German license Tatra

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German license Tatra Automobile Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1925
resolution 1938
Seat Frankfurt am Main , Germany
management Arthur von Mumm
Branch Automobile manufacturer

Tatra 11 from Delta (1927)
Tatra 4/14 PS by Detra (1928)
Tatra 8/40 HP by Detra (1931)

The Deutsche License Tatra Automobile Betriebsgesellschaft mbH , Delta for short , Detra from 1928 , was a German manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Tatra founded the company in 1925 as an assembly company. The location was Frankenallee 98-102 in Frankfurt am Main . Arthur von Mumm was in charge of management . The brand name was Tatra . Production ended in 1933. In 1938 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The only model from Delta was the 11 . This was the license production of the Tatra 11 and 12 models . Two-cylinder engines with a displacement of 1056 cc and initially 12 hp , later increased to 14 hp , provided the drive .

In 1928, when Delta became Detra, the name was changed to 4/14 hp . In 1928 the larger 8/40 hp supplemented the range. This model under license Tatra 52 was equipped with a four-cylinder engine with 1896 cm³ displacement and 40 hp.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
  • Werner Oswald : German Cars 1920–1945. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-87943-519-7 , p. 490.
  • Irmgard Lauer-Seidelmann: "TATRA" - once Franconian Allee 98-102. Car history in the Gallus. The Gallus history workshop reports. Historical and current issues. Edition: 4 – April 2013. Frankfurt am Main

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