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Date:         Mon, 26 Mar 2001 19:29:50 -0600
Reply-To:     CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: Tatra air cooled V8 conversion?
Comments: To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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VW paid Tatra a settlement for an alleged infringement of the Beetle CHASSIS design. The single back-bone design was shown by Tatra at the Berlin auto show back when Ferdinand Porsche was busy trying to develop what was to be known as the KDF Wagen, and, eventually, the VW Beetle. Funny enough, Skoda (Another Czech wonder) bought Tatra and VW eventually bought Skoda. What comes around, goes around.

I am not familiar with any engine design infringements on part of VW. I know that the early VW flat-four was based on an aircraft design and chosen for its ability to run for long periods of time at, what was considered then, high RPM.

This kind of cross-breeding is nothing unusual in the automotive world and we should never expect a pure-bred auto by virtue of its country of origin. Although I am sure they exist, somewhere.

Chris '85 Westy.

----- Original Message ----- From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 8:48 AM Subject: Re: Tatra air cooled V8 conversion?

> "If I remember rightly the Tatra V8 is DOHC 16V, and > has been around since > at least the 60s." > > > Well, the Tatra Air cooled V-8 OHC engine was made in > 1934, so I guess you are wrong. maybe you talk of a > different engine (DOHC). > Tatra air cooled engines as early as 1932 with the > Tatra 57B. Which pre-dates all VW aircooled right? > > > > --- Andrew Grebneff > <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > > >Then he went on to tell me how the Germans stole > > ALL > > >aircooled technology from the Czech's during WW2. > > >Said Porsche, VW both stole designs from the > > Czech's > > > > Really? Funny, the Beetle and its engines date back > > to 1936... > > > > If I remember rightly the Tatra V8 is DOHC 16V, and > > has been around since > > at least the 60s. > > > > Andrew Grebneff > > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand > > fax 64 (3) 479-7527 > > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > > VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & > > seashell nut > > Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24, LCIII, LC, > > Classic, Plus > > *Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the > > market, > > always remember that we are the TOP 10% > > *Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, > > Compaq, Tandy and > > millions of others are by far the most popular with > > about 70 million > > machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the > > other hand, may note that > > cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and > > that numbers alone do not > > denote a higher life form - New York Times, November > > 26, 1991 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/


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