The Tatra 600, named the Tatraplan, was a rear-engined large family car (D-segment in Europe) produced from 1948 to 1952 by the Czech manufacturer Tatra. The first prototype was finished in 1946.

Tatra Type 600 Tatraplan matches Jaray's ideal form the closest of any other serially produced automobile. Manufacturer: Tatra, národní podnik, Kopřivnice, Moravia, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic

The T-600 was introduced at the 1947 Prague Auto Salon. Following World War II, Tatra’s chief designer was Julius Mackerle who incorporated many elements of the T-87 into the T-600. Smaller and more economical, the T-600 was easier to drive due to its lighter weight.

You will notice that the T-600 is a slightly smaller, more economical T-87. The engine is a flat 4 cylinder, air-cooled engine instead of the T-87’s v8. While the T-87 can maintain a higher top speed, the T-600 is easier to drive because of its lighter weight.

Dec 29, 2014 · We’ve covered the history of Tatra and the incredible V8 pre-war streamliners, as well as the later post-war Tatra 603, but the Tatra 600 Tatraplan has barely been mentioned here. It was a slightly-scaled down four cylinder version of the V8 Type 87, and an evolution of the pre-war four-cylinder 97.

The Tatra 600, named the Tatraplan, was a rear-engined large family car (D-segment in Europe) produced from 1948 to 1952 by the Czech manufacturer Tatra. The prototype was finished in 1946. After World War II, Tatra continued its pre-war business of building passenger cars and commercial and military vehicles.

Aug 14, 2019 · Therefore the car’s name, mooted to be T107 Aeroplan, was finalized as T600 Tatraplan. The T600 was very advanced by any standard. The 1948cc air-cooled OHV flat-4 had aluminium hemi heads and produced 52 hp – not too shabby for the time.

Oct 12, 2021 · Making its debut in 1947 at the Prague Auto Salon, the Tatra 600 Tatraplan drew on the basic principles and design of the Type 87 and subsequent Type 97 to produce an air-cooled, rear-engine Tatra for the new, communist era.

The Tatra 600 or Tatraplan is a car model with aerodynamically shaped body of the former Czechoslovak and today Czech vehicle manufacturer Tatra. History. The Tatraplan is somewhat unusual in appearance.

'Cold War Streamliner' article on the Tatra Type 600 Tatraplan was published in the November 2024 issue of The Automobile (UK), pages 48 to 54. Back issues available from www.theautomobile.co.uk