The Trabant
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East German Trabant ' Satellite ' ( inspired by Soviet Sputnik ) now a collectors item
The Trabant is an automobile formerly produced by East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, Saxony. It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was also exported to countries both inside and outside the communist bloc. It had a two stroke engine. There were waiting lists for years to get one in East Germany .
The Trabant 500 was produced from 1957-1963 . The Trabant 601 was produced from 1963 to 1989. The last Trabant was made in 1991 .Fenders and doors were made of Duroplast. In the early 1990s it was possible to buy a Trabant for as little as a few marks, and many were given away. Later, as they became collectors' items, prices recovered, but they remain very cheap cars. Green Trabants are especially popular as they are said to bring good luck.
Trabant Commercials
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