Tatra 75

Tatra 75
Tatra 75 convertible
Overview
Manufacturer Tatra
Production 1933–1942
Powertrain
Engine 1,688 cc air-cooled OHV F4
Transmission 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 2,700 mm (106.3 in)
  • 3,200 mm (126.0 in)
Chronology
Predecessor Tatra 54
Successor Tatra 600

Tatra 75 is a Czechoslovak mid-size car that Tatra introduced in 1933 as the successor to the Tatra 54.

The front-mounted 1,688 cc air-cooled OHV air-cooled boxer engine produces 30 horsepower (22 kW).[1] This gives a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and fuel consumption of 12 or 13 litres per 100 km.[2]

Attention was paid to weight reduction, with light alloy used for the cylinder head castings. In common with other Tatras of this time, the 75 had four-speed transmission and rear-wheel drive.

The car was offered with a range of bodies including two- and four-door sedans and convertibles and a six-seat limousine with a longer wheelbase. In its nine-year production run 4,501 Tatra 75s were built.

After the Second World War, in 1947, the model was belatedly replaced with the radically different Tatra 600 "Tatraplan".

References

  1. ↑ Tuček 2017, p. 160.
  2. ↑ Tuček 2017, p. 162.

Sources

  • Schmarbeck, Wolfgang (1977). Tatra, Die Geshichte Tatra Automobile (in German). Bad Oeynhausen: Verlag des Internationalen Auto und Motorrad-Museums. ASIN B015S8O2OS.
  • Tuček, Jan (2017). Auta první republiky 1918–1938 (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. pp. 160–162, 278–280. ISBN 978-80-271-0466-6.
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