Abstract

The predecessor of the famous "Trabi," the model "P 70," was the first car with duroplast paneling to be mass produced in the GDR. The model went into full-scale production in 1955. The improved "Trabant P 50" was introduced in 1957, and production of the "P 70" ceased entirely in 1959. This photograph shows a "P 70" built in Zwickau on display on Stalinalle (later renamed Karl-Marx-Allee) in Berlin.

Straight from the Assembly Line: Model “P 70” in Berlin (c. 1956)

Jochen Moll

Source

Source: Photo: Jochen Moll.
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Recommended Citation

Straight from the Assembly Line: Model “P 70” in Berlin (c. 1956), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1031> [April 24, 2024].