58L-Y8 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Circa 1936 Czechoslavakian Tatra T87 Very Rare Pre-WW2 model! - $1 (San Antonio, Texas) https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/floresville-circa-1936-czechoslavakian/7142596116.html# One of only five known to exist! 1st car designed using wind tunnel! Most advanced car of it's era! Responsible for more Nazi officer deaths than anything in WWII! Thought to have been owned by Field Marshall Rommel, the Desert Fox! Add this true piece of automotive history to your collection! Running when placed into indoor storage 53yrs ago! Very little rust! Call to (2-ten) 3-eighty --85-zero- six to make an offer! I have no personal interest or stake in the eventual sale of this circa 1936 Tatra T-87. Personally, will note this is a very challenging restoration project of an extremely rare car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Ran when parked 53 years ago! 🤣 Apparently there's some truth to the Nazi-killer reputation. The car was sleek (by 30s standards anyway) and fast (~100 mph) so it became a favorite of the Germans when they invaded Czechoslovakia. But the handling was squirrely and some of them were less than skilled drivers. Here's a T87 in a little better condition: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Any educated guesses on the listed car's value? Thanks for posting, BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, JamesR said: Any educated guesses on the listed car's value? Thanks for posting, BTW. They were hot for a while.......I think the demand In the USA has been satisfied. It’s neat, rare, and looks very solid. Not sure if much is missing..........but in the end, it’s a rather obscure exotic four door sedan.........it’s going to take the right guy to buy it...........the only question is how large the market is on a project car vs buying a finished car. The people who own them are a very enthusiastic bunch.......they tend to have more than one. There are a fair number of them in the UK right now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 $1.00 is the price? What am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 $1.00 is simply a placeholder people use to satisfy Craigslist requirement, its meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Yes, I believe the owner is just looking for offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I guess I never knew that these had a rear window lined up with the rear vents. Good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucketofBolts Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Did Tucker get his cyclops idea from this model vehicle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 4 hours ago, BucketofBolts said: Did Tucker get his cyclops idea from this model vehicle? No, it was developed in California back in 1925. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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