Friday, August 7, 2009

Trabantland: U2's Adopted Microcar



You just can't get this kind of publicity. And this is publicity for a car that isn't even made anymore.

From Trabantfilm.com:

Musicians paying tribute to the car have ranged from the East German Puhdys to the British super group U2. Recently U2 featured the car on their world-wide ”Achtung Baby” tour, prominently displaying Trabis as a source of stage lighting. The Trabi charm has gone world-wide.

The Trabant was East Germany's peoples car for East Germans as Volkswagen was in West Germany. After a production run of almost 3,000,000 the Trabant line was closed in 1991.



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