We should not to forget Bandini's

Unique ONES Who's Bandini? Maybe that's what immediately came to your mind when you saw this article. He is an Italian gentleman who is one of the many Italians who take part in the automotive world. Well, in the world's automotive, there are many individual wore the Bandini as their family names, ranging from the racers, technicians and car designers to even sports vehicle manufacturer owners. Then who is this going to discuss?

The Bandini 1100 Siluro of the 1951 uses a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body made of hand-hammered aluminum and its chassis of aviation-grade tubular steel. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

On this occasion we will discuss about Ilario Bandini, who was born as a farmer's son in Forli, Italy in 1911. He only had an education from a mechanic course before establishing an automotive company after his family name, Bandini Automobili in 1938, he proudly called himself an inventor and car builder. As we all know, he taught himself from experience, made some inventions later patented by him, and as an engineer earned an Honoris Causa degree from an American university.

Ilario Bandini behind the wheel of his first car, the 1947 Bandini 1100 uses a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body made of hand-hammered aluminum and its chassis of aviation-grade tubular steel. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/394FCsu)

Besides that he has also been a tough racer behind the wheel of a racing car created by his team and won many races, especially in the hillclimb events, and noted has won the national SCCA championship (class H Modified) in the 1955 and 1957. He has also taken part in the classic racing events of Mille Miglia from 1947 to 1965.

Ilario Bandini (1911-1992), a great man who has many talents such a businessman, auto engineer, designer and racing driver who went on to construct some of Italy’s most beautiful racing cars. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/394FCsu)

In the world of racing, Bandini has been around for almost more than 75 years since 1947 filled mostly with the variety of small racing cars that were so popular in the post-war era, but there are also some amazing sports coupes and touring cars.

1951 Bandini 750 Sport Siluro roadster uses a modified 750cc American Crossley engine and fiberglass bodied by Devin Monza. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

Although the Bandini Automobili was not big company and only had 15 mechanics worked in there, they were able to build one car a month during its heyday in the 1950s. His first car was the Bandini Siluro which featured a modified Fiat 1100 engine, the body made of hand-hammered aluminum and its chassis of aviation-grade tubular steel.

The Bandini 750 Sport Siluro featured with a widened front fender and a shrill loudly screaming 750cc engine managed to won the SCCA class championships in 1955 and 1957. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

The light of success began to emerge as the car demands from America increased when the Bandini Siluro featured with a widened front fender and a shrill loudly screaming 750cc engine managed to won the SCCA class championships in 1955 and 1957. And his slightly modified Crossley engine became famous thanks to their DOHC Bandini heads.

1955 Bandini 750 Coupe Zagato sports car ever raced in the Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring events. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

The Bandini-owned automotive company is said in 1954 made the Formula 3 racing car had disc brakes on all four wheels, followed by the 1951 Jaguar C-type. Then the Zagato-bodied Bandini GT racing car raced in Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, and another coupé version is worked by Corna and carries a 1,000cc engine up front.

1957 Bandini Sports International 'Saponeta' was a striking body design two-seater sports car (that's why it called saponeta) and tubular steel frame which is able to accommodate the space of the engines up to 1.0 liter. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

While in the era, Bandini himself continued to race in Italy while his new cars were being built and developed at the factory. One of these included the Bandini Sports International 'Saponeta' (or 'Little Soap') of the 1957 was a two-seater sports car with a striking body design (that's why it called saponeta) and tubular steel frame which is able to accommodate the space of the engines up to 1.0 liter. 

1968 Bandini 1000 Saloncino plays an important role in the production history of Bandini Automobili, as the company's first sports coupé. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39NB9tj)

Although Bandini's cars mostly use the Fiat's upgraded engines, he has also built many cars with American Crossley engines. In the Bandini's era in between 1947 and 1952, the four-cylinder engine mentioned above wasn't old-fashioned. The engine had upper camshafts which were driven by a standing shaft, and often Bandini provided the Crossley-engine with a self-made cylinder head with with two camshafts and another crank-shaft, also made by himself of course.

The Bandini 1000 Turbo is a hand-built berlinetta, built in 1992 by Ilario Bandini as his last design and represents the ultimate evolutionary step of his long career as well. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/35ZWEG7)

In 1959, he completed Bandini engines ranging from 850cc to 1,000cc (1,300cc 16-valve) and completed his final 1,000cc 16-valve supercharged engine in 1991 when he was 80 years olds (a year before he passed in 1992). Apart from making machines and cars, it turns out that the Bandini company also endorsed the steering wheels from the 1960s, and the wheels from the 1970s, all handmade and signed by Bandini.

