The East German Trabant car is experiencing a renaissance 35 years after reunification German mechanic Glenn Kuschan counts several Trabi owners among his customers Visitors to the Trabi Museum in ...

When we think of East German cars we think of Trabants and Wartburgs. But this Melkus RS 1000 provided a glimmer of colour past the Iron Curtain. Heinz Melkus isn’t a household name. But his vision ...

With its boxy design, cramped interior and notorious clouds of blue smoke billowing from its exhaust, the Trabant is often referred to as the worst car ever made. But somehow the plucky East German ...

35 Years Later, Beloved East German Car Still Sputters On By Raphaelle Logerot and Femke Colborne Oct 02, 2025, 7:52 am EDT Share ...