1983 Trabant 601s Drive II - Old Engine

Now with a better camera (GoPro Hero 8).

[michaelboyko]

Most people don't understand at all that feeling of owning an old car, more over driving it

[petarkaraganchev]

I grew up with Trabant. 26 horse powers, 120 km per hour maximum speed, 2 cylinder engine, 4 speeds one of which is the back driving, 3 meters and 45 centimetres length. Very simply made driving board, not complicated at all, simply made engine too. Not fast, but manurable at turning around. At one period I was ashamed, but was only several years because of our car, in the 1990's and early 2000's everybody mocked the Trabant car in Bulgaria. After that we had an Opel. Not spacey from the inside, but still comfortable. My father changed the car battery in every 7 years. My father bought it in 1983, in communist times, I wasn't born yet. He waited for Lada car as he said, but he got Trabant at the end, back on the day people had to wait, just to wait for years, may be even 10 years for Lada or Moskvich cars no matter they were Soviet/Russian and were allies back then, there wasn't such a demand or need for vehicles like it is now.

[stephant]

Very nice to see. You can hear that the engine is old 😉 It's a nice area where you drive around, it feels at home there. Take good care of it and always have a good ride.

[laszloditelyan]

Oh, that sound, sweet childhood memories!
No need to put it to neutral normally, it's freewheeling in 4th. If not, it's welded probably. This thing is from Hungary right? I can see the sticker on the windshield, of the technical inspection from '89 :)

[terenceskill]

Unbelievable - it´s so great to see one of these on US roads :D One thing that I realized after the Berlin wall came down was that those cars, with their26hp, delivered a much stronger and quicker driving-impression than the Beetles with their 34 or even 50hp. Where and how did you find your way to your Trabant?

[stephanschmidt]

That's so great to see one of our Trabis in the USA. Like it. :) Greets from Brandenburg(Germany).

[silvervisage]

Incredible. My childhood car. Dad had one. Take care of it buddy!

[pappenchrischan]

This is a very interesting driving video. Great! 👍
I also have a Trabant 601 S. But from 1981. When you bought the Trabi, were there any old documents about it? For example from Hungary or even from the DDR?

[kizismet]

Woher kommt die Liebe zum Trabbi ? Gute Fahrt

[AngloAm]

You have to be careful with coasting in gear in the trabi - only freewheels in fourth?

[irmakaymelek]

Everything looks much better with the new camera. However, I noticed that you are constantly playing with the choke. There is a problem, I think it will worsen the car's starting and acceleration. There seems to be noise in the wheel bearings, although I don't understand very well in the video. Also, the sound of the engine is too loud, there may be a problem with the exhaust or the engine. I think the views will increase if you publish renewing videos and detail cleaning paint correction videos that I will follow your channel.

[Traian-rtvv]

Nice video! But why are you pulling the choke while driving? Also is your alternator charging?

[uwegrunfeld]

Motor ist leider defekt, die Kurbellwellenlager sind hinüber ist deutlich zu hören beim Gas eegnehmen

[ZioXel_BAKA]

DID I JUST WITNESS A ROUNDABOUT IN USA?

[michaelboyko]

Well, it's totally not a slow car, keeping in my the engine size

[andreashebisch]

26 ps for Ever... Trabant for Ever in the World

[nicholasmcelroy]

What got you into Trabants? Did you import yours? If so, from where?

[javikarras]

Seems like alternator is not charching the battery properly (Orange/red light). Check the alternator belt!!

[MrSgtau]

How were you able to get it registered in the US with that km/h spedometer? There's a 1964 Trabant for sale on ebay for more than $6000. No way I would pay that amount of money for a Trabant, but I did own one when I worked in Leipzig in 1992. East Germans were dumping them, and they cost next to nothing in those days.

[robertdiosi]

Haha LOL. I owed 2 of it. It was the cheapest vehicle end of the 90s when i was a soldier.You can repair it with a screwdriver and a hammer haha :) Nice video. Greetings from Hungary