Even in 1960, Bandini had ever built the engine in 7 different versions ranging from 760cc to 1300cc. Amazingly, when the mid-engined cars became a trend, Bandini was one of the first to make them in these ways (in the style of spider and coupé) for used on the circuits or the sporting weekend driver.   

Bandini Automobili continued to make one-off cars well into the 1980s, and today it is believed there are still around 46 units of the Bandini-made cars of all types still existed. To tribute all of his achievements in the world's racing, the city of Forli in Italy (his hometown) dedicated a plaza (town square) in 2002 to Ilario Bandini to bear his name and called Piazzale Ilario Bandini. It's amazing, someone who has so many talents like him is very rare. So it is not surprising that today his figure has become one of the legends and the role models of the racing world. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS OSURCES | CARTYPE | WIKIPEDIA ]

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An awkward-designed Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia

UNiQue ONES By 1956, Abarth had built a wide reputation as the main tuner for the engines of the cars made by Fiat and began venturing into the world of racing at that time in several classes of motor sport. For example to compete in the 750 cc class of the Grand Touring Championship. In mid-1956 Abarth commissioned the Zagato body to make a new design of the Fiat body into a capable racing car.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia by Vignale as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAMKzN)

Then became the typical Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe with double-bubles on top. It was proven later that this car was able to achieve amazing achievements in the racing world as expected. Not only that, it turns out that Abarth also commissioned another coachbuilder in this case, Vignale to make the body of the Fiat/Abarth 750 car as an alternative to the model made by Zagato above and suitable for racing.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia by Vignale as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAMKzN)

Then as many as three cars were built in such a way as to transform into a car named Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia in 1957. A very original Coupé built on top of the Fiat/Abarth 750, adopting a design that was said to have high aerodynamic qualities so that its appearance became eccentric, and when completed, it was able to attract a lot of attention. While the 'goccia' is an Italian word means 'water droplet in contact with a surface.'

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia by Vignale as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAMKzN)

The first completed unit was then shown at the 1956 Geneva Show which featured gull-wing doors, while the other two featured conventional doors and received many other modifications. This somewhat eccentric and unconventional design was created by Giovanni Michelotti together with the Abarth 750 mechanics.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia by Vignale as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oWQYnQ)

Through this design, the Abarth 750 Goccia also marks another beginning in Vignale's history. Both Abarth's expertise in designing fine, highly tuned engines and Vignale's expertise in building lightweight aerodynamic bodywork come together in the form of this awkward vehicle.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe Goccia by Vignale as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iuFqWk)

Wow, 1957 Fiat Abarth 750 Coupe 'Goccia' by Vignale, a cute car made as an aerodynamics study with the ambition to set world speed records in its class by using an Abarth modified engine. But unfortunately there is no effort to market this car.

Then what about the performance? This cute Italian car is able to run fast using the power generated by a Fiat 747cc inline, four-cylinder engine attached to the rear of the car (because of its eccentric shape, we hope you are not confused about which one is front and rear).

The engine is capable of spraying out a peak power of 47 bhp at 6,000rpm and a maximum torque of 36lb-ft at 3,500rpm. With this amount of power, this cute car that weighs 1,212 lbs is able to accelerate from rest to 60mph in 15.8 seconds with a top speed of 93mph plus fuel consumption of 25mpg. And it is estimated that the current price tag of this car is around $ 3,500. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSTYLING | OLDCONCEPTCARS | CARTHROTLE | FIAT500OWNERS | ]

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Singer modified the classic Porsche 911, up to ready to take part in the most ferocious rally!

Let's Get It On! Recently, classic Porsche lovers were shocked by the latest creation of a Californian's Porsche specialist modification house, named Singer Vehicle Design, which introduced its latest project called the Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS). In this modification project, Singer did not build only one of the classic 1990 Porsche 911 (Type 964) but two cars at the same time with the concept of off road racing.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

In the process, the American modification house was assisted by Richard Tuthill, a British Porsche 911 rally specialist. In short, the two Porsche 911s were built very seriously to be able to compete and explore off-road tracks.

For the first Parallax White-colored Porsche 911 is built with the concept of high-speed desert rally. While another Corsica Red-colored car was later built for the high-speed tarmac rally car. It could be said that in general, these two Porsche 911 cars are modified to be ready for the off-road competitions, such as the Baja 1000 and the Dakar Rally.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

Then the optimal changes are made by elevating the car body, installing a longer travel suspension and strengthening the legs and chassis. Furthermore, the entire bodywork is custom made of carbon fiber with easy access to the legs. Because this car will be used for off-road purposes, so there's a 4-wheel drive system with a permanent AWD system is also attached on the cars.

