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This East German Marvel Never Stood A Chance

During the Cold War, Germany was stuck being pulled back and forth towards both sides of the iron curtain. Berlin was famously divided by a massive wall, separating Communist East Germany and Capitalist / Democratic West Germany. You would think that the East German authorities would realize that it was the wrong time to manufacture a new vehicle when no one in the country has enough money to buy one, but the Trabant P50 was born nonetheless.

The Trabant not only struggled with sales but also with being a vehicle in general. The car was poorly designed and body panels could fall off if it started going fast enough, which it rarely ever did.