[Doug]

Petr L has sent in this review by LS of the Tatra T602 Tatraplan - Sport

Click here for the review

 

[loosesalute]

Very nice cars, & a great review.
Cheers,
Kev.

 

[FZSsemans®]

too bad I dont know were to get them. the openwheeler was cool too!

 

[justDave]

Thanks for the review and great pictures! I would LOVE to own one of these, but the cost - I can't justify it.

FZSemans - MRE sell them, and you can also order direct from the Faro online store.

David

 

[Petr L]

To FZSsemans ®: You can ask the FARO-Europe Sales Office & Warehouse for EU Countries:
Zdenek Seidl Ing.
[email protected]

 

[Charles*Seattle]

Hi

Thanks for this review. This is a lovely car, very well done. While not well know outside of the East Block, there is some interesting racing history here. There are books available on ebay about Tatra, in Czech, but with great pictures. I would particularly recommend Tatra Racing Sports Cars which you can find by searching that title on ebay.co.uk.

I am hoping that we are going to see some Skoda sports cars from FARO in 2012!

All my very best,

Charles

 

[manitouguy]

i just flipped through a two or three page article on tatra from '52 or '53 - more about the auto production than the racing - if anyone is interested i can scan and post

regards, Ron

 

[choc-ice]

QUOTE (Petr L @ 28 Dec 2011, 10:16) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Manufacturer also enounced release of another car related to these models - TATRA 603-2 that took part in endurance race Marathon de la Route in 1965 and 1966

That's very interesting - I was going to do one myself, but a T603-1. Do you know when it will be released?

I've owned 2 real Tatras and I'd love to have a 603 in 1:32 scale

 

[Petr L]

Todays Toy Fair news from FARO :

Tatra 603 prototype

Skoda Fabia Super 2000 and Skoda 130 licence problem has been solved today, both model will be coming soon.

Skoda Fabia with white body will be first on the market

 

[choc-ice]

The 603 looks great!

 

[Petr L]

Yes 603 looks great, another new models from Faro

Tatra T602 Tatraplan - Sport, Historic Racing 1989

Tatra T607-1, Speed record 1953

 

[choc-ice]

Having owned a T603 I was very impressed with this video of one cornering. The armchair experts will tell you that swing axles and an engine in the rear doesn't work, but if you've got the talent....

Click the picture for the youtube video

 

[Julian_Boolean]

Is that the one with the V8 two stroke engine?

 

[loosesalute]

The 602 is a lovely model.
Cheers
Kev

 

[choc-ice]

QUOTE (Julian_Boolean @ 14 May 2012, 21:07) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Is that the one with the V8 two stroke engine?
No, all Tatras were 4 stroke, it's an aircooled 2.5 hemi, apparently quite similar to the 2.5 Daimler engine (which was watercooled) in the Daimler Dart

 

[SAMPSON]

They made nice & unusual cars.They trace their origins to Ites ,the former slot car company during the Socialist period. Its nice to see these little known makes made. Perhaps someone in Russia could start a slot car company that could make some of the many interesting Soviet race cars. Bernard

 

[stoner]

when these models were first anounced the expected cost was reasonable. there pretty basic and i was looking forward to getting a few as they were so unusual. when the final price was anounced i nearly fell through the floor. there not for racing or the majority of casual users. they seem to be a collectors car, shame really. around the £35 mark they make sense, but out of my league pricewise for a car i,d actually like to run in anger. john

 

[choc-ice]

QUOTE (Petr L @ 3 Feb 2012, 18:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Todays Toy Fair news from FARO :

Tatra 603 prototype

Looks like this 603 won't be made by Faro. It could be time for an enterprising chap to step up instead

 

[SAMPSON]

Hi,I love Tatras as well. Heres some custom made(John & Derek) & older production models (Ites). thanks,Bernard

 

[Aurora]

QUOTE (choc-ice @ 21 Jan 2014, 04:57) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...It could be time for an enterprising chap to step up instead...

Yes it is! Can't wait to see this thing!