The Czech nationalized motoring concern, Motokov, were keen to export Tatra vehicles worldwide in order to raise hard currency. Tatra cars and some trucks were exported to English speaking countries. Canada, with its rugged environment was a targeted market.
Tatra is not dead! In fact the company is alive and well and continuing to build the tough, unkillable trucks that made the company famous. Tatra trucks continue the technology and design principles developed by Hans Ledwinka and his team in 1924, including the central tube chassis, independently sprung and driven half axles, bevel drive and air-cooled engines. Tatra trucks regularly compete in the world's toughest endurance challenge, the Paris-Dakar race, with great success.
If you're in need of a hard working truck in Australia, check out Tatra's Australian dealer, Offroad Trucks, Australia, located in the suburb of Forrestdale in my home city, Perth, Western Australia. They have a range of vehicles for all uses and can have bodies customized for specialist requirements. Check them out here: https://www.offroadtrucks.com.au/
About Us
Offroad Trucks Australia are the sole importer of TATRA trucks for sale in Australasia. Our trucks are built for heavy-duty jobs that demand nothing short of a top-performing vehicle designed to take a beating whilst still hitting top performance marks. Licence number below : MD 16670
31 Alex Wood Drive, Forrestdale 6112
Phone (08) 9459 8911
Mobile 0438 945 303
Fax (08) 9459 8966
Email tatra@offroadtrucks.com.au
Tatra manufactured a wide variety of vehicles, from trains and trams to trucks and luxury cars. At the bottom end of their commercial range was the triporter. These small delivery tricycle were quite common in Europe. The triporter used the strong tube chassis characteristic of Tatra, making it extremely robust.
So robust in fact that they could be bodied with an enclosed cab in the style of the Tatra T12.
