Tatras 604

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The Tatra 604 is the prototype of a small car from the former Czechoslovak and now Czech manufacturer Tatra . It was designed in 1954 as a smaller version of the Tatra 600 Tatraplan .

history

The Tatra 604 was derived in 1954 as a four-seater lower middle class car from the type 600 Tatraplan , but had only two doors and a significantly smaller boxer engine with a displacement of only 750 cm³. As with the Tatraplan, its front axle was suspended from two transverse leaf springs, and a pendulum axle with coil springs was installed at the rear. The drum brakes were operated mechanically.

Only a prototype was made.

Technical specifications

  • Length: 3685 mm
  • Width: 1450 mm
  • Total height: 1290 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2150 mm
  • Front track: 1200 mm
  • Rear track: 1200 mm
  • Engine: four - cylinder boxer engine with OHV valve control , air-cooled (1 axial cooling fan)
  • Displacement: 750 cm³
  • Output: 22 hp (16.2 kW ) at 4200 rpm
  • Transmission: single-plate dry clutch, four-speed manual transmission with center shift, 3rd and 4th gear synchronized
  • Drive type: rear-wheel drive

Web links

Commons : Tatra Mountains  - collection of images, videos and audio files

See also

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  • Schmarbeck, Wolfgang: Tatra - The History of the Tatra Automobile, Publishing House of the International Auto and Motorcycle Museum Germany, Bad Oeynhausen (1977)