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August 2023

1958 Tatra T-603 Saloon

savoy2023-10-18T17:16:11-04:00

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 Saloonsavoy2023-10-18T17:16:11-04:00

1950 Tatra T-600 Tatraplan

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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 Tatraplansavoy2023-10-18T17:24:00-04:00

1947 Tatra T-87 Saloon

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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 Saloonsavoy2023-10-18T17:44:19-04:00

1938 Tatra T-97

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SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 106.7 cu. in. (1.7L) 4 cylinder, air cooled Output: 40 HP Transmission: 4-speed Manual Wheelbase: 102 in. Overall Length: 186 in. Weight: Unknown Top Speed: 78 MPH No. Produced: 508 Original Price: Unknown Manufacturer: Zavody Ringhoffer Czechoslovakia READERBOARD The Tatra line of streamlined cars debuted on March 5, 1934 with the debut of the T-77, followed by the T-77a and the T-87. Introduced in 1936, the Tatra T-97 concept has possible roots in sketches of Hungarian [...]

1938 Tatra T-97savoy2023-10-19T09:11:09-04:00

1979 Dodge Lil Red Truck

savoy2024-05-30T09:34:03-04:00

SPECIFICATIONS Text here READERBOARD Text here ADDITIONAL PHOTOS Photos here MORE ABOUT THIS CAR Text here COLLECTION Links here

1979 Dodge Lil Red Trucksavoy2024-05-30T09:34:03-04:00

Automotive Art at the Savoy

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Click here to check out an article on automotive art at the Savoy from myviststothesavoy.wordpress.com. - By way of introduction, my wife and I are members of the Savoy & Georgia Museums Inc. (GMI) who live close enough that we can enjoy the Savoy and other GMI museums on a regular basis. Based on my research about each exhibit, what we’ve seen during our numerous visits to view new exhibits at the Savoy, attending special events and what I’ve learned about the vehicles, I combined [...]

Automotive Art at the Savoysavoy2024-04-18T16:27:21-04:00

Savoy on Redfin.com

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Savoy Automobile Museum was recently mentioned as an ideal place to visit for those moving to Atlanta, Georgia. Click here to read the article! - “For car enthusiasts, Atlanta ranks as one of the best in America,” states Rod Worley, publisher and editor at Vettes of Atlanta Magazine. “The vibrant car community showcases the full range from purists to custom designers, racers to casual meetups. From the SAVOY automobile museum, Road Atlanta, NASCAR’s Atlanta Motor Speedway, and Atlanta Motorsports Park, there is something here for [...]

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Article on Ken Gross

savoy2023-08-08T15:28:06-04:00

Click here to read the article on undiscoveredclassics.com, or read below. Ken Gross Author, Historian, Curator and Concours Judge About Ken Formerly Executive Director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, Ken Gross has been Guest Curator for fourteen highly-acclaimed exhibitions of extraordinary automobiles and motorcycles in fine art museums, including: “The Allure of the Automobile,” High Museum of Art, Atlanta (2010) and the Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR, (2011); “Speed: The Art of the Performance Automobile,” Utah Museum of Fine Arts, in Salt [...]

Article on Ken Grosssavoy2023-08-08T15:28:06-04:00

Factory Drag Cars

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In the 1960s, the National Hot Rod Association offered competition drag-racing categories called stock, super stock, and factory experimental automobiles using each manufacturer’s equipment. 1963 Chevrolet Impala Z11 (On loan from Jerry Kelly, Adel, GA)* 1963 Pontiac Catalina 421 Super Duty ‘Swiss Cheese’ (On loan from Jerry Kelly, Adel, GA)* 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt (On loan from Steve and Kimberly Honnell and Tommy Sargent) 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight (On loan from Larry and Peggy Davis, Piedmont, AL) 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Hemi A990 (On loan from the Steve Atwell Collection) [...]

Factory Drag Carssavoy2024-05-30T08:41:28-04:00

July 2023

Savoy Automobile Museum in Forbes

savoy2023-07-31T12:57:21-04:00

Savoy was recently mentioned in Forbes. Click here to read the article, or read below. - by Chadd Scott Cartersville bills itself as “Georgia’s Museum City” thanks to the Savoy Automobile Museum, the Tellus Science Museum and the Booth Western Art Museum, each preeminent among their fields. A Western art museum–think cowboys and Native Americans of the Plains and Southwest–may seem like an odd fit for west Georgia, but it works at the Booth. With the largest exhibition space in the world for Western art–sorry [...]

Savoy Automobile Museum in Forbessavoy2023-07-31T12:57:21-04:00