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East Germany’s only car, the unreliable Trabant, now a nostalgic collector’s item

East Germany’s only car, the unreliable Trabant, now a nostalgic collector’s item

by robin | Jul 20, 2015 | art & culture, stories

By David Liu The iconic Trabant, the most common car in East Germany, was manufactured by VEB Sachsenring from 1957 to 1991, Two years after the Berlin Wall fell, the company made the last “Trabi,” marking an end to its 3-million-strong production. Equipped with a...

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