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Europe's first truck made in Tatra Koprivnice Royalty Free Stock Photo
   
   
   
   
   
   
Prasident (1897)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
The Präsident was an automobile manufactured by the Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriks-Gesellschaft (Nesselsdorf or NW), now Tatra, in 1897. It was the first practical, factory-produced petrol engine automobile built in Central and Eastern Europe. It was constructed by Leopold Sviták and Hans Ledwinka. The car had a flat two-cylinder four stroke spark ignition Benz engine. It had two speed transmission which propelled the rear axle via flat strap.The bodywork was derived from a Mylord type horse carriage. At the time NW was renowned in the monarchy for its luxurious carriages, and the automobile itself was made in according fashion.


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