Tatra T805 H+Z World Tour 1953

Tatra T805 H+Z World Tour 1953 by Autocult

10 Years of AutoCult (2015 – 2025)

This year we are celebrating 10 years of AutoCult. The Tatra T805, which went on it’s “grand tour” in 1953, perfectly embodies the AutoCult brand and thus stands for our extraordinary range with unique stories behind each vehicle.True to our brand and company name, we have made it our goal to realize long-forgotten automobiles, which are characterized by their extraordinary shape or innovative construction, in miniature. We are not only focused on the model implementation, but also on the respective story and the background information that we would like to tell the collector.Just as the two “globetrotters” threw themselves into a long lasting adventure, we also embarked on a “model car adventure” with our AutoCult brand. The Tatra T805 with its extraordinary story perfectly embodies our brand essence that we have defined 10 years ago.That’s why we are celebrating our first 10 years of AutoCult with a limited edition Tatra T805.We look forward to continuing to take you on our “journey through time” of automotive history and thank you for the trust you have placed in us.Your AutoCult Team 

“No. 2” on the big Trip:

World travelers were considered heroes for decades, because they had mostly seen parts of the world that were never within reach for the ordinary citizen.Two of these adventurers were the Czechoslovaks eng. Jio Hanzelka and eng. Miroslav Zikmund. In 1947, they decided to take a tour with a Tatra passenger car, which lasted three years and took them back to their homeland via Africa and South America. The world tour attracted great attention, especially in this period, which was still influenced by the privations of World War II. However, this journey was not enough for the two world travelers and five years after their return they planned a second trip. This time their world tour was to become even more extensive and lead over Asia, Australia and Oceania back to their Czechoslovak homeland. They went for the 1-ton Tatra 805 truck as their means of transport. First and foremost, both adventurers went for this truck, which was designed purely according to military specifications, due to its enormous robustness. The truck was state-of-the-art at that time, as it had only been mass-produced since 1952. The 2,5-litre V8 drive of the Tatra engine T603 with 75 hp was sufficient for the world tour and allowed a top speed of 75 km/h.On April 22, 1959, 39-year-old eng. Jia Hanzelka and the one year older eng. Miroslav Zikmound finally set off on their second big trip. This time their targets were in Eastern Europe, led to Asia, from where they eventually crossed over via Australia to various Pacific Islands. With the two Tatras T805, the two had made a first-class choice and returned to their home country from their extensive trip in 1964. Both trucks were the first cars to cross the Soviet Union form east