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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2015 => Topic started by: BERTRAND on November 21, 2015, 12:21:31 PM

Title: Tatra 607-2 Monopost (1950)
Post by: BERTRAND on November 21, 2015, 12:21:31 PM

What's this car and when?

Title: Re: BD302
Post by: BERTRAND on December 04, 2015, 07:46:29 AM

Expert!

Title: Re: BD302
Post by: BERTRAND on December 12, 2015, 02:10:31 AM

Pro!

Title: Re: BD302
Post by: Allan L on December 12, 2015, 03:44:54 AM

That's the Tatra 607 Formula 1 racing car of 1950

Title: Re: BD302
Post by: BERTRAND on December 12, 2015, 03:49:53 AM

Tatra 607 in 1950: you're right
F1: that's wrong.  I've another model name.
I know if I go in the net, I can find this car with the model name "F1" but I don't think that's the good name.
I locked for you Allan L 24 HOurs or 1 try

Title: Re: BD302 Locked for Allan L
Post by: Allan L on December 12, 2015, 04:04:53 AM

Well it's often just referred to as "monoposto" which is what it is (i.e. single seater) rather than a model name.
I'm sure I remember reading about it in Mackerle's book and he wrote of Formula 1 - however it would have been 2½ litre which is neither the 4½ litre for FI or the 2 litre for FII of the day so I agree that Formula I was wrong.

Title: Re: BD302 Locked for Allan L
Post by: BERTRAND on December 12, 2015, 05:03:51 AM

I according the point Allan L

Title: Re: Tatra 607-2 Monopost (1950)
Post by: grobmotorix on February 04, 2019, 02:59:24 PM

In 1953 this car broke a Czech speed record - for this it was converted in a closed car: