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Old 03-27-2020, 11:44 AM   #23 (permalink)
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AFAIK these Tatra cars were actually inter-war models. But anyway, they're awesome. On a sidenote, considering the claims that Volkswagen copied some features from the "Tatraplan" model, makes me wonder how many controversies could raise based on the similarities between the XL1 and the Tatra despite the timeframe between them...
They were designed pre-war (and Jaray wasn't associated with the company after the 1930s), but yes--the T87 at least was manufactured until 1950 IIRC.
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