Tatra 603 Prezident

Tatra 603 custom Prezident

The Tatra 603 is a large rear-engined luxury car which was produced by the Czechoslovak company Tatra from 1956 to 1975. The Model T603 was allocated only to senior members of the political and industrial establishments.

About a third of T603 production was exported to most of the central and eastern European countries allied to Czechoslovakia at the time, as well as to Cuba and China. Sales to private individuals were not normally possible.

To the west of the Iron Curtain the car was mostly unknown, though some were used by Czechoslovak embassies in western capitals. Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is believed still to have owned a white T603 featuring air conditioning.