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The Trabant, the iconic East German car The production of the classic East German car, the "Trabi," halted on April 30, 1991. Explore the history of the car that's now cult. Germany's best cult cars Trabant 601 (1964) The Trabant was to the East what the VW Beetle was to the West - a vehicle for the masses. It was cheap to produce, with an outer body made of hard plastic. The car's moment in the spotlight came with the fall of the Berlin wall, as citizens of the DDR spilled over the newly open East-West border in their "Trabis." There are still some 33,000 Trabants roaming the streets of Ge...

Last modified on Mon 19 Apr 2021 12.21 EDT Natja Brunckhorst, played Christiane F The director Uli Edel and his team came to my school. I was sitting there eating an apple. Uli’s assistant came up and said: “We’re looking for girls for a film. Do you want to try out?” I said: “OK, since you’ve asked me, I’ll come.” They put makeup on me and dressed me up like a junkie. There were eight girls and we stood together in a row. The camera went from one girl to the next. Bernd Eichinger, the producer, told me years later that, when it came to me, everyone wat...