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October 2023

Savoy in Sports Car Market Magazine

savoy2023-10-02T14:35:09-04:00

Read below, or check page 178 of the magazine here. - By BRUCE PATTON, Director of Curatorial Services,Savoy Automobile Museum At Savoy Automobile Museum, our deliberate exhibit rotation introduces fresh themes nearly every month, utilizing one of our four temporary galleries for a four-month span to drive attendance and encourage repeat visitation. Our executive Must-Visit Museums Curators explain what goes into a “destination” exhibition The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum’s Art Deco showroom Sports Car Market NOVEMBER 2023 179 team collaborates to ideate concepts based [...]

Savoy in Sports Car Market Magazinesavoy2023-10-02T14:35:09-04:00

September 2023

Savoy Automobile Museum: A must-visit for car collectors

savoy2023-09-26T13:34:19-04:00

Check out the recent AJC article on Savoy here, or read below. - As electric vehicles continue to soar in popularity, the age of the hotrod seems to be nearing its end, making classic muscle cars a rare sight on the roads. Luckily, Cartersville’s Savoy Automobile Museum offers a trip back to a simpler time in car design. At Savoy, Georgia car lovers can immerse themselves in 120 years' worth of automotive history, with models that start from 1903 and end with modern classics. “Savoy Automobile Museum [...]

Savoy Automobile Museum: A must-visit for car collectorssavoy2023-09-26T13:34:19-04:00

Bartow County: Boom Time in Bartow

savoy2023-09-25T12:17:11-04:00

Read at Georgiatrend.com or below. This article appears in the September 2023 issue of Georgia Trend. - Good things tend to happen when team members pull in the same direction. Bartow County, a northern Atlanta exurb 25 miles northwest of I-285, aka the Perimeter, is an example of how good. Bartow does well in economic development for its rural location and relatively small population, 112,816 according to the July 2022 census. Bartow’s secret to success is hiding in plain sight: Highland 75, a 782-acre master-planned, [...]

Bartow County: Boom Time in Bartowsavoy2023-09-25T12:17:11-04:00

“20 Years of Forged by Fuller” Exhibit At The Savoy Automobile Museum

savoy2023-09-15T10:34:39-04:00

Read Full Article Here. - Bryan Fuller is a master builder, TV personality, car builder/designer, owner of Fuller Moto, and published author. Hemmings recently had the opportunity to attend the grand opening of the "Forged by Fuller" exhibit at the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia. The gallery showcases over 20 years of Bryan’s work. As a custom car/motorcycle builder, your unique style that brings success can also bring defeat. It’s common for builders to stick to what makes them successful, profitable, and known-for. But [...]

“20 Years of Forged by Fuller” Exhibit At The Savoy Automobile Museumsavoy2023-09-15T10:34:39-04:00

Savoy in Georgia Trend Magazine

savoy2023-09-05T10:17:51-04:00

Savoy was recently mentioned in Georgia Trend Magazine spotlight on Bartow County. Click here to read the article!

Savoy in Georgia Trend Magazinesavoy2023-09-05T10:17:51-04:00

August 2023

Savoy Automobile Museum opens temporary exhibit, ‘Streamlined Elegance – The Tatra Tale’

savoy2023-08-29T10:00:29-04:00

From Old Cars Weekly - "Streamlined Elegance - The Tatra Tale" will run at the Savoy Automobile Museum August 29 through January 7, 2024 CARTERSVILLE, GA - Savoy Automobile Museum in Carterville, GA announced its newest automotive exhibit, opening on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, and on display until Sunday, January 7, 2024, S Streamlined Elegance - The Tatra Tale. A collaborative exhibit with Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN, showcasing the storied marque of Tatra – a Czech vehicle manufacturer founded in 1850. Located in Czechoslovakia, near [...]

Savoy Automobile Museum opens temporary exhibit, ‘Streamlined Elegance – The Tatra Tale’savoy2023-08-29T10:00:29-04:00

1978 Tatra T-613

savoy2023-09-21T11:14:47-04:00

SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 213.5 cu. in. (3.5L) DOHC, V8 air-cooled Output: 165 HP @ 5,200 RPM Transmission: 4-speed Manual Wheelbase: 117 in. Overall Length: 197 in. Weight: 3,682 (curb) Top Speed: 118 MPH No. Produced: 11,009 Original Price: Unknown Manufacturer: Tatra READERBOARD The successor to the 603, the T-613 would break the Tatra streamlining mold with a more Eurocentric style. To accomplish this, the company looked to Italian designer and coach builder Carrozzeria Vignale to give the T-613 [...]

1978 Tatra T-613savoy2023-09-21T11:14:47-04:00

1958 Tatra T-603 Saloon

savoy2023-09-21T11:30:03-04:00

SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 155 cu. in. (2.5L) 90˚, OHV, V-8 Output: 100 HP @ 4800 RPM Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Wheelbase: 108 in. Overall Length: 199 in. Weight: 3131 lbs. Top Speed: 106 MPH No. Produced: 20,422 Original Price: $13,725 (approx.) Manufacturer: Tatra READERBOARD Tatra was relegated to the production of trucks only. However, government officials whose luxury cars were Russian imports, realized those vehicles were junk. Remembering the glory days of Tatra and the cars they produced, [...]

1958 Tatra T-603 Saloonsavoy2023-09-21T11:30:03-04:00

1950 Tatra T-600 Tatraplan

savoy2023-09-21T11:40:41-04:00

SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 119 cu. in. (2L) 4-cylinder, air cooled Output: 52 HP Transmission: 4-speed Manual Wheelbase: 106 in. Overall Length: 178 in. Top Speed: 81 MPH No. Produced: 6,342 Original Price: 11,700 SFR Manufacturer: Tatra and Skoda READERBOARD Paul Jaray, the creator of the teardrop structure of the Zepplin, considered that shape the “Ideal streamlined form for a body close to the ground.” His attempt at car design, the Lorelei, failed but caught the attention of Hans [...]

1950 Tatra T-600 Tatraplansavoy2023-09-21T11:40:41-04:00

1947 Tatra T-87 Saloon

savoy2023-09-21T11:46:04-04:00

SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 177 cu. in. (3L) Magnesium Alloy, 90˚ SOHC V-8 Output: 85 HP Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Wheelbase: 124 in. Overall Length: 188 in. Weight: Unknown Top Speed: 100 MPH approx. No. Produced: 3,056 total production Original Price: $5,717 Manufacturer: Tatra READERBOARD Tatra began experimenting with car aerodynamics in the early 1930s. The first of Tatra’s “aerodynes” was the Tatra T-77. This was the world’s first serially produced aerodynamic-styled automobile powered by an air-cooled rear-mounted engine. Its [...]

1947 Tatra T-87 Saloonsavoy2023-09-21T11:46:04-04:00