The poor Trabi gets a bad rap for being a crappy car, but people forget that it got east Germany on the road in the same vein as the 1957 Fiat 500 did for Italy, or the 1910 Ford model T did for the United States. I applaud you guys for saving a part of automotive history and hope you enjoy it for years.
Those who don't understand cars like Trabant forget that it was built to last. Those composite panels resist rust, and the fact an average person could rebuild it shows they were built to be fixed, not thrown away. Thanks for this.
Imam 50 godina i moj pokojni otac ih je vozio sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka u obe verzije i nikad nas nigde nije ostavio. Prava mala mazgica od auta...svuda ide a jednostavan do maksimuma (sem mešavine goriva) i startan do bola DVOTAKTNA MAŠINA! Laszlo, thanks for refreshing my memories... greetings from Belgrade (Serbia).
Me and my wife are currently restoring a limousine, it has also been standing 14 years in the goo and it's a beauty. I've got lucky with living in saxony. They're everywhere around here and parts are cheap. Apart from that, all of us learned to drive one of these or owned one.
Really a nice job. What technique did you use to paint the swing arms? I am restoring a Wartburg 1.3 of 1991. People suggested to powder coating the swing arms, but I want to keep the car as close to the original factory-built car.
Hello, thank you! I have painted the front swing arms after cleaning just with a good quality spray, the rear ones were powder coated. Have a good luck with your project!
Köszönjük szépen! Párszor nekem is megfordult a fejemben, hogy eladom szétszedve, majd valaki befejezi, de akkor már túl sok munka volt benne, így inkább megcsináltuk. Sok sikert neked is a befejezéshez!
That was an advantage of the "Durolast" body construction. The body panels were indestructible. Only the steel or iron parts were subject to environmental degradation.
Many thanks Laszlo for your reply ! You Laszlo created one, quite unique! the only one in the world so much better than a new one, becourse you did it with love!
Thank you! We have made it with my friend, and we did our best. It was 4 years ago, the car has now about 10000km in it and had no technical problems at all.
Hi Laszlo! No wonder that now after 4 years and about 10000 km your running without problems! Engine sounds optimal tuned!! Remember you will never find another one like yours!
Big like for your work, another big like for your Trabi. Just now I saw this video and I aprecciate your work and that you gave photos before/after. Best regards from Romania
Brava toată stima și respectul pentru acești oameni care țin la adevăratele valori,ale motoarelor și mașinilor de odată care cu părere de rău nu se mai construiesc, și care acestea la nevoie nu te lăsau nici odată în drum,se găsea întotdeauna o modalitate de continua drumul întrerupt din diverse problemele, și încă odată o repet, astăzi mașinile de generație nouă nu face altceva decât să te lase când îți este lumea mai dragă,și îți ruinează portofelul.Nu mai există mașinile omului de rând, păcat, păcat,cu tehnologiile astea au distrus omenirea!!!!!👍👍👍(😠😠😠)!!!!Bravo omule!!!!Tot respectul!!!
Wonderful ! Well made video with good music, and excellent camera work that really told the story. But the quality of your work was what really delighted me -- I started out thinking "Why a Trabant." At the end I thought "Wow! a Trabant." May you get many years of satisfaction from this meticulous restoration.
Thank you very much. Well, I have other cars in daily use, this Trabant is sleeping mostly in a garage, but I wanted this car with no mechanical problems. So, I have deicided to fix all the problems on this Trabant, and this is the result, a Trabant with no problems :-)
Thank you! No more big projects planned, this was enough. I made this car just for me. I wanted to drive with it in safe, so I had only one choice: rebuild/replace every wrong and damaged part, and this is the result. But, I have always some projects with other things, so video uploading'll be continued sometimes.
Great effort on this project. I have a project of my own which I'm starting this year but it will be a long one. I have a 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe/Van which i bought last year. Will be driving it back from UK to Poland within the next few weeks! I wish you all the best.
Thank you, wish you all the best too, and don't give up the work with your car even it seems impossible to finish ;-) we were with the Trabant last year in his born-city too, in Zwickau, Germany. Perhaps the next video'll be about this trip.
tolles Video, war überrascht das der allgemeine Zustand für das Alter und dafür das der Trabi im Garten stand, doch ziemlich gut war. Schön gemachtes Auto, allzeit gute Fahrt.
