Photo Gallery Trabi Rides Again
A German model car company is hoping to re-launch the Trabant, East Germany's notorious two-stroke people mover. The "Trabi" was last produced in 1991.
Remo Dietrich is head of the International Trabant Register, dedicated to preserving the memory -- and surviving models -- of the East German auto icon. Trabi fans are excited to see the brand revived.
A little inspiration: Building on the popularity of revival cars like the VW Beetle, the Mini and the new Fiat 500, Germany's Herpa company hopes to bring back the Trabant too. For now, a 1:10 design model is all they have.
The Trabant was a product of East Germany's strapped command economy: with "Duroplast" body panels made of recycled plastic and a two-stroke engine, it topped out at 100 km per hour (70 mph). Visitors to a museum in Radebeul, near Dresden can get a partial sense of the Trabi experience.
