Tatra 57B Van 1947 PTT by Autocult
The
importer’s wish
When choosing the transport of
postal items, the Swiss authority ‘PTT’ was open to everything that the vehicle
market offered. This also benefited the company ‘Fred. Schenk’, located in
Worblaufen-Bern, which gained a foothold in Switzerland with the import of the
brand ‘Tatra’ from 1935.
Since 1932, Tatra had been offering
the Type 57, an 80 km/h – fast passenger car from which the heavily modified Type
57 A was derived from 1936. The 1,155 cc four-cylinder engine with 20 hp appeared
like a boxer engine at first glance, but was designed as a 180° V-engine.
Around 1936, the importer advertised
the car at the Swiss state post office and apparently praised the car so
convincingly to the official buyers that they concluded a supply contract with the
company Schenk. In order to be able to take over the model in postal service,
eight cars were fitted with a box-van body at the rear. Four years later,
further Tatra vehicles were taken over by the official postal service. In 1941,
however, the Type 57 A was no longer being offered, but his successor; the
Tatra 57 B. First and foremost, it was the power increase of 5 hp, which differed
the 57 B, which was offered from 1938, from its predecessor. In this version,
five more vehicles increased the PTT fleet. In 1947, ten more vehicles were
bought, which also received a modified rear structure. This time, the company ‘Reber
& Sohn’ in Bern did the required sheet metal work. Just one year later, the
Swiss Post ordered another six vehicles, also fitted with the body of ‘Reber
& Sohn’. In contrast to the fist Tatra conversion from 1937, it is striking
how harmoniously the newly designed rear area now fits into the complete car
body.
Description: | Tatra 57B Van 1947 PTT |
Catalogue#: | ATC08017 |
Product Type: | Resincast |
Scale: | 1:43 |
Event: | Road |
Colour: | Two-tone Yellow & White |
Drivers: | - |
Sponsors: | - |
Dates: | 1947 |
Race/Position: | - |
Release Date: | November 2021 |
Weight: | 450 grams |
Comments: | Swiss post office van. Limited edition of 333 pieces |
About Autocult
A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.