east germany
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This Old Video From The Trabant Factory Is Hilarious In Exactly The Ways You Think It Is
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 the best reputation, even if I personally happen to believe it’s a remarkable triumph, when you consider the circumstances it was forced…
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The Amazing Story Of How People Escaped East Berlin Crammed Into A Tiny BMW Isetta
This month, 30 years ago, the Berlin Wall finally came down, and Germany began the process of re-unification. Before that, though, Berlin (and Germany) was split, with East Berlin transformed into a police state dedicated to building as many large, slab concrete buildings as possible. Many, many people longed to escape to better lives, and…