For their power source, on each of these cars use a 3.6L air-cooled flat-six engine coupled with a twin-turbocharger and a water-to-air intercooler system. As a result, Singer claims that its maximum power can reach 450 hp with a ferocious torque number of 569 Nm.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

While the transmission system uses racing specs sequential (5-speed sequential dog-box), with a limited-slip differential (LSD) at the front, center and rear. For the legs, that the rims use forged aluminum with a spec of 16x8 inches which is then wrapped with the special off-road BF Goodrich A/T tires.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

And for the car's deceleration system, brakes with 4-piston calipers are used, monoblock disc brakes with hydraulic hand brakes. Because they are made for competition specs, the roll bar and custom seats are made to meet FIA specifications.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

Then the car's inside, the interior looks dominated by black, silver, and bright red which is also made very functional because the car owner really wants to use this modified classic Porsche 911 for rally racing. Therefore, the cabin of the car is also made like a real racing car, starting from the three-spoke steering wheel with a few buttons at the bottom of the steering wheel. And there is also a large screen on the passenger side for navigation purposes.

Porsche 911 All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) by Singer Vehicle Design. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3iAFLqz)

"We built the car inspired by the Rothmans-sponsored Porsche 911 SC/RS and 959 racing legends in the mid-1980s, then combined it with the latest technology and skills from the Singer team," explained Rob Dickinson, the founder and CEO, Singer Group Inc. in its official release.

Richard Tuthill also added, "This collaboration combines off road cars with the latest innovations and technology inspired by the Porsche legend of the 1980s." 

Then there is good news for those whose are interested to change the appearance of their beloved Porsche 911 to be like this, that Singer Vehicle Design is allowed to apply the concept to their next clients. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SINGER VEHICLE DESIGN | CARSCOOPS ]

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The legendary Abarth 750 Zagato

Unique ONES By 1956, Abarth had built a wide reputation as the ultimate engine tuner for Fiat cars and started to penetrate to the world's racing championship in various classes of motor sports. For an example, to compete in the 750 cc class of the Grand Touring Championship, so in mid-1956 Abarth commissioned the Carrozzeria Zagato coachbuilder to make the new Fiat 600 bodywork design into a capable racing car.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Double Bubble Coupe uses an upgraded the Fiat 600's four-cylinder engine, which previously has a power of 22 bhp to 47 bhp at 6,000 rpm. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/2LXEHRn)

As the result, here's the famous racing car featured with Zagato's double-bubble roof design named Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe. By referring to the 747 cc drivetrain tuned by Abarth, then Zagato used lightweight materials into those iconic Fiat 600 new bodywork, and succeeded in making the body was so light (only 535 kg).

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe has several distinctive features such twin vertical bumpers on the front, double-bubble roof top and double intake in the engine back cover all styled by Zagato. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nUHCrq)

While in the engine sector, Abarth upgraded the Fiat 600's four-cylinder engine, which previously has a power of 22 bhp to 47 bhp at 6,000 rpm. The top speed achieved by the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was 118 mph or 189 kph.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe (livery #52) drove by Alfonso Thiele has managed to touch the 1957 Mille Miglia finish line in the 2nd place for the 750 cc class. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3bP82bt)

The Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was then introduced to the public at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, and entered the production line in early 1957. The production version included several updates such as twin vertical bumpers on the front, double-bubble roof top and double intake in the engine back cover styled by Zagato.

1956 Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato Coupe (livery #52) drove by Alfonso Thiele has managed to stand the 2nd place on the 1957 Mille Miglia racing podium for the 750 cc class. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3bP82bt)

The five production versions of the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato cars were later deployed at the 1957 Mille Miglia rally, where one of them driven by Alfonso Thiele has managed to touch the finish line in the 2nd place for the 750 cc class.

1958 Fiat Abarth 750 Record Monza Zagato intended to pay tribute for the success in the 750cc class of the 1957 Mille Miglia and breaking of 15 new records in the same year. (Picture from: https://bit.ly/3nUHCrq)

In July 1957, Abarth committed to breaking racing records with a slimmer body car designed by Pininfarina with a tube frame chassis and along with a 747 cc engine, this car raced on the Monza circuit for four days, and broke 15 new records including an average speed of 165.376 kph for the 72 hours full on the racing track. 

