And so it begins

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 05/22/2018 at 03:03 • Filed to: Trabi

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First Trabi of the day. The eagle eyed will know the significance of the number plate.

duurtlang > Cé hé sin 05/22/2018 at 03:16

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C = Chemnitz. Where this Trabant is both registered but also where it was built. It was called Karl-Marx-Stadt back in the day of the Trabant...

601 = It’s a Trabant 601

BG? No idea.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 05/22/2018 at 03:27

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Nearly - they made the engines in Chemnitz but the car itself was made in Zwickau, I think in the old Horch plant. VW took over both, at least in part. Which makes sense, because they were both Auto Union towns and of course VW incorporates the new Auto Union.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 05/22/2018 at 03:31

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EU will probably ban them from the road next

duurtlang > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/22/2018 at 03:37

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Nah, the EU has no such authority. Individual countries do, but these Trabants are so old nowadays most will be able to be registered as historic cars so they’ll be able circumvent emissions legislation other than the safety/emissions inspection every car is subjected to yearly or every 2 years.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Cé hé sin 05/22/2018 at 04:34

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And here’s silly old me thinking it had something to do with the New York Dolls.

Cé hé sin > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/22/2018 at 04:47

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Nope, at reunification the Trabi and other two strokes got an emissions exemption as they were designed for a different world.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin 05/22/2018 at 05:54

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Yay! I still like these old smokey things. :)