Tatra dolphin

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Dolphin
Production period: 1963
Class : race car
Body versions : Monoposto
Engines: Petrol engine :
1.1 liters (48–51 kW)
Length: 3540 mm
Width: 1480 mm
Height: 780 mm
Wheelbase : 2280 mm
Empty weight : 420 kg
Previous model Tatra 607 monoposto

The Tatra Delfin is a racing car from the then Czechoslovak and now Czech manufacturer Tatra . It was designed in 1963 as the successor to the Tatra 607-2 .

history

The Tatra Delfin was built for Formula Junior . He was a conglomerate of various Eastern bloc vehicles: The tail engine was a halved V-engine of the model 603 , the clutch controlled the Russian GAZ-21 with and the four-speed transmission corresponding to that of the Fiat 600 D . The disc brakes finally came from Renault (Bendix system). At the front, the monoposto, which was created in a shell construction, had independent suspension on double wishbones, and on the upper wishbones and lower wishbones at the rear. The suspension and damping on all wheels are provided by inclined struts.

Technical specifications

Type Delfin built in 1963

  • Length: 3540 mm
  • Width: 1480 mm
  • Total height: 780 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2280 mm
  • Front track: 1316 mm
  • Rear track: 1300 mm
  • Ground clearance:?
  • Engine: four-cylinder in - line engine with OHV valve control , air cooling (ejector cooling)
  • Displacement: 1098 cm³
  • Output: 48 - 51 kW (65 - 70 hp ) at 8500 rpm
  • Gearbox: single-disc dry clutch, four-speed manual gearbox with stick shift, fully synchronized
  • Drive type: rear-wheel drive
  • Empty weight 420 kg
  • Top speed 180 km / h (factory specification)

literature

  • Wolfgang Schmarbeck: Tatra - The history of the Tatra automobiles. Publishing house of the International Auto and Motorcycle Museum Germany, Bad Oeynhausen 1977.

Web links

Commons : Tatra Delfin  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files