Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was in Krakow in Dec 09 with some old schoolmates of 40 years ago, we did an organised "communist" tour of the city in them and then got to drive one ourselves. Nippy enough off the mark (up to about 30mph!) and with a great noise that reminded me of a 60s DKW that I also drove in the early 70s. I think they were rallied even but amn't certain. I do remember the other east german marque Wartburg being rallied. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO: Trabant (view this full size) > Poor Ossies (East Germans) - they had to order one and wait up to 12 > years for it. > > Another legend: They had heated rear windows too - to prevent you > getting frozen fingers when push-starting them in winter :-) > > Plenty of them still around here in Germany - they can't rust, the > chasis and bodywork are mostly wood and plastic and 2-stroke engines > last for ever > > My favourite is the jeep version the NVA (East German Army) used to use. > > Douglas > > > On 23.04.2010 19:34, Sonny Carter wrote: >> How do you double the value of a >> Trabant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant>? >> Fill up the tank! >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Jim Shulman<jshul at comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Unfortunately, yes! It would fit in my garage, and I would be the first >>> on >>> my block to own one (showing up the fellow across the alley who just >>> added >>> an AMG Mercedes coupe to his stable). >>> >>> However, since it failed to start, I took that as a harbinger of >>> headaches >>> to come, and moved on. >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/trabant+sm.jpg.html >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Leica M3, DR Summicron, Acros 100 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jim Shulman >>>> >>>> Wynnewood, PA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information