Immediately post-war, Daimler’s Chairman, Sir Bernard Docker joined, the Board of the respected London-based coachbuilding firm Hooper, a subsidiary of Daimler and the BSA Groupe at the time, with his notorious second wife, Lady Nora, also appointed to Hooper’s Board of Directors in 1951. ![]() Suitably formal and imperial, Daimlers were the preferred choice of royalty and dignitaries the world over, beautifully built and engineered solid, stately but stodgy. It’s difficult to believe that this car is now more than 80 years old, as us Brits were driving around in shoe box-shaped Austin Seven and Morris 8s at the time!ĭignified but dull would be a slightly harsh but fair description of Daimlers pre-war. Jaray’s background included time with German airship manufacturer Luftschiffbau Zeppelin, so the designer was well aware of the importance of aerodynamics producing a shape slippery to the wind would yield an automobile with superior performance, fuel economy and even reduced cabin noise, making covered rear wheels a must. The T77 sported a body designed by Paul Jaray, under the watch of Tatra’s chief designer Hans Ledwinka. It was positioned atop Tatra’s model range, far better appointed than the V 570 would have been, and the decision to produce the larger model sealed the fate of the V 570. The T77 followed the aerodynamic design ethos of the 1933 Tatra V 570 prototype, but stretched its proportions to include seating for six. Introduced in March of 1934, the Tatra T77 was the very first serially produced streamlined car equipped with an air-cooled and rear-mounted engine.
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