1970 Trabant 601 Universal [P601K]

1970 Trabant 601 Universal [P601K] in Blood and Oil, Mini-Series, 2010 Ep. 1

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Ingo ◊ 2010-05-08 16:53	Funny. I haven't known, that Trabant's were exported to ZA. Maybe it's private import from the 90ies
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2010-05-08 16:58	I think they were finding it hard to get enough LHD cars in South Africa. In the scene, this Trabbi is stuck in front of the DS in the airport taxi rank and gets pushed out of the way. -- Last edit: 2010-05-08 19:40:11 (Neon)
Yvon52 ◊ 2010-05-09 20:51	The only Trabant I remember in Congo, was in Congo-Brazzaville. They belonged to the DDR Embassy. Because that DS and Trabant, could this pictures were filmed in Brazzaville?
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2010-05-09 20:58	The entire series was filmed in South Africa. Almost all the background cars are right hand drive. This Cape Town film car company has a Trabant estate, but it's white. http://cybercapetown.com/Exoticar/estates.php
Weasel1984 ◊ 2010-05-09 21:51	OT a bit - they had once plans to made Trabants in Africa (don't rember where exactly) - only plans.
Ingo ◊ 2010-05-12 18:28	Weasel1984 wrote OT a bit - they had once plans to made Trabants in Africa (don't rember where exactly) - only plans. The main reason, why it never happened could have been IMHO the panic of the VEB Sachsenring about High-Tech-spionage and blueprint-hunters...