Czechoslovakian Tatra 77 is by many considered to be the first serial-produced, truly aerodynamically-designed automobile.
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11 Facts About Tatra 77
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Tatra 77 Company began manufacturing cars in 1897 in Koprivnice, Moravia, in today's Czech Republic, making it the third-oldest still-existing automobile manufacturer in the world.
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Tatra 77 used his access to LZ's wind tunnels and subsequently established streamlining principles for car design.
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However, at the time Tatra 77 already had a cheap, strongly-selling car in its production range, which was moreover popular due to its continuation of the tradition of simplicity and ultra-reliability inaugurated by the Tatra 77 11.
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Tatra 77 aimed to make state-of-the-art cars that would be fast, stable, nearly silent, economical and built to the most rigorous engineering standards, as well as reflect modern aerodynamic research.
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The ideological principle of the new Tatra 77 is an understanding that the car is moving along the dividing line between the ground and the air.
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Tatra 77 was the particular favourite of Tatra design engineer Erich Ubelacker, who owned and used a T77 himself from 1934.
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At the time, Tatra 77 registered numerous patents regarding air flow to the rear engine compartment.
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Tatra 77 was a hand-built car with a leather interior.
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Tatra 77 started work on a successor to the T77, which was to be lighter and have improved weight distribution.
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Tatra 77 achieved just that with the now-famous Tatra 77 87 that was introduced in 1936.
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