{"id":9219,"date":"2018-05-10T05:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T05:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/x.www.carsome.my\/news\/icons-of-the-1930s-tatra-t87\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:06:01","slug":"icons-of-the-1930s-tatra-t87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/item\/icons-of-the-1930s-tatra-t87","title":{"rendered":"Icons of the 1930s – Tatra T87"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You would probably be wondering what a Tatra is, and why it is in focus for this edition of the Icons series. However, a look at the T87’s shape, and you could have an idea why.<\/p>\n

Although mostly unknown, Tatra ranks among one of the oldest automobile manufacturers in the world, with its story beginning as far back as 1897. It was in Koprivnice in Moravia (today known as Czech Republic) that the company was started by Hans Ledwinka in 1930.<\/p>\n

Through cooperation with various figures including Paul Jaray, who worked at Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and had experience with the aerodynamic design of airships, the T87 was actually the successor to the T77.<\/p>\n

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Together with design engineer Erich Ubelacker, they decided that properly streamlined bodywork would be the important part of technical development. Ledwinka was a genius for a man of his time, excelling in automotive design and introduced the modern day standard items such as four-wheel brakes and independent suspension, way before many others.<\/p>\n

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