Tatra 57

Tatra 57
Overview
ManufacturerZávody Tatra
Production1932–1949
T 57: 1932–36
T 57A: 1936–38
T 57B: 1938–49
Body and chassis
Classcompact car
Body styletwo-door sedan, convertible or coupé
LayoutFR layout
Chassisbackbone chassis
RelatedAustro-Tatra 57 L
Powertrain
Engine1,155 cc, 18 hp (13 kW) flat-four

T 57A: 1,155 cc, 20 hp (15 kW)

T 57B: 1,256 cc, 25 hp (19 kW)
Dimensions
Length3,500 mm (137.8 in)[1]
Width1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Height1,500 mm (59.1 in)
Curb weight730 kg (1,609 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorTatra 12

The Tatra 57 are a series of two-door compact cars, built by Czechoslovakian company Tatra[1] from 1932. They are popularly known by the nickname "Hadimrška".

Tatra updated the model as the 57A in 1936, and as 57B in 1938. A military adaptation, the 57K, (for Kübelwagen) was introduced in 1941. Through 1945, more than 5,000 Tatra Kübelwagens were built.[2]

All versions have a characteristic Tatra backbone chassis, with the drive-shaft running encased in its central structural tube.

Tatra ended production of the 57K in 1947, and of the 57B in 1949. With that the company altogether withdrew from making compact cars; from 1948 its smallest model was the 2 litre Tatra 600.

  1. ^ a b "Documentace Tatra". Klub Vojenského Muzea. 21 November 2010.
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