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Prototype of the Trabant 603 with a Wankel engine. The 603 was planned as a modernized successor to the 601, but its serial production failed for technical reasons Stock Photo - Alamy
MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk - ⚙️ Für viele galt der Trabant als Sinnbild der Rückständigkeit der DDR. Doch dies ist den Autokonstrukteuren nicht anzulasten. Das Politbüro der SED ordnete einen Entwicklungsstopp an.
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