1936 Tatra T87, Brno, Moravia(CZ), 2005

Prior to 1998, Tatra was the main make of Czech luxury car, and the company is quite old, still producing trucks and trams today. This T87 was made in 1936, if I'm not mistakan and was classified as a "sport limousine," whatever that means. It was capable of speeds in excess of 160Km/h, but it was rear heavy, and as such, dangerous. Nevertheless, the Germans loved it, and when the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia, the Czechs called it their "secret weapon," because it killed so many Nazi officers! This didn't dampen Ferdinand Porsche's enthusiasm for it, though, and it heavily influenced the design of the Volkswagen Beetle, and hence the Porsche 356 and 911, being a rear-engined, streamlined, high-performance car. Okay, so with the beetle the high-peformance thing is a stretch, but it is notable that the performance of a T87 is higher than an original 1949 Porsche 356!