The Trabant 601 is a small automobile produced in East Germany from 1963 to 1990, built with a body of Duroplast, a resin reinforced with recycled cotton fibers, in place of scarce steel. It became the most common car in East Germany under decades of central planning and, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a widely photographed symbol of the country's economy and its collapse.
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SignificanceNearly 2.9 million Trabant 601 units were built during its 1964 to 1990 production run, making it the most common car in East Germany and, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a widely photographed symbol of the country and its economy. 1 Manufacturer or Builder Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Trabant 601
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The Trabant 601 (or Trabant P601 series) is a Trabant model produced by VEB Sachsenring in Zwickau, Saxony. It was the third generation of the model, built for the longest production time, from 1964 to 1990.
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