GDR | I was born in a country that no longer exists. In fact it felt apart when I ...

hauptmann (70)in #appics • 5 years ago

... was the same age as my son is right now. He now playes with the same kind of car like my parents had in real. Just one tiny difference. His toy car is made of metal, the real one from 30 years ago was made of paper.
YES, you read it right.
The Trabant was one of the few cars produced in the GDR and bigger parts like the roof, doors, hood and cladding were made of paper or stronger carton if you want so. Just chassis, frame and mechanics were made of metal. The reasons was simple. Metal was expensive as not many resources available. Paper, made of trees was a safe resource and way less expensive to produce.
After ordering a new Trabant you got it delivered after about 20 years.
YES, you again read that right.
Have a wonderful day.

#apx #gdr #childhood #trabant #history

5 years ago in #appics by hauptmann (70)

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celestin25 (59) 5 years ago

Wow 🤩....! The Trabant was a car model series produced by Sachsenring in the GDR from 1958.

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hauptmann (70) 5 years ago

thanks for adding this details to the post🙏🏼have a great day bro👊🏼

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celestin25 (59) 5 years ago

I’m really fascinated from the story of the GDR. So you’re welcome and have a wonderful day ✨🤩☀️👌🏿

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bitrocker2020 (77) 5 years ago

20 years delivery ????

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hauptmann (70) 5 years ago

can you believe that? it was when you ordered officially as a normal person. if you had influence to the covernment, it was usually faster. of course the black market with higher prices and less waiting time.

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