At the 1958 Paris Motor Show, Abarth launched a new version of the car and named Fiat Abarth 750 Record Monza Zagato (with double bubble or none). It was done in honor of the racing success when won the 1957 Mille Miglia in the 750cc class and breaking of 15 new records in the same year.

With only about 600 units ever built, the Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato Coupe was one of the most successful racing cars of the '50s and' 60s, and is widely known for its iconic double-bubble roof feature. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SUPERCARS.NET | OLDCONCEPTCARS | FIAT500OWNERS | ]

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The lost Czechoslovakia' classic Ferrari-like sports car

It's GONE After the end of the 2nd World War, it didn't immediately end all conflicts between existing countries. Its condition slowly and surely then ushered into the Cold War era. Well, at that time what happened was not a war in the real sense but an ideological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in fighting for the influence of countries in Europe, resulting in two major groups of supporting countries, namely the Western bloc and the Eastern bloc.

The Tatra JK 2500 in original condition as a two-seater coupe designed and built by Július Kubinský in between 1951 to 1955. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

Not only that, the Cold War era which began since the 1950s also affected all countries in the world, especially in Europe. At that time, the Eastern bloc countries had governments affiliated with communism because they were strongly influenced by the Soviet Union. This in turn caused all aspects of life in these countries to be tightly controlled by the communist government, including the machinery and motor vehicle manufacturing sectors.

It is not surprising that the Czechoslovakia's communist government (a country located in eastern Europe which is included in the Eastern bloc) considers everything of the Western bloc's neighboring countries including sports cars or grand tourers is something prohibited because it is incompatible with the communist government. Not only that, many domestic similar motorized vehicles developments have always failed and abondoned due to state intervention.

The Tatra JK 2500 chassis with front axle taken from the German's KdF Type 82 "Kubelwagen" military vehicle. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

You can be seen on the 1969 Škoda 110 Super Sport or even older one such the Škoda 1100 OHC of the 1950s, all of them are those country's beautiful concept car examples wasn't ever produced because didn't have permission from the communist government. The same thing happened to a beautiful concept car called the Tatra JK 2500 which is designed and made by Július Kubinský, an automotive designer who worked at the Karosa bus factory in Brno in the first half of the 1950s.

At first, the Tatra JK 2500 uses a six-cylinder DOHC Alfa Romeo sat behind the oil and water coolers. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

The Tatra JK 2500 designer is known to have years of experience working on other cars, including those built on the basis of the KdF Type 82 "Kubelwagen" military vehicle which was widely used in the country after Nazy lost in the 2nd World War, and he has also designed and built the Mono JKs racing cars with Alfa Romeo and BMW engines for a few the country's bonafide Grand Prix racer in Brno shortly after the 2nd World War ended.

The Tatra JK 2500's rear axle of the De Dion type with torsion bars to ensure the the car's two rear wheels have the same deflection at all times. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

And for Július Kubinský, the Tatra JK 2500 concept car was the ninth car of he had ever built. He began to outline plans for a steel tube frame chassis based around the Tatra T603A V8 engine in 1951. The chassis construction and entire parts of the car was done by hand by Kubinský in his spare time. In order to speed up the development process of the car, he took directly many parts from the German KdF Type 82 military vehicle such as the front torsion beam axle and the steering linkage.

The Tatra JK 2500's body frame was made of wood and steel tubes and done by the local coachbuilder Jan Heger. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

At the rear, there is a De Dion axle, which has a differential that is firmly attached to the chassis of the car, with two swing axes called the De Dion tube. In short, this is meant to ensure the the car's two rear wheels have the same deflection at all times, somekind of independent suspension in today vehicles. If one wheel experiences unevenness, the other wheel will also tilt, but remain in contact with the asphalt. And if both wheels experience unevenness at the same time, for example the car passing through the bumpy road, it is this tube that ensures that they have the best contact with the road.

A typical feature of the original Tatra JK 2500 Coupe was the small rear window. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

Because at the beginning of its development, the JK 2500 was designed to carry a powerfull V8 engine under the hood. However, at that time the engine was very difficult to find, so for the time being, a 2.5-liter inline Alfa Romeo six-cylinder engine was installed, which could provide up to 90 horsepower combined with the Alfa Romeo's four-speed manual gearbox. 

Július Kubinský posed along with his supersport Tatra JK 2500 coupe in 1958 at Kopřivnice in 1958. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

And after trying hard, finally he found an air-cooled V8 engine with a capacity of 2.5 liters which was taken directly from the Tatra 603, then those engine installed under the hood of the JK 2500, but still using the Alfa Romeo's manual gearbox after some parts had to be modified and intermediate parts had to be made to fasten the Italian gearbox, but they fit in the end. Even large radiators can be thrown away because that the new engine is an air-cooled one and so a spare wheel can be placed there instead.

