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◊ 2005-12-11 18:43 |
![[Image: wartburgsnapshot20051211130631.7070.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is466/wartburgsnapshot20051211130631.7070.jpg) |
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◊ 2006-01-14 19:23 |
Both cars are Wartburg 1.3, successor of the 353. |
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◊ 2011-01-29 23:47 |
![[Image: wartburg13.5814.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is411/wartburg13.5814.jpg) We had a brand new one, it was a lovely car. Nice to see a 1.3 in a movie, but I can't imagine how could they choose a used looking one (missing fog lights and a little dent on the grill) while it plays a new one. |
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◊ 2011-05-02 00:22 |
I've seen its first presentation, 1988 on the Leipziger Herbstmesse.![[Image: img3545t.8688.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is825/img3545t.8688.jpg) ![[Image: img3547or.4672.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is696/img3547or.4672.jpg) An unbelievable incident  The (few) DDR-made cars were placed in one extra hall. One gate was openend, the hall was flooded with about 2000 to 2500 people, then closed again. After ca. 15 minutes some guards have shoved the masses out of the back gate, have closed that gate and openend the front gate again. The DDR-people had bee totally crazy about that high-tech-novelty (for them) - which in fact was nothing more than a shitty cobblework. A throttled older engine (the origin version was relased by VW in 1972 at first in the Audi 80 B1), somehow fiddled in a real ancient clunker (body released in 1966, the chassis developed in 1942).We few Western visitors had been between bewilderment and amusement  Btw. After we had left this location of unique impressions, this passed the street: ![[Image: img3549d.3015.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is685/img3549d.3015.jpg) |
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◊ 2011-05-02 11:38 |
...with dedicated plates.  Whatever, 1.3 wasn't so bad as daily rider, just ass carier from A to B. .gif ";)") My uncle owned beige one, bought as brand new, beetwen "state of French 60s art" red 1979 Dacia 1300 and late 1991 Nissan Sunny 1.7 Diesel. Compared to FSO products, Wartburg 1.3 was smooth riding and quit, otherwise oldfasioned & spartan car with deep & soft seats, good heater and reasonable fuel consumption. However the engine sounded busy on motorways over 100 km/h because short gearing and was thirsty on its daily 15-20 km (city/road - 50/50 %) tours because long time working automatic choke. In winter conditions it needed 9-10 l/100 km even when drove gently. |
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◊ 2011-08-07 18:04 |
Ingo, thanks for the pictures and the story of the presentation!  |
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◊ 2011-08-07 21:08 |
You're welcome .gif ":)") Just last weekend I've shown all my Leipzig-1988-stuff around, to the "cars-in-the-DDR"-specialist, at a user-meeting (rather a barbeceue-party with a beer-tasting than a serious swap-meet) of my plate-collector's-forum. He had been at this Herbstmesse, too - but as a DDR-citizen. His impressions had been different than mine... |
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