Sedan
Chassis #: 3480332
Sold for $302,000 at 2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection.
The Tatra T87 was introduced in 1936 and featured a design by Hans Ledwinka. The streamlined body was built using full monocoque construction, which featured a passenger cabin that was safe, quiet, and sturdy. The relatively short chassis had seating for six passengers. Power was from an air-cooled, magnesium alloy V-8 engine with hemispherical combustion chambers and a single overhead camshaft per cylinder bank mounted at the rear of the car. The car was suspended by a swing-axle suspension with drum brakes located at all four corners.
The T87 would continue in production through 1950, halting briefly in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II.
This Tatra T87 is a late-production model that is believed to be one of a handful built with the 2.5-liter T603 V8 engine. It was found in Slovakia in 2000 and was later imported to Australia by the present owner. A concours-quality restoration soon followed; since that time it has traveled very few miles since the restoration was completed.
By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2014
1948 Tatra T87
Tatra
2020 RM Sothebys : The Elkhart Collection
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $300,000-USD $400,000
Sale Price :
USD $302,000
2013 RM Auctions - Monterey
Sale Price :
USD $280,500
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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