Cut and polish your car - Part 2
Today we continue our series of interesting cars and obscure or who live and die in Poland a few weeks ago, we started a Cars theme of the Axis powers, and so far we have covered western cars -allemandes Japanese and Italian cars Today, we conclude this topic with a look at the cars manufactured in the Deutsche Demokratische Republik also known as East Germany after the post-WW2 Germany break.
Unlike his brothers Axis powers, East Germany fell under the Soviet Communist control, and almost everything it sucked compared to life in the West may be no greater contrast than cars compare life under Soviet occupation to that of NATO countries where West Germany experienced economic miracle and became the world's third largest economy by 1950, the few Germans of 'Is that lucky were able to get a car were limited to a plastic box powered by a strong and Smokey 2-stroke engine.
Today, as we shall see, there are still cars in East Germany to Poland and some are even running Those still running are the property either as promotional vehicles by amateurs or those completely oblivious to the fact that there world around them has changed completely, as always, all images courtesy of its readers and impressive Some images may have been taken outside Poland Enjoy.
Wartburg These were actually well regarded in Poland as they were more reliable than the Russian cars and front-wheel drive makes have better motor winter two times meant simple motor, which is a good thing when spare parts are difficult to find.
I take a bet here that I'm not sure if this is actually a German vehicle-t I go in search of vehicles because of time constraints and everything I write here is the top of my head so if anyone knows what it is exactly, please comment below.
Trabant, known a soapbox in Poland, in its most popular color This is the wagon version Note the license plates and compare the car below.
The sedan is I think the version names vary by language, but they were all crap Shown here in its second most popular color, may have created when they were low on one of the paintings needed to mix for the most popular color.
I'm pretty sure that art custom paint work rear fog and reversing lights indicate that this is a post-1986 model.
IFA 25 Mulicar The company is still in fact the only days of East Germany, they are still similar small commercial vehicles and increased in the manufacture of a relatively small military vehicle.
Now that I think about it, this thing might actually be French, not sure.
Robur truck, part of a larger union of East German companies called IFA Roburs were very popular medium trucks and buses ish The company then fell during the unification of Germany, but its vehicles are still working hard or not, as we shall soon see.
Robur rust in the morning fog How poetic You can almost hear rust.
More than any other car Eastern bloc, the Trabant have experienced many so called tuners I'm not sure it's an El Trabanto or what.
Original-ish state connoisseur It just waits for the right time to sell this beauty.
Roof bars were very popular on these cars because the trunks were very tiny The fact that virtually all cars were the same gutters made them easy to change and to fly between cars Note the passenger side optional rear view mirror.
Another Mulicar This makes a ton of sense in cities and were probably much more reliable than similar Italian vehicles.
Old Wartburg, similar to what I observed in Krakow there two years ago.
February 10, hoon would propel me slowly in a newspaper.
When traveling outside the country, it was necessary that your vehicle sticker displayed showing where you were old black Despite the Polish plates, sign DDR was obliviously D was added later for Germany West, PL was for Poland because P was for Portugal S was for Spain, for Italy, was F for France, CZ for Czechoslovakia, when he was still a country, and so on .
Faded old pre-EU plates No idea what the hell goes with this painting body Maybe the paint was lead-based and rust s It wouldn t surprise me.
IFA W50 Before the war, the factory that made them, made the Daimler-Benz engines for military aircraft during the war, she used that term loosely I prisoners of war to concentration camps close to keep the during factory destroyed in 1945 by US forces Murica he slowly recovered as a factory owned by the state.
During the days of East Germany, it was the trucks and scooters, as well as thermal events jet engines unsuccessful attempts since the mid-1990s, the plant produces the Mercedes-Benz trucks.
Wartburg Kombi Like the Polish Polonez chassis Wartburg was transformed into a variety of vehicles, including trucks, ambulances, tow vehicles and racing cars and others.
Robur bus Note the widely popular color they were available with 4WD, mainly for export to African countries.
Funny, but the last of Wartburgs were powered by VW Polo 1 engines 1 liter, which doubled their saving energy and fuel The new engine has allowed the Wartburg set a record lap time of the Nürburgring Nordschleife March 25 .
The IFA W50 spreader W50s came in a variety of configurations, with diesel or gasoline engines, 2WD or 4WD.
Pre-1962 plates Trabant old black means that the same owners since the mid-1990s, or I think, exactly when the EU white plates were implemented.
I hope you enjoyed this walk in Polish streets Positions soon continue with the cars of the Allied Forces who live and die in Poland.
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