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Posted 16 February 2020 - 02:53 PM
Truly shocking cars and i saw hundreds of the things on the Autobahns in 89 to 92. Smokey and slow as hell.
Posted 17 February 2020 - 06:02 PM
I saw Rick Stein (a UK celeb chef) doing a Trabant tour in Berlin. He was having 'issues' with gears... It looked like fun but I suppose that's because they're crap cars!
Posted 17 February 2020 - 08:04 PM
i drove one in budapest, loved it. it was quite nippy and fun to drive. i wouldnt want to do a long journey in it, but i've driven a lot worse.
Posted 04 March 2020 - 05:32 PM
Brilliant! I'd love one just for the quirkyness and the 2 stroke smell
Posted 04 March 2020 - 07:54 PM
The Trabant video reminded me of the original BMC Dealership document below from 1959-60 for adjusting an early Mini door to make it fit better, with a length of wood and some brute force......
A Mini with a door sticking out at the bottom was described as having 'sailorsleg' doors.
Reason:-
Sailors in the UK used to wear "bell bottomed" trousers that were flared at the bottom. So the bottom of the trouser stuck out further than the top. Like a badly fitting Mini door......
Edited by mab01uk, 04 March 2020 - 07:55 PM.
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