The Tatra 52 is a
Czechoslovak mid-size car that was made by
Závody Tatra from 1931 to 1939. It was built both at the Tatra factory in
Kopřivnice and also under licence by Rohr at
Frankfurt
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History
Tatra launched the Type 52 in 1931 to replace the
Type 30/52. Like its predecessor the Type 52 has a
Tatra concept backbone chassis. It also has the same
air-cooled 1,910 cc
overhead valve flat-four engine, which gives it a top speed of . Its fuel consumption is between 13 and 15 litres per 100 km.
Transmission is by a dry clutch and four-speed gearbox. The rear wheels are on half-axles with transverse
leaf springs. The
drum brake
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s are
hydraulically-operated.
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The choice of bodies offered included a four-door sedan, two-door, four-seat convertible, six-seat landaulet by Tatra and more luxurious versions with bodies by a choice of coachbuilders: Bohemia in ÄŒeská LÃpa and Sodomka in Vysoké Mýto. By 1934 the bonnet had been restyled, with Tatra's traditional enclosed front replaced with a conventional grille.
For 1935 Tatra revised the Type 52 body again to be the same style as the 1,688 cc ]Tatra 75
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. Tatra increased the Type 52's power output to . Bodies offered included a six-seat limousine, six-seat convertible and also an ambulance.
Tatra also used the engine of the Type 52 in other vehicles, including trucks and the Tatra 72 three-axle off-road vehicle.[
Type 52 production ceased in 1939, by which time about 1,700 cars had been built. 1,157 of these were four-door limousines.][
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Automobiles with backbone chassis
Cars powered by boxer engines
Cars introduced in 1931
Cars discontinued in 1939
Rear-wheel-drive vehicles
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