Ein Trabant ist immer eine lächerliche Dreckskarre, ganz egal wieviel Arbeit man da rein steckt. Die lebensgefährlichen Dinger sollten verboten, konfisziert und geschreddert werden. Mistkröten.
Es ist nicht zwingend kaufen und fahren mit Trabi. Ja, ist nicht so sicher als Autos heute gemacht, richtig, aber für mir fahren mit Trabi ist sehr unterhaltsam. Mehr als 3 Milllon Trabi war hergestellt in Zwickau, das bedeutet, dass Trabant Millionen von Leute ein Teil des Lebens war. Also, konnte nicht so schlecht sein.
Świetna robota. Gratuluję. Przede mną jeszcze bardzo dużo pracy i mam nadzieję osiągnąć coś takiego jak Ty. Pozdrowienia z Polski. Lengyel, magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát.
Nagyon meghatott ez a szép cselekedet; visszahoztatok az enyészetből egy autót :-) ráadásul nagy, precíz szakértelemmel. Minden férfi családtagnak, ismerősnek ajánlottam a videótokat megnézésre. Gratulálok!
Wonderful. I was quite surprised that the bones were in such good shape. The duraplast held up well, too (although the right hand side with all the pollen looked rough)
@@latzkoworks The whole thing is an excellent job. I saw the Renault flight case, are you an engineer with them? The engine came up beautifully, the other rebuild video I've seen (aging wheels) he had a lot of difficulty with the pins on those rotary valves. Do you know how long it had been standing before you fixed it? By the way, the smile when it runs is priceless :)
Hello, I don't know these other channels but I'll check them. I am an engineer, but repairing things and make videos is only my hobby, I have a full time job, and living in Hungary. This Trabant was sitting 14 years in that garden before I bought it. Yes, the smile when the engine was running the first time was real 🙂
Vielen Dank, hat durch ein halbes Jahr gedauert. Am jedem Wochenende (Freitag Nachmittag - Samstag) haben wir gemacht. Ausgebaute Altteile habe ich am Wochentagen nach Arbeit am Nachmittag demontiert und repariert.
Last 2-3 minutes were "music" to my ears. Brings back a lot of memories of this and other cars from that era. You've done amazing job. Kudos! On the side note, Kraftwerk would have been better music (don't meant to troll your video, just saying). Thank you for sharing the video! Google Translate: köszönöm a videó megosztását
Miałem takiego w kolorze zielonym. Samochód prosty ale bardzo funkcjonalny. Mieliśmy wtedy małe dzieci więc np. przewóz wózka czy innych większych rzeczy nie stanowił żadnego problemu. Jeździłem nim 4 lata i nigdy mnie nie zawiódł, ile wyjazdów tyle szczęśliwych powrotów. Potem zamieniłem go na Wartburga 353W Tourist i to było już całkiem to co lubią fani dwusuwów. Pozdrawiam
The poor Trabi gets a bad rap for being a crappy car, but people forget that it got east Germany on the road in the same vein as the 1957 Fiat 500 did for Italy, or the 1910 Ford model T did for the United States. I applaud you guys for saving a part of automotive history and hope you enjoy it for years.
Thank you!
Your making comparisons to car that came out over 60 years ago?
@@chadcastagana9181 phew americans...
So schlecht ist er auch wieder nicht, hatte auch mal einen. Ich hätte ihn nur richtig pflegen müssen! Es gab aber auch noch Wartburg und Melkus. 👍🙂
Melkus 🥰🥰
Those who don't understand cars like Trabant forget that it was built to last. Those composite panels resist rust, and the fact an average person could rebuild it shows they were built to be fixed, not thrown away. Thanks for this.
That's right.
A very nice restoration! It is great to see a piece of automotive history still on the road.
Thank you very much!
Cool restoration. The Trabant looks like a Triumph Herald.
Thank you! Yes, similar design small cars are both.
