Most of Melkus cars were assembled using engines from other East German manufacturers, such as Wartburg and Trabant; they enjoyed a good degree of success on the racetrack, earning Heinz Melkus ...

The Zwickau factory in Saxony, where the iconic East German Trabant car was once produced, is currently manufacturing the Golf hatchback and the Passat saloon models, as well as bodies for the ...

02/05/2025 February 5, 2025 First built as East Germany’s answer to the “People’s Car”, the Trabant gave the country’s people freedom of mobility and a sense of hope. A feeling that ...

the East German Trabant was powered by a 600cc 2-cylinder air-cooled 2-stroke engine. While it only had 18 horsepower and produced a significant amount of pollution compared to today's cars ...