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To: dvdw© who wrote (8719)11/29/2006 6:25:18 PM
From: ElsewhereRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 24758
 
The Trabant certainly was a special car. Some copies are still around, often with Volkswagen Polo engines. The exhaust fumes of the original model with a two-stroke engine were unbearable. The usual delivery time of a Trabant was about 15 years. Prospective buyers had to be "creative" if they wanted to speed it up. On the island of Rügen, for instance, fishermen were able to use eel as an effective currency.

Here's a well-tended oldtimer:


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