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It is often seen as symbolic of the former East Germany and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc that time (1950s) — but it remained the same up until the 1990s. The 1980s model had no tachometer door, drivers had to pour a mix of gasoline and oil directly under the hood, etc. Called “a spark plug with a roof”, 3,096,999 Trabants in a number of models were produced over nearly three decades with few significant changes in their basic design. Older models have been sought by collectors in the United States due to their low cost and fewer major changes for nearly 30 years, the Trabant became the most common automobile in East Germany. It came to symbolize the country during acquire a Trabant, East German buyers were placed on a waiting-list of up to thirte*n years. The waiting time depended on their proximity had to wait ten to thirte*n years on a waiting list, or, if available, pay more than double for a second hand one. industry. It was the second car with a body made of recycled material; the first was the AWZ P70 Zwickau Trabant quality was poor, reliability was terrible, closer inspection revealed “patchy as*embly quality”, with atrocious maintenance The P50, also known as the Trabant 500 (produced 1957–1962) The engine for the 500, 600 and the original 601 was a small two-st*oke engine (40 mpg‑imp; 34 mpg‑US). Since the engine did not have an oil pump the 24-liter (6.3 U.S. gal; 5.3 imp gal) fuel tank at a 50:1 (or 33:1) ratio of fuel to oil at each fill-up. Contemporary gas stations in countries where two-st*oke engines were common sold a premixed gas-oil mixture at the pump. Because the Trabant had no fuel pump the risk of fire in front-end accidents. Earlier models had no fuel gauge, and a dipstick was inserted into the tank to determine how much Best known for its dull color scheme and cramped, uncomfortable ride, the Trabant is an object of ridicule for many Germans and is regarded plug with a roof” because of its small size, the car did gain public affection. Its design remained essentially unchanged from its