Trabant is a series of small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. Four models were made: the Trabant 500, Trabant 600, Trabant 601, and the Trabant 1.1. The first model, the 500, was a relatively modern car when it was introduced.
Trabant 601 limousine
Trabant 601 Estate
Interior of a 601
Trabant two-stroke engine
The Trabant P 50, also known as the Trabant 500, is the first series production model of the East German Trabant series, made by VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It was produced from 1957 until 1962; in total, 131,495 units were built. In 1962, VEB Sachsenring switched production from the P 50 to the short-lived intermediate model Trabant 600, which combined the exterior styling of the Trabant P 50 with the technical design of the next generation Trabant model, the Trabant 601.
Trabant P50 Saloon
Trabant P 50 saloon base model (1957–1959)
This Trabant's paintwork was available as a factory option
A Trabant P 50 pulling a caravan. Its paintwork is typical of the 1960–1962 models