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1989 Trabant 601 S [P601LS] 
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
![1989 Trabant 601 S [P601LS]](i371996.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2011-02-01 21:13 |
PWP 237E was registered to a white Trabant, but presumably not this one if it's a 1982+ model. Or, at least, I entered Trabant as the make and the DVLA website didn't say I was wrong... -- Last edit: 2011-02-01 21:14:31 |
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◊ 2011-02-01 21:13 |
This one has California plate affixed on, but not listed in the Smog Check database. Some kind of collector plate?  |
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◊ 2011-02-01 21:17 |
Air vents on C-pillar came for 1970, wheels with small black plastic caps for 1978, 'rectangular' bumpers with black side guards for 1980, black door handles in 1981, head restraints in 1982. |
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◊ 2011-02-01 21:54 |
Perhaps the real PWP 237E was scrapped and its identity used to get a Trabant less than 25 years old registered in the US. (Imported cars over 25 years old are exempt from US technical standards.) |
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◊ 2011-02-01 22:01 |
Looks as if there was no regular PWP xxxE series, though PWP xxxF was issued. |
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◊ 2011-02-01 22:02 |
You are quite right, Gag. I have seen one Trabbi parked at the business parking lot when I was living up in Illinois many, many years ago. |
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◊ 2011-02-02 01:20 |
It's a prop plate. The letter "I" would not be used as the first letter in the three-letter sequence. In addition, if 2ITA333 was a valid plate number, it would have been issued in the late 1980s. However, the plate appears to be the current "Script" base first issued in the mid-1990s with the 3GAA-series. |
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◊ 2011-02-02 08:55 |
Age-related registration? E was normally issued 1/1/67-31/8/67. |
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◊ 2011-07-14 19:57 |
Actually 1984+ because wider & stiffer B-pillar (since February) for sedan only. If you doubt compare with this one pre-1984 sample. |
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tom11 ◊ 2012-03-24 14:47 |
Were they really sold here? |
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◊ 2012-03-24 15:29 |
No, but there are people who brought them over. A few years ago I went to an event in DC celebrating the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and there were about 15 to 20 Trabants there. |
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◊ 2012-06-06 15:25 |
02/1989+ towning ear, however it's possible the 1967 car with 1990 body. |
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◊ 2022-08-26 03:54 |
Hi! The Trabant 601 used in the German film Friendship!, which was filmed in German with a $10 million budget, belongs to Dr David Landsberger, then with House Ear Institute in LA; now a Professor of Medicine at NYU. The scene in which it appears next to a red Benz was filmed on the Golden Gate Bridge, with David driving the car, as you can see from the three public Facebook photos on his page. Sadly, his beloved Trabant's engine seized up: Can anyone help him find an engine rebuilder in the NYC metro area? -- Last edit: 2022-08-26 05:28:07 (chicomarx) |
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◊ 2022-08-26 05:35 |
Fixed your message markup and links but can't recommend an engine rebuilder in NYC. |
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◊ 2022-08-26 11:08 |
Random thought: I would search for the expert knowing how to work with vintage, two-stroke, motorbike engines. |
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◊ 2022-08-26 11:20 |
^ Quite. Like any of us who had a Lambretta or a BSA Bantam in the 60s. Then get some advice about two stroke oil and piston ring clearances. |
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◊ 2022-08-26 19:04 |
Is 2-stroke fuel still available in NYC?? Would it be legal to drive it on the road for emissions regulations?? |
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◊ 2022-11-06 03:20 |
@dsl: Although 2-smoke 24:1 was available at a few marinas in the mid-late 60's, I haven't seen it in 50 years. However, you can buy 2-stroke lube oil for use in leaf blowers and chainsaws at any hardware store in the US. As for driving it on the road, at least in adjoining State of New Jersey, the answer is YES, as it was built prior to 1980. -- Last edit: 2022-11-06 03:22:32 |
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