One hundred and thirty years is a long time. That’s the age, more or less, of the automotive industry and naturally, its history is steep. Thousands of makes and models have come and gone over the ...
The Tatra T87 was one of the most advanced cars of its era. Aerodynamic and innovative, it featured mind-blowing engineering like a rear-mounted, air-cooled V-8. This example was found in a Lithuanian ...
If you're like the average petrolhead, the notion of a V8 engine likely first brings to mind large-displacement and big-power made famous by many of the iconic big block engines from the likes of GM, ...
This will be a 6 day residential trip to the Tatra Mountains, Slovakia. We will book rooms at Penzión na vyhliadke accomodating 20 beds. We will travel to and from Kosice/Poprad-Tatry on day 1 and 6, ...
Cars like the Chrysler Airflow and Tatra 77 really pioneered the use of aerodynamics in the automotive world way back in the 1930s. Since then, the technology has really exploded, with developments ...
Back in the mid-1930s, this forgotten gem used to be one of the fastest-production cars in the world, achieving this feat thanks to innovative aerodynamics rather than raw power. Originally founded in ...
In the earliest days of automobiles, aerodynamics was hardly a concern. Engineers focused on fundamental issues such as ensuring that cars could start, move, and stop reliably. However, as racing and ...
Our story last week about the history of aerodynamics and how it has evolved over the decades in the sphere of automotive, drew more than a few comments about the glaring omission of the car that ...