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East Germany 1958-1990: Trabant and Wartburg omnipresent

1973 Trabant 601 The East German car market was unique and totally different from West Germany. The most popular model by far and one of the most famous cars in the world, reaching iconic status after the Berlin Wall Fall in 1989, the Trabant dominated the East German car landscape…

January 5, 1991
Matt Gasnier
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Poland 1974: FSM Syrena 105 best-seller

The FSM Syrena 105 is #1 in Poland in 1974. Thanks to one of our readers Jakub Gurba we can share with you today the oldest data so far for Poland, in 1974. As expected for the time, the Top 10 is entirely composed of cars from the Eastern Block…

July 27, 1975
Matt Gasnier