Tuesday, July 4, 2017

The stationary Trabant


The Trabant was the iconic symbol of the now defunct East Germany, and had the reputation of being uncomfortable, slow, noisy, and a heavy polluter.  You still see them around occasionally, like this one parked on a street near me. It's always in the same place, or one space ahead or behind, and never has a parking ticket on it.....


Don't you just love how the exhaust pipe is held on?

Happy Fourth of July to my American readers.

1 comment:

William Kendall said...

Given that it was from the former East Germany, I would be amazed if there are any at all in this country.

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