Brilliance cheated of its due

As we see in this story, the turn of historical events in the last century meant that an extraordinary brand, which built innovative vehicles and boasted a remarkable understanding of the future of aerodynamics, never got the recognition it deserved. We are talking about the car maker Tatra. Founded during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this company grew during the First Czechoslovak Republic, but was then humiliatingly crushed by the German invasion and occupation, and the subsequent Soviet regime.