Rare Rear Engine...

[OlegKostoglatov]

It is a hemi in that the Tatra V8 has hemispherical heads, but so did many Peugeot 4s and English Daimler V8s, and some older Toyota 4s as well not to mention Jaguar inline 6s and V12s. Hemispherical combustion chambers are by no means unique to Chrysler, even in American cars, Duesenberg, Mercer, and a few others had them as well. The current Chrysler Hemis have semi hemi heads, because of smog regulations they couldn't use a full bowl shaped combustion chamber like the old ones.

[CORVAIRWILD]

@OlegKostoglatov Interesting!

[desature]

@vapno92 "Hemi" word generally used to describe a hemispherical form combustion chambers. If you are talking about "Chrysler LLC HEMI®", it is a different world. Chrysler is currently gives this name to the non-real-hemi engines too.

@Crazymajkys Calm down, brother. How about take a look at this drawing: goo . gl / jHWiQ (Remove the spaces).

[mariuszKes]

I saw tatra with this engine feew years ago in slovakia.Amazing sound.

[Toyotacamry1993]

Ive never seen a Tatra 603 in england yet but i hope to see one for real some day. :)

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Toyotacamry1993 I was lucky... he brings a diff one every year!

[Toyotacamry1993]

@CORVAIRWILD ok :)

[boobtube356]

I saw a black Tatra similar to this one last month in Oregon at the Forest Grove Concours.

[eskatee]

nice video, lots of information, thanks!

[JBC814]

Air-cooling isn't good for cold weather driving due to poor heater performance. And sometimes you get engine fumes leaking into the air ducts.

[dettigs]

damn dude you know your shit when it comes to classic cars!!!!! good dog choice too!

[vapno92]

But - 2:13 oh so lovely :)

[vapno92]

It's not a HEMI engine. It's a Tatra air cooled 2.5litre V8 engine.

[CORVAIRWILD]

@vapno92 It's a HEMI!!!

[vapno92]

@CORVAIRWILD Tatra 603 is a Czech Car from comunist era. HEMI is an American engine.

[pionyrman]

@CORVAIRWILD It is Tatra! Here in Slovakia every 5th car is rear engined and i have seen lots of these Tatra 603-s there. BTW my friend have 3 pieces of these Tatra V8 engines

[Crazymajkys]

@CORVAIRWILD

It isn't! In Czech republic never producing HEMI engines

[Honzicek22]

beautiful cars =) I believe it was somewhere in the USA ? And if you loved Tatra, you would probably love czech Skoda too. It is shame you can't buy one in the USA. Last time I was in the USA, I haven't seen anything like czech well built car ...

[nitrojunkie1029]

you should throw one of those in your corvair! haha thatd be a wild ride

[CORVAIRWILD]

@southerneroak try Clarks Corvair parts in Shelburne Falls Mass

[MegaZsolti]

actually this one was made between 1968-1975, its a Tatra 2-603 II :P

[Kolinsky19]

Tvl Tatra kopřivnice - Czech republic

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Kolinsky19 Very good!!!

[mojotaxicab]

cute! the dog also...

[Schlipperschlopper]

i have got a very good hint for you to keeping the nice old GM Engine in good shape with todays ultra dry eco fuels: Use 1:100 API TC two stroke oil / fuel mix as regular driving fuel, that keeps the old fuel-system gaskets, rubber parts, alloy parts etc... and cast iron metal surfaces of those vintage engines in excellent shape...and it also lubricates the valves and upper piston regions. Most Porsche vintage owners in Germany do so :) Also keeps carbs and tank clean and rustfree

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Schlipperschlopper Really??? Hmmm... -:)))

[sightscreen66]

The cars all have a fire extinguisher by the front wheel. What's that all about?

[CORVAIRWILD]

@sightscreen66 Just a car show custom, and a good idea, in Russia, all cars must be so equipped

[sightscreen66]

@CORVAIRWILD Thanks for the clarification.  As you suggest, it makes perfect sense.

[psychotikpaisano]

I thought tatra only made diesels?

I was wrong!

[CORVAIRWILD]

@psychotikpaisano Learn something new everyday!

[RadoDani]

@psychotikpaisano … Tatra is the third oldest car manufacturer … their trucks in 1898 were running on gasoline (cause Diesel was not invented yet) … If you dig deep enough … back to 30's T97 Tatra … you will find out why Porsche Carrera had rear mounted air-cooled flat engine … Porsche designed VW Beatle based on the T97 and later first Porsche based on the same layout … eventually Tatra sued and won money from VW … but the most interesting model was T77 with Cd 0.212 ...

[CORVAIRWILD]

@RadoDani Thanks fer the history lesson, what a great car!

[crazytacostudios]

shhheet mmmetal lol u crack me up

[sosen83]

engine is like a monster :O

[EletrikRidesAgain]

COOL!!!!!  Dont see those everyday....

[EletrikRidesAgain]

@EletrikRidesAgain 2009 in Stowe - I was there with my '63 convertible, not in the show though. We must have crossed paths, lol!

[ExigeGT3]

I love this video!

[P0wergl1de]

Now these were banned, still a babe tho!

[AllkoDH]

nice vid.it is very hard to come by tatras nowadays.You won't even see many of them in Czech republic or Slovakia.

[SAAB7899]

I yawned at the same time as the dog..........coincidence?

