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File photo of visitors looking at different models of Trabant cars at an exhibition at the 50th anniversary of the Trabant car in Zwickau November 10, 2007 German car enthusiasts took their Trabant - the iconic car of communist East Germany - the limit while celebrating the 20th anniversary of German reunification, reaching a top speed of 235 km h 145 mph Maik und Ronny Urland claim to have set a new speed record October 3, 2010, for the two cylinders Trabi a remarkable feat has given the reputation of the boxy clunker as slow and unreliable.
BERLIN Reuters - Two German car enthusiasts took their Trabant - the iconic car of communist East Germany - to the limit while celebrating the 20th anniversary of German reunification, reaching a top speed of 235 kph 145 mph.
Maik and Ronny Urland demanding a new speed record for the Trabi two cylinders.
With their feat at the weekend, the brothers have denied a popular joke Trabi - Asked When a Trabant reach its top speed response when it is towed away.
Trabant, also known as Rennpappe - or cardboard racer - because of the poor quality, lightweight materials of which it was made, was the most popular car in East Germany.
East Germans had to wait years to get their hands on one of the micro cars whose design remained virtually unchanged during the entire three decades of production.
Trabant continued to produce until 1991, but many East Germans abandoned their spark plug with a roof for a West German car more sophisticated after the Berlin Wall fell.
However, with the spread of Ostalgie - nostalgia for the former East Germany - the Trabi has become more popular in recent years, even getting the cult status.
Trabi fan clubs have sprung up in many cities of the east and called Trabi Safaris offering tourists the opportunity to drive a classic car stinking proved a success in Berlin and Dresden.
There are even plans for a return of the iconic car - but with a more modern design, environmentally.
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