This German clunker was made from cotton? #trabant601 #ddr
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Most people think the East German-built Trabant had a plastic body. The Germans themselves gave it the name “Zwickauer Rennpappe”, which translates to “Zwickau’s racing cardboard”. But the Trabant was made neither of plastic, nor of cardboard. It was actually made of cotton!
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