, after the fall of the communist regime...