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The Tatra T87 was based upon the aerodynamic principles of Paul Jaray, the pioneering Hungarian engineer. The Tatra T87 was the work of Austrian-born designer Hans Ledwinka, with help from Czech engineer Erich Ubelacker. Ledwinka was with Tatra's predecessor company, Nesseldorfer Waggonfabrik, of Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, from 1897. In 1927, the company was renamed as Tatra after the prominent mountain range on the Slovak-Poland border.
The Tatra T11 was introduced in 1923 and featured a torsionally rigid backbone chassis with swing-axle suspension and a front-mounted, twin-cylinder air-cooled engine. The T12 continued the formula, while the T17 of 1926 added fully independent suspension and a water-cooled six-cylinder engine. A series of models with air-cooled four-cylinder engines continued through the 1930s.
The T77 was introduced in 1934 and has been considered the world's first serially produced, aerodynamically designed automobile. The T77 was a six-seat luxury car with a rear-mounted, three-liter air-cooled V8 engine and was capable of achieving a top speed of 87 mph. The successor was the T87, making its appearance in 1936. It had a 0.36 drag coefficient and a top speed of 100 mph with modest fuel consumption. Production of the T87 continued until 1950.
This Tatra T87 sedan was purchased by its current owner from Chicago redevelopment entrepreneur Larry Klairmont. It wears an older restoration and has been scarcely driven. The car has a new maroon leather interior and re-chroming and detailing of the brightwork. It rides on wide whitewall tires on body-color wheels. The engine is an overhead cam air-cooled V8 displacing 2969cc and offering 85 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2015
The Tatra T11 was introduced in 1923 and featured a torsionally rigid backbone chassis with swing-axle suspension and a front-mounted, twin-cylinder air-cooled engine. The T12 continued the formula, while the T17 of 1926 added fully independent suspension and a water-cooled six-cylinder engine. A series of models with air-cooled four-cylinder engines continued through the 1930s.
The T77 was introduced in 1934 and has been considered the world's first serially produced, aerodynamically designed automobile. The T77 was a six-seat luxury car with a rear-mounted, three-liter air-cooled V8 engine and was capable of achieving a top speed of 87 mph. The successor was the T87, making its appearance in 1936. It had a 0.36 drag coefficient and a top speed of 100 mph with modest fuel consumption. Production of the T87 continued until 1950.
This Tatra T87 sedan was purchased by its current owner from Chicago redevelopment entrepreneur Larry Klairmont. It wears an older restoration and has been scarcely driven. The car has a new maroon leather interior and re-chroming and detailing of the brightwork. It rides on wide whitewall tires on body-color wheels. The engine is an overhead cam air-cooled V8 displacing 2969cc and offering 85 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual transmission and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2015
2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $150,000-USD $200,000
Sale Price :
USD $132,000
1948 Tatra T87 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Tatra T87
(Data based on Model Year 1948 sales)
1948 Tatra T87 Chassis#: 3480 332 Sold for USD$302,000 2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection | |
1948 Tatra T87 Sold for USD$132,000 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | |
1948 Tatra T87 5-Seater Limousine Sold for USD$75,000 2015 Leake Auction - Tulsa, OK | |
1948 Tatra T87 Chassis#: 222328 Sold for USD$131,675 2015 RM Auctions - Paris | |
1948 Tatra T87 Limousine Chassis#: 3480332 Sold for USD$280,500 2013 RM Auctions - Monterey | |
1948 Tatra T87 berline Chassis#: 73274 Sold for USD$138,493 2013 Bonhams - Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais |
Tatra T87s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1948 Tatra T87's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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