Trabi

But this rusty POS Trabi is mine, might as well takeit.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Destroying the Constitution’s Structure is not Constitutional 2010

The Trabant -- generally referred to by its almost human-sounding nickname, "Trabi" -- was the world's first plastic automobile, with a body made of Duroplast, a cotton-reinforced relative of Formica.

The Man Behind the Modernism 2009

After German reunification, the plucky little "Trabi" that East Germans used to wait 10 years to buy became an embarrassment, and its production was stopped.

What I Learned as a Car Czar Ion Mihai Pacepa 2009

His gig is taking tourists and locals alike for spins around town in a smoke-belching "Trabi," as the old Trabants are fondly called.

Hello, Lenin! 2007

Herpa Miniaturmodelle, a German auto company that specializes in the production of specialized vehicles, will be tasked to create a new version of the 'Trabi', which became widely recognized for being exclusively featured in U2's Zoo TV tour from the early 90's and is only one of a select number of cars to have a spot of its own - albeit a hanging one - at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in Ohio.

Top Speed 2009

So, there is no way to reduce this, other than to create the Trabi auf cellphones and mp3-players and what-other-product-you-can-name.

Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Technocratic Standard-Setting Urge 2009

But somewhere in there too was the Ostalgie, involving our family's first Trabi and nights spent around the campfire with the FDJ.

Sullen Months, Möbius Strips Josef K. Strosche 2011

Neil - while the jokes were clearly jokes, many Trabi stories that sound like jokes are not jokes, you're right.

Making Light: Open thread 137 2010

Spouse says "There's a Trabi coming on the left, and the right is clear too."

Making Light: Open thread 137 2010

Guests can book special city tours separately, such as the "Trabi-Safari," in which visitors can go sightseeing in a Trabant, a car produced in what was formerly East Germany.

Luxury Lifestyle at Denizen Hotels 2009