This could get ****canned, don't know. I've been reading a lot about East German Trabant cars. Only find one mention of them on HAMB; by member motoklas. Are there any of our European bros who can tell me more about them?
My dad tells a story about a coworker buying a Trabant and it was delivered in a wooden crate. Too bad cell phone cameras didn’t exist then.
Most were 2 strokes and they had some kind of freewheeling setup, but you could ruin the engine if you didn't do everything correctly.
What do Ya think @chevy57dude Steve...... A straight axle, 9 In. rear & a high winding small block? Would be a ball to drive!!!! God Bless Bill https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/
There were plenty here after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Not many made it to new registration and on the road but were for sale by wishfull thinking old car flippers. Same for Volga and Wartburg. Wartburg was also two-stroke.
Correct me if I am wrong but I believe some of the Trabant models had bodies made from a soy bean based composite. Perfect farm vehicle, you could grow replacement body panels and the fuel to run the car. (Soy beans and corn)
I’ve heard that too and also that engine fires were common and would cause the entire car to melt in to a puddle.
First time I’ve ever seen or heard of a Trabant was at a U2 concert in 1995. They used them for stage lighting, thought that was quite clever.
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