Sixty years after the first "Trabi" rolled off the assembly line in a cloud of blue smoke, we look at the little plastic car that innovated, stagnated, and was finally rejuvenated. 1 East Germany had ...

I know that in most of the automotive world, the East German Trabant is considered something of a joke. The smoky little two-stroke scheiße-box made from old Soviet underpants and resin hardly enjoys ...

BERLIN, Nov 5 (Reuters) - When windmill repairman Martin Teucher drives to work before dawn, it's the thumping bass in his Trabant's backseat that keeps him awake, not coffee. The 24-year-old from the ...

Anyone who remembers Communist automobiles probably heard about the VEB Sachsenring Trabant series. It should not be too hard. Given the lengthy 1957 to 1991 production and many cardboard jokes.

I've always wanted to drive a Trabant. When I tell this to people who know Trabants well, they give me the same sort of look as if I'd said "I've always wanted to know what shit from a mule tastes ...

The Trabant, that smoke-belching icon of Cold War East Germany, will make a comeback as an electric car concept at the Frankfurt auto show this month. German manufacturer Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH, ...

Father and son in Apex restored a rare East German Trabant into driving condition. Only two Trabants are registered in North Carolina, highlighting their rarity. The Trabant draws attention at local ...

MUNICH -- The Trabant -- an icon of communist eastern Germany -- will make a comeback as an electric car concept at the Frankfurt auto show in September. German manufacturer Herpa Miniaturmodelle GmbH ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - When windmill repairman Martin Teucher drives to work before dawn, it's the thumping bass in his Trabant's backseat that keeps him awake, not coffee. The 24-year-old from the ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Father and son in Apex restored a rare East German Trabant into driving condition. Only two Trabants are registered in North Carolina ...