Imam 50 godina i moj pokojni otac ih je vozio sedamdesetih godina prošlog veka u obe verzije i nikad nas nigde nije ostavio. Prava mala mazgica od auta...svuda ide a jednostavan do maksimuma (sem mešavine goriva) i startan do bola DVOTAKTNA MAŠINA!
Laszlo, thanks for refreshing my memories... greetings from Belgrade (Serbia).
Hvala puno, great story!
THX once again !
This is probably nicer than when it left the factory, nice job
Thank you, just as nice as it was a new car :-)
Best restoration of a Trabi I have watched. I loved the before, during, and after shots. Awesome job.
Thank you!
This little car needed a lot of love.
Beautiful restoration! 👍
Thank you very much!
Me and my wife are currently restoring a limousine, it has also been standing 14 years in the goo and it's a beauty. I've got lucky with living in saxony. They're everywhere around here and parts are cheap. Apart from that, all of us learned to drive one of these or owned one.
Have a good luck to the car!
Amazing to see Trabants rescued
Thank you!
Really a nice job. What technique did you use to paint the swing arms? I am restoring a Wartburg 1.3 of 1991. People suggested to powder coating the swing arms, but I want to keep the car as close to the original factory-built car.
Hello, thank you! I have painted the front swing arms after cleaning just with a good quality spray, the rear ones were powder coated. Have a good luck with your project!
You’re living large when you drive a Trabant ! Nice restoration job sir ! 😃
You are saying right, thank you!
Gratulálok hozzá, gyönyörű, igényes munka! Méltán lehetsz büszke a munkádra! Nem minden napi dolog m!
Nagyon szépen köszönjük!
Le a kalappal! Eszméletlen munka lehetett! Imádok alkatrészeket tisztogatni, de soha nem csináltam teljes felújítást!
Időrabló munka az biztos.
Very cool that you rebuilt the original 2-stroke.
Thank you!
Great job, well done. I had a Trabbie back in 98/99. I would love another.
Thank you!
TOP WORK ! GUTE ARBEIT ! Finde ich toll dass es noch Leute gibt die so ein altes Auto wieder aufbereiten.
Vielen Dank!
... fantastic job ... she looks brand new again ...
Thank you ✌
Ön a legnagyobb tiszteletem. Nagyon erőszakos, amit ott csináltál! Csak így tovább!!!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!
Szép munka! Gratulálok! Az enyém is készül, az ilyen videók adnak erőt, kitartást a hétköznapi munkához.
Köszönjük szépen! Párszor nekem is megfordult a fejemben, hogy eladom szétszedve, majd valaki befejezi, de akkor már túl sok munka volt benne, így inkább megcsináltuk. Sok sikert neked is a befejezéshez!
Aki a Trabantos szereti rossz ember nem lehet. Tudom magamról❤️😄
Igaz :-)
Nekem is van trabim pont olyan csak sedán😊
Ich finde zwar nicht viel an trabbis aber es ist trotzdem schön zu sehen das es noch mehr Leute gibt die alte Autos retten
Gyönyörű munka, minden képkockát élveztem látva az ismerős részleteket mint kétszeres ex Trabi tulaj.
Köszönjük szépen!
Le a kalapal nagyon szép lett jó lett szeressed és becsüld. Ezeket a kocsikat szeretni kell és gondozni nem szabad el hagyni őket nem azt érdemlik!
Így igaz, köszönjük szépen!
It probably never looked better. Great work. Respect.
Thank you.
Remarkable how solid it was for being sat in a field for longer then I’ve been alive.
That was an advantage of the "Durolast" body construction. The body panels were indestructible. Only the steel or iron parts were subject to environmental degradation.
Igényes, szép munka! Gratulálok! Használd egészséggel!
Köszönöm szépen!
you deserve a metal, well done! Your video driggers old memories when I had one of these while living in Europe.
Thank you!
Nekem van egy TrabAnt(ik) Combi Hycomatom! Garázsba van, '85-ös. A világ legjobb autója!! Ráférne egy ilyen generál!! :) Az a rengeteg élmény, poén!!
Awesome job! Unbelieveable restoration, like a new, direct from factory. Hat down...
Thank you very much!