 

Besides that there's the hot air features which is needed especially in winter to heat up the car' cabin, is came out behind the windshield and supplied directly by the engine. However, the exhaust was considered insufficient, and then the chrome vents were placed behind the front wheels to help remove hot air from the engine. 

The Tatra JK 2500 supersport coupe uses an air-cooled V8 engine with a fan from Praga V3S. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

And due to the engine is the reason why this car was later named Tatra even though the car's actually did not come from those Czechoslovak car factory and was misunderstood sometimes. The car name then was followed by the initials of the maker, ie JK and the figure 2500 in turn refers to the car's engine capacity in cubic centimeters.

A spare wheel fit in front of the air-cooled eight-cylinder of the Tatra JK 2500 supersport coupe. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

Meanwhile there are two fuel tanks with a capacity of 30 liters each are mounted onto the chassis and placed behind each of the rear wheels. The car's rear overhang isn't exactly small, with the wheelbase of 2,300 mm and a length of 4,050 mm. In comparison, Favorites have a wheelbase of more than 2.4 meters. And what about its weight? The JK 2500 has an empty weighs of 1,160 kg and the weight distribution ratio is 51:49 on the front and rear axles.

By the completion of the lower part of the Tatra JK 2500 chassis, then the beautiful body of the car was done by Július Kubinský and assisted by local coachbuilder Jan Heger by creating the wooden superstructure on which the handcrafted body panels would be placed. As for the legs, initially using the 16-inches in diameter classic wire wheels and coupled with the drum brakes taken from the Lancia Aurelia B20.

The Tatra JK 2500 supersport coupe with a compact-sized V8 engine and the Tatra inscription in 1958. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

The works on the car construction was entirely completed in 1955, and it was appeared in the January 1956 issue of the World of Engines magazine and the article was entitled with the evocative title "We Also Do It". Unfortunately, its appearance on the magazine was not followed by a physical exhibition until two years later.

At the invitation of Tatra's management, Július Kubinský and his JK 2500 car were came and visited the company's headquarters in Kopřivnice in 1958. The public response was very positive, prompting Tatra officials to propose an initial production of 5 samples. In short, the car was in Kopřivnice for two weeks for a performance upgrading process, and as result, the JK 2500 engine was able to spew a full 140 horsepower, like the Tatra 603 on which also uses the same engine under the hood.

Tatra JK 2500 after used the upgraded eight-cylinder by Tatra, new fifteen-inch alloy wheels were installed and the air vents were added to the front fenders in 1958. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/39ukpHf)

At that time, new fifteen-inch alloy wheels were installed in the car, with a row of holes that functioned to channel cooling air to the drum brakes while driving. The new wheels have a smaller diameter than the original, but are said to be more effective. And in the road tests done by the Tatra's test drivers, this car was able to pace to a top speed of 200 kph, likely making it the fastest car in the country in the time.

Despite the positive test results, the car production never been done. Allegedly, internal pressure within Tatra and the heavy hands of the communist government were one of the main factors behind the Tatra JK 2500 project's abandonment, as a flashy sports car clashed heavily with the sober image they wanted to exude.

The Tatra JK 2500 supersport coupe with a V8 engine and was able to pace to a top speed of 200 kph, likely making it the fastest car in the country in the time. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/3oKTRI9)

Disappointed, Július Kubinský back home to Brno and worked at the Karosa bus factory. He still owns and drives the Tatra JK 2500 Coupe for approximately 13 years under normal operation, and in 1971 Kubinský sold the car. After that the car immediately seemed to disappear and until today no one knows to whom he sold it.

Unfortunately, the Czechoslovakia best car has ever seen, and the result of 4 years of hard work seems to have dissipated into smoke and disappeared without a trace. Since its creator has long since passed away, one can only hope that the beautiful Tatra JK 2500 will soon be found hiding some where in a remote forgotten warehouse, and eagerly awaiting a careful restoration to its former glory.

That's it, and if the article above is still considered inadequate or inaccurate, or if you have additional information related to the lost east bloc' classic Ferrari-like sports car called 1955 Tatra JK 2500, please don't hesitate to let us know via the comments column below this article. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | AUTOFORUM | AUTOMOBILEREVUE | DRIVETRIBE | WIKIPEDIA ]

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