The Tatra 26 is a vintage 6x4 automobile produced by the Czech manufacturer Tatra in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was developed on the basis of the T 12. However, tests showed that the engine from T 12 did not have enough power, and it was replaced by the

Tatra 30 The Tatra 30 is an automobile formerly made by the Czech manufacturer Tatra. It was manufactured between 1926 and 1928. From 1928 to 1931 the car was fitted with a newer engine and is therefore called the Tatra 30/52. Design Engine Tatra 30 Th ...

engine. The car had extreme off-road abilities - reportedly it was even able to climb staircases. The Tatra 26 was the larger sister model of the middle-class type

. The vehicle had an air-cooled four-cylinder engine with 1680 cc and 24 hp (17.6 kW) of power. The maximum attainable speed of the heavy car was 60–70 km/h. The car uses the Tatra backbone tube and independent half axles.

Versions

There were many different versions of this car. It was manufactured as a flatbed truck, a bus, a firetruck and others. A version with shortened wheelbase had additional side wheels to improve offroad capabilities.

Gallery

File:TatraT26-30Truck.jpg, The chassis of the 26/30 truck variant File:Tatra T26-30 rear axle.JPG, Cut through the rear axles File:Tatra T26.jpg, T26/30, light 6×4 truck

References

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