Yes, a 1969 2-stroke has been added to the household.
Spares will be coming from the 'Trabant Man' who has been in the news over the years for his 50+ collection of these weird cars.

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xcuse me but that's quite a cloud of smoke behind you -- this car must be a diesel

What's it like?

Not very large, useless in a crash, spews petrol/oil fumes all over the place and generally very crude...

But I wouldn't mind a go in one! Saw many of them when we first went to Germany in the late 90s but most have gone now....

It's my third, though one had a MIni Cooper engine.
They are very good little cars.
Very different!

there must be a few about with the old vw polo 1.3 or 1050 engines in them

Yes, at the recent meet i went to a quarter had something other than the 2-stroke motor.

Graham (the fella with the Trabants collection) saw a V8 Trabant in Berlin.
3.9 Rover engine!

These used to come up on ebay but recently its been quiet.

They are a useful little fun car. They also did converable models too.

A wartburg is more desirable though not as much fun.

Arguably so.