RAF Vehicle ID

tatra T-613-4 (1991), V8 air cooled rearplaced

Tatra MTX V8 (1992), V8 air cooled rearplaced

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Tatra 700 (1997), V8 air cooled rearplaced

T-700 GT

something about the oldest vehicle producer and second oldest car and truck producer in the World

Tatra T-87 and T-613 (1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfqZ2XBOVnk

most modern T-815-7, only one truck with aircooled engine without electronic injection with EURO 5 norm certificate in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Epd4WZypvA

some Tatra cars photos

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81257&highlight=tatra

Tatra President 1897

Tatra NW typ B (1900)

Typ T (1914)

Tatra T-26 (1923)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhFiEr-8rbQ

Tatra 80 (1930), engine V12 watercooled, 5991 cm3, 89kW, top speed 140km/h

Tatra V570, (1932), VW Beatle is stolen copy of this… VW had to pay penalty for Tatra for the Porsche´s plagiarism
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Tatra T-77

Tatra 87 (1936) V8 air cooled rearplaced

Tatra 600 Tatraplan (1948), V8 air cooled rearplaced

Tatra T-602

T-607 (F1 category). 1950, aircooled V8,

Tatra JK2500 (1952) V8, aircooled

Tatra 603 (1962), V8 air cooled rearplaced

222 Squadron

Once owners of AR614, MH434, etc.

‘135 W’ – 135 Wing? Once owners of MH434, ML407, etc.

YoyTech,

This was post WWII, late 1940’s. I suspect the 84 is 84 Group.

We are talking CO of 26 squadron on Tempests at Gutersloh and later 222 Squadron on Meteors at Lubeck.

Mark

‘135 W’ – 135 Wing? Once owners of MH434, ML407, etc.

Tatra T87 to be precise (the T97 was, I think, identical apart from it didn’t have the central headlight). Unfortunately they’re rare beasties even in their country of manufacture nowadays, fantastic looking 30’s machine

its a Tatra.. rear engined, air cooled V8 😎
Neil

Thanks Neil.

Rear engined, air cooled V8…a recipe for massive oversteer.:eek:

Mark

Whilst in this general area, here is shot recently received from my uncle. His staff car in Germany with BAFO post WWII.

A little beauty. I not exactly sure what it is but without research lean toward a Horch. Soon to be corrected by the knowledgeable I’m sure. 🙂

Mark

its a Tatra.. rear engined, air cooled V8 😎
Neil

I think I can make out a diff housing on the front axle, in my opinion that makes it a Militant; cabs on AEC are largely irrelevant, it is the chassis layout that dictates the name given; many post war AEC’s had cabs built by Park Royal (well known coach builders) the Mamoth I had was a Park Royal cabbed version, but still a Mamoth.

Most of the Matadors that I have seen have an “eyebrow” shape to the top of the cab (above the windscreen), this doesn’t,;most of the crane versions that I have seen, have been the 6×6 Militant.

Whilst in this general area, here is shot recently received from my uncle. His staff car in Germany with BAFO post WWII.

A little beauty. I not exactly sure what it is but without research lean toward a Horch. Soon to be corrected by the knowledgeable I’m sure. 🙂

Mark

Thanks guys, appreciated

The brown fire tender is a Fordson WOT1 fire tender (one of three types of Fordson WOT1 fire tender used during WW2, also used by the USAAF) – there’s only two other Fordson WOT1 fire tenders remaining, of the same type as the one at East Kirkby. The crew coach is also a Fordson WOT1.

The fuel bowser in (post WW2) blue is an AEC 854 (or O854 if it has a diesel engine), but they have the same cab and many parts as the Matador so they’re just known as six wheel Matadors. Most six wheel matadors were fuel bowsers or mobile cranes

The AEC is either a Militant (6×6) or a Mamoth (6×4) or possibly a Mandator.

I think the ‘non blue’ one is a WOT1 fire tender…