> A Trabiant is a small car (about the size of a Mini, a
> little bigger
> maybe) with a two-stroke engine that was produced in the DDR
> (and maybe
> USSR). Has a fiberglass body, as far as I remember. They
> are sort of a
> "cult" thing here in Germany, although one still doesn't see
> that many.
> There is one in my neighborhood. They were not well made,
> and they are
> ugly. I think that the basic idea was to give the "common man" in the
> communist countries something to drive.
>
> "There were very few bank robberies in the communist countries
> because the thieves had to wait ten years for a getaway car."
Actually, the best use I've seen for the Trabant was when the
rock band U2 "flew" a couple of them over the stage on their "ZooTV"
tour and used the headlights as part of the stage lighting.
Dan Pockrus
'74 CBB
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