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These Are The Worst Cars Of The 1980s

The 80s might have brought us Let’s Dance, but sadly not all its cars were as good as its records.

Owen Bellwood

PublishedMay 5, 2022

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QOTD

Here Are Your Picks For The Worst European Cars Of All Time

Europe is a pretty big place that makes a lot of pretty big cars. But not all of its vehicular output is great.

Owen Bellwood

PublishedApril 27, 2022

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Car BuyingFound for Sale

You Need To Buy This Trabi Kombi So I Can Stop Thinking About It

Who doesn't want an adorable East German shitbox that doubles as a house?

Bradley Brownell

PublishedApril 18, 2022

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QOTD

What's Your Nightmare Two-Car Garage?

You're forced to own the cars of your nightmares, what do you pick?

Mercedes Streeter

PublishedJune 30, 2021

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Car BuyingFound for Sale

Volkswagen R32, Brammo Empulse R, Smart Fortwo Hayabusa: The Dopest Vehicles I Found For Sale Online

Another week means another entry into this series featuring the sweet cars we found online.

Mercedes Streeter

PublishedMay 4, 2021

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Car BuyingFound for Sale

Please Provide Reasons Why I Shouldn't Buy This Trabant

I already own two cars that are located more than 2,000 miles from my Troy, Michigan house (One of these cars I…

David Tracy

PublishedSeptember 4, 2020

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Car Culture

This Old Video From The Trabant Factory Is Hilarious In Exactly The Ways You Think It Is

I know that in most of the automotive world, the East German Trabant is considered something of a joke. The smoky…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedFebruary 10, 2020

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Car Culture

Here's The Big Two-Stroke Parade Of Trabants And Wartburgs To Celebrate The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

In what is very likely the smokiest, smelliest tribute to human freedom ever, a parade of around 65 Trabants,…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedNovember 11, 2019

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Car CultureCar Design

Often-Weird Tuner Vilner Actually Made a Pretty Charming Trabant

Vilner is one of those tuning/customizing houses that often does some questionable stuff, like that Mustang with…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedApril 17, 2019

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5/4/18

There’s more space than you’d expect inside a Trabant. It’s a good day to pack up the trunk and go.

Stef Schrader

PublishedMay 4, 2018

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4/16/18

I Just Stumbled Across A Tiny Trabant Museum In Prague

Today I happened upon one of the coolest displays of automotive history I’ve ever seen: An absolutely tiny Trabant…

David Tracy

PublishedApril 16, 2018

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6/7/17

Stuffing An Audi TT Engine Into A Trabant Is So Perfect I Can't Even Handle It

Thank goodness we live in modern times, where stuffing a much newer, much more powerful West German engine into an…

Stef Schrader

PublishedJune 7, 2017

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11/11/16

The Trabant Is The Best Commie Car Made Of Cotton We've Ever Driven

I’ve always wanted to drive a Trabant. When I tell this to people who know Trabants well, they give me the same sort…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedNovember 11, 2016

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10/28/16

Insane 180 HP Coal Rollin' Trabant Is The Ultimate Middle Finger To Dieselgate

Holy crap, look at this turbodiesel-swapped Trabant 601 Deluxe. I don’t know if I’m listening to a car or an army of…

Stef Schrader

PublishedOctober 28, 2016

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8/29/16

Firefighters Lift Entire Car Using Nothing But Water

Usually firefighters are sent to rescue things from tall heights, not put them there themselves. Behold! One flying…

Stef Schrader

PublishedAugust 29, 2016

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7/5/16

A Bunch Of Snails Destroyed A Trabant

When you read that headline up there about a bunch of snails destroying an old Trabant, I’m sure most of you were…

Jason Torchinsky

PublishedJuly 5, 2016

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4/19/16

How I Found The Most Remote Trabant On Earth

If you know about a two-stroke Trabant that’s daily-driven more far out than where I found this one, please prove me…

Máté Petrány

PublishedApril 19, 2016

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7/11/15

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Is Full Of Awesome Cars

I’m usually wary when Hollywood tries to reboot old spy shows (thanks for ruining my dreams, Get Smart), but The Man…

Nicole Conlan

PublishedJuly 11, 2015

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2/13/15

How Come Duroplast Didn't Become A Thing While Fiberglass Went Big?

I'm not an expert on composites, but the way I see it, Duroplast was a smarter choice than fiberglass, yet Trabants…

Máté Petrány

PublishedFebruary 13, 2015

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1/15/15

Here's What Happened When We Hosted A Car Meet In Budapest

Jalopnik's first European car meetup got Mr. Okulski behind the wheel of a heavily tuned Lotus Omega and Mr.…

Máté Petrány

PublishedJanuary 15, 2015

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