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"Whether you love, hate, or are completely indifferent to the Trabant, you have to acknowledge two things: it put East Germany on wheels, and it sounded ridiculous. Or ridiculously awesome, depending on your point of view. In a country where your point of view could have you arrested, however, the Trabant&amp;#039;s 3.2 million units sold, it&amp;#039;s innovative composite exterior, and its simple and reliable (if smoky and inefficient) gave East German car enthusiasts something, anything, to drive around. That freedom was highly valued, and now the Trabant is for many people a nostalgic reminder of a bright spot in a problematic era. TL;DR: RING DING DING DING DING \u2026 RING RING DING DING DING.      Hemmings has a great piece on Dr. Lang, who passed away on June 17, and the car he created. Go check it out. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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