OrderNo.: 978-3-86852-372-0
Cars that were still cars
112 pages
approx. 200 illustrations
218 x 275mm
bound
ISBN 978-3-86852-372-0
Rights all available
A wonderful homage to a special piece of East German automotive history also illuminates the political and economic background Pure nostalgia: loving memories of the past GDR times everything about the "East German Volkswagen" For more than 30 years the Trabi ensured the mobility of an entire country and today awakens loving, sometimes glorified memories of the past GDR times, which were not only and not always bad. At a time when the various manufacturers and their models can often only be distinguished by the layman by nameplates and the respective logos of the makes, automobile "types " all the more eye-catching with its own face and characteristic lines. Such a striking shape as the trapezoidal line of the Trabant simply has to be remembered, especially since it rolled off the assembly line like this for a good three decades with the P 50 presented in 1957, through the legendary 600 and 601 to the Trabant 1.1. The "East German Volkswagen" developed into a literally faithful companion (Trabant) for millions of users in the GDR under complicated living conditions, hard-wearing and reliable. The book not only describes in detail the technology of the "Plaste-Bomber" of the VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau, but also illuminates the political and economic background and establishes a connection to events of that time.