[Pnoerre]

I have got a very good hint for you to keeping the nice old Engine in good shape with todays ultra dry eco fuels: Use 1:100 API TC two stroke oil / fuel mix as regular driving fuel, that keeps the old fuel-system gaskets, rubber parts, alloy parts etc... and cast iron metal surfaces of those vintage engines in excellent shape...and it also lubricates the valves and upper piston regions. Most Porsche vintage owners in Germany do so :) Also keeps carbs and tank clean and rustfree

[Ondra95]

Tatra 603 for sale on lilbg.rajce.idnes.

cz From czech :) Olomouc - near Kopřivnice :)

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Ondra95 Thx!

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Ondra95 I saw the link, very interesting, but I can't read anything...

[Upolka23]

your mother is SHIT METAL...you don´t know anything about Czech or Slovakia cars ...if you will learn something, try to comment

[CORVAIRWILD]

@Upolka23 thank you for the nice comments.... anything else you'd like to ad?

[bigredelko]

@CORVAIRWILD Beautifully handled sir. (66 Corsa Owner)

[CORVAIRWILD]

@bigredelko CORSA??? Crank er up??? Will we see you in Cedar Rapids???

[bigredelko]

@CORVAIRWILD Just started work on it. 4spd posi 140 horse. Saving it from oblivion. Typical Oregon (where I'm at now) car with all the rust you'd expect. Got a sweet 65 straight rust free Nevada car without running gear as a body donor, or is it Donnor (gonna cannabalize it, I crack myself up).

[EVOWW]

iam slovak this car is TATRA 603

[CORVAIRWILD]

@EVOWW  I'm glad you watched!

[pionyrman]

@MrTenerife it s NOT American..... Czechoslovakia!!!

[505197]

I don't know about your 4bbl conversion on the Vair, looks like a lot of carb to me. My first car was a Vair , it's was a 64 turbo. I had another convertalbe like yor's , I traded a Honda 90 and 75 dollars for it , it had a clutch out. The last was a 66 110 with an automatic. The damn things are addicting, I eased off with air cooled VWs and still own an old BMW I ride the snot out of. That Tatra was a tasty looking piece , it's pretty.

[CORVAIRWILD]

I know, the carb is too big... I have a Weber that needs a progressive 2ndary conversion, or maybe I'll put a stock carb on and see how it works with the Crown EFlow...

I have MANY vids showing my Spyder whistling away!!!

[spikedpunk]

The style did not change between the '50's and the '70's because the factory took back old ones to make them into 'new' ones. To note, the engines in the rear and the V-8/ swing axles made for a very tricky handling car in a lot of cases. But if one knew to handle one, they could really make time around a track, I witnessed an early '70's sample really going around a track. The '49 Lincoln looked sad eyed because they were supposed to have hideaway lights, redesigned to be conventional units.

[Xenovadis]

hahaha 2:24 Rocket Launcher!! Man this car must be sick to drive should have enough passing power!

[RockinGuy1994]

@ 3:00 I like the redneck repair with the vise grips, COOL!

[mDaWg0]

Things existed in the past for a reason and ceased to exist for a reason as well. They were inferior to the new parts made available in the current time period...

[mDaWg0]

I'm sure as hell glad I didn't live back then.

I hate the way old cars look. I see no point in driving a piece of crap around that's going to break down and have no way to fix it due to inability to get parts...

[Pacerace100]

actually, most american cars are very easy to get parts for, its the foreign cars that are more difficult, and that tatra would be very difficult, becuase they never sold them over here i believe. and your allowed your own opinion, but many of u love old cars, id rather drive an old car than the 90's hondas all my fellow high school friends are getting.

[mDaWg0]

I'd rather drive a 2010 than a 90's honda.

The point wasn't to say parts were easy/hard to come by for old cars like that.

The point was that old cars are outdated and inferior to today's newer technology. Especially well built and engineered ones by companies like Lexus/Toyota.

[bcreech4]

Is someone anticipating a fire?

[SNSCOLLISION]

man, what would that thing be worth

[Righty736]

Tatra makes the freakin awesome army trucks

[bergercw]

if mugs was human thats what he would drive

[DriveGM]

Very cool. The show cars bore Mugs, he likes the teerucks and Corvairs!

[SkyFitsHeaven24]

My brother-in-law does the same thing when he has a brake failure-crimp the hose.

[zanjani13]

love it

[milehighmudduck]

There was a red Subaru Hatchback there! Thats awesome!

[enfieldpolice]

watching too much Dave's farm redneck brake repair's ? LOL

[PierreNgo]

at 6:00, its a 1959 Cadillac and not '64

[PierreNgo]

how many times you say "Tatra"??!!

[MrCartman2578]

And sounds pretty decent :-) Love it...

[MrCartman2578]

It's a Tatra, I believe, a Tatra 600!!! Made in Czech Republic. Back then of course the land was called Czechoslovakia or, short, CSSR.

WHAT A BEAUTY!!! And it made it all the wa to the United States. How could that happen ;-)

Very sweet and rare find, Mr. Corvairwild. Challooo!!!

[jovanvictoria]

very nice n rare car thanx for showing dokter

[coffeefish]

I like that 'Blue Flame.' Looks like a cool engine.

[markljesse]

why does every car have a fire extuinsiher under the front wheel ???

[djderk]

yes i was wondering this too. maybe because they might catch fire because they are old... who knows

[doorkeeper434]

Talk about compact 2 cars down from the tatra what do I see but a BMW Isetta their so cute

[jeepoffroad12345]

Wow. thats so cool! Checko slovicka eh? NICE

[mk2passat]

every other car has a fire extinguisher next to it! health and safety gone mad

[CVRealMan]

it might be old, but that thing was quite ahead of its time! and nice Hemi rumble!