On the street in Dresden: Wartburg 353, the other East German car
by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Oct 10th, 2009 at 5:40PM
As we went for an all-too-short walking tour of Dresden this week, amongst all of the modern Volkswagens, Toyotas and BMWs was one sad little sedan. At first glance, it looked like an old Fiat or Lada. A closer look at the badge on the rear end revealed it to be a Wartburg. While Trabant is the better-known motoring icon of the former German Democratic Republic (a.k.a. East Germany), the Wartburg actually managed to find an export market outside of the Soviet bloc. For a time, Wartburgs were exported to the U.K., South Africa and a few other countries. Like its compatriot, the Trabant,... Read More
