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Tatra 80. Three lives of the famous Schicht convertible, Pavel Kasík

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The publication is dedicated to the remarkable fate of the twelve-cylinder sports convertible Tatra 80 purchased in 1931 by the prominent industrialist Dr. Heinrich Schicht. It documents the history of the car, starting from its trade fair presentation through the repeated threat of extinction to the demanding reconstruction, after which it symbolically set off to its original locations in Ústí nad Labem and Prague. The author of the richly illustrated book is the leading internationally recognized expert on historical Tatra vehicles, Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík.

 

ENG: This publication deals with the remarkable history of the twelve-cylinder sports cabriolet Tatra 80 which was purchased by the prominent industrialist Dr. Heinrich Schicht in 1931. The history is documented from the car's first presentation at the Trade Fair Palace, through the repeated threats of its vanishing, to the demanding renovation after which it took a symbolic journey to locations of its original use: Ústí nad Labem and Prague. This richly illustrated book was written and compiled by Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík, a leading internationally-recognized expert on historic Tatra vehicles.

 

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Publikace se věnuje pozoruhodnému osudu dvanáctiválcového sportovního kabrioletu Tatra 80 zakoupeného v roce 1931 významným průmyslníkem Dr. Heinrichem Schichtem. Historii automobilu dokumentuje počínaje veletržní prezentací přes opakovanou hrozbu zániku až k náročné rekonstrukci, po jejímž dokončení se symbolicky vydal na původní místa v Ústí nad Labem a Praze. Autorem obrazově bohatě vypravené knihy je přední mezinárodně uznávaný znalec historických vozidel značky Tatra Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík.

 

ENG: This publication deals with the remarkable history of the twelve-cylinder sports cabriolet Tatra 80 which was purchased by the prominent industrialist Dr. Heinrich Schicht in 1931. The history is documented from the car’s first presentation at the Trade Fair Palace, through the repeated threats of its vanishing, to the demanding renovation after which it took a symbolic journey to locations of its original use: Ústí nad Labem and Prague. This richly illustrated book was wrien and compiled by Ing. arch. Pavel Kasík, a leading internationally-recognized expert on historic Tatra vehicles.

 

Pevná vazba, formát 24 x 22 cm, 288 stran
Jazyk: čeština, angličtina
Vydalo Tatra Heritage, z.s.
ISBN 978-80-11-03087-2

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Weight 1,2 kg