Tatra 30

The Tatra 30 is a medium-sized automobile that the Czech manufacturer Tatra made between 1926 and 1928. From 1928 to 1931 the car received a newer engine and is therefore called the Tatra 30/52, a transitional version before the Tatra 52 replaced it. It carried the central backbone chassis that marked the work of chief designer Hans Ledwinka, with a transverse leaf spring at the front and another at the swing rear half-axle, the drive shaft inside the tube and the gearbox and engine mounted in front of it. Power came from an overhead valve air-cooled four-cylinder boxer engine of 1,679 cc and a claimed 24 PS, with a top speed of about 90 km/h, while the Tatra 30 Sport used a 1,910 cc engine and reached 130 km/h. Bodies ranged from four-seat cabriolets to six-seat limousines.