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good evening,

 

in it's days the 'trabant' - or rather 'trabi' as it was affectionately called - was a dream car in eastern germany. like few other items that car embodied progress and lifestyle and people waited for years to get one. powered by a small two-stroke engine the trabi makes a very characteristic noise reminding me of an empty can rattling over an uneven street. but even if you can't hear a trabi you can smell its blueish exhaust fumes already from a distance.

 

regardless of its technical status the trabi was extremely popular and very reliable - especially because it was so easy to repair. work colleagues tell me how in the old days they would take the engine apart and repair it on their kitchen table ...

 

today the trabi has become rare. some have been restored by aficcionados and in berlin you can even rent them. this one definitely does not belong to an aficcionado. i ran into it literally across my door step and could not help feeling pity.

 

the second shot was taken a few streets further. i am not into motocycles, but i kind of liked the interplay of light and shadow.

 

comments highly welcome ...

 

markus

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good evening,

 

in it's days the 'trabant' - or rather 'trabi' as it was affectionately called - was a dream car in eastern germany. like few other items that car embodied progress and lifestyle and people waited for years to get one. powered by a small two-stroke engine the trabi makes a very characteristic noise reminding me of an empty can rattling over an uneven street. but even if you can't hear a trabi you can smell its blueish exhaust fumes already from a distance.

 

regardless of its technical status the trabi was extremely popular and very reliable - especially because it was so easy to repair. work colleagues tell me how in the old days they would take the engine apart and repair it on their kitchen table ...

 

today the trabi has become rare. some have been restored by aficcionados and in berlin you can even rent them. this one definitely does not belong to an aficcionado. i ran into it literally across my door step and could not help feeling pity.

 

the second shot was taken a few streets further. i am not into motocycles, but i kind of liked the interplay of light and shadow.

 

comments highly welcome ...

 

markus

Markus,

Who does not know the "trabi" , perfect and which continues of being welknown....

Regrettably the production of this car is now arrested but which great souvenir !

 

What is the brand of this motorcycle? is it a Hardley Davidson ?

 

Beautiful photos in black and white.

 

Thanks for sharing

Henry

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Hi Markus,

 

I had to have a good chuckle when I saw these images. We have one of these Trabbi's driving around Windhoek as well. Thanks for sharing.

 

Andreas

 

Wir waren halt früher eine Deutsche Kolonie (von 1885 bis 1915 – Deutsch Südwestafrika). Der Einfluss ist bis heute geblieben...

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andreas,

 

vielen herzlichen dank! this is amazing! i never thought a trabi would make it all the way to namibia. i have to show this around at work ...

 

what made me laugh out loud is the slogan on the rear screen - trabidrivers - diehearts ... :D

probably true if you e.g. consider the noise the small engine would produce at full speed ...

 

cheers,

 

markus

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