Gratulálok nagyon szép. Az külön megjegyezném ennyire szép Trabant motor hangot még nem hallotam.
Köszönjük szépen!
Gratulalok! Alapos szakszeru szep munka! Trabi szervizben dolgoztam 79-80-ban.....koszi sok emleket hoztal vissza nekem!!
Köszönjük szépen!
Very good job. Grettings from Poland
Thank you very much, greetings from Hungary!
Na, den habt ihr echt wieder schön restauriert ! Einfach zu süß, dieses Auto. Es lebe der Trabi !
Vielen Dank!
Gern geschehen ! Und schöne Musik noch dazu ! ;-)
jól tettétek hogy megmentettetek egy ilyen ikonikus trabit!
Köszönjük szépen!
Many thanks Laszlo for your reply ! You Laszlo created one, quite unique! the only one in the world so much better than a new one, becourse you did it with love!
Thank you! We have made it with my friend, and we did our best. It was 4 years ago, the car has now about 10000km in it and had no technical problems at all.
Hi Laszlo! No wonder that now after 4 years and about 10000 km your running without problems!
Engine sounds optimal tuned!!
Remember you will never find another one like yours!
I am sure about it, thanks!
Great restoration and a very good choice of music!
Thank you very much!
Még nézni is jólesett!
Köszönjük szépen!
Gratulálok! Igazán szép, igényes munka!!!!
Köszönjük szépen!
Foarte frumos.Tatal meu a avut o asemenea masina cand eu eram copil.A fost prima noasra masina si am iubit-o foarte mult.
Big like for your work, another big like for your Trabi. Just now I saw this video and I aprecciate your work and that you gave photos before/after. Best regards from Romania
Thank you very much, greetings from Hungary!
Nice job. There's a lot to be said for old tech vehicles, in terms their simplicity and relatively easy repair.
You are right.
Parabéns pela excelente restauração. Um carro icônico, que faz parte da história da Alemanha.
Obrigado!
Excellent video edition!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!! 😯👍🏼
Thank you very much!
Nagyon szép munka! gratulálok! Örülök, hogy vannak nálam nagyobb fanatikusok!
Köszönjük szépen.
I love see pice of clasic car to rejuvenate and run on the road. Thank for the presenting.
Thank you!
I like the sound of Trabant! Thanks for your videos! I love Trabant!
Thank you!
Brava toată stima și respectul pentru acești oameni care țin la adevăratele valori,ale motoarelor și mașinilor de odată care cu părere de rău nu se mai construiesc, și care acestea la nevoie nu te lăsau nici odată în drum,se găsea întotdeauna o modalitate de continua drumul întrerupt din diverse problemele, și încă odată o repet, astăzi mașinile de generație nouă nu face altceva decât să te lase când îți este lumea mai dragă,și îți ruinează portofelul.Nu mai există mașinile omului de rând, păcat, păcat,cu tehnologiile astea au distrus omenirea!!!!!👍👍👍(😠😠😠)!!!!Bravo omule!!!!Tot respectul!!!
Mulțumesc foarte mult!
Erre egyszeruen nincsenek szavak! Csodalatos! Szep Munka!
Köszönjük szépen!
Very well made ! You saved nice piece of history, have a lot of fun ! Greetings from Poland.
Thank you, and greetings from Hungary!
This car is a real gem.
Thank you.
Wonderful ! Well made video with good music, and excellent camera work that really told the story.
But the quality of your work was what really delighted me -- I started out thinking "Why a Trabant."
At the end I thought "Wow! a Trabant."
May you get many years of satisfaction from this meticulous restoration.
Thank you very much. Well, I have other cars in daily use, this Trabant is sleeping mostly in a garage, but I wanted this car with no mechanical problems. So, I have deicided to fix all the problems on this Trabant, and this is the result, a Trabant with no problems :-)
WOW....respect men, great job
Piekna robota! Będą dalsze projekty? - Bautiful work! What's the next project?
Thank you! No more big projects planned, this was enough. I made this car just for me. I wanted to drive with it in safe, so I had only one choice: rebuild/replace every wrong and damaged part, and this is the result. But, I have always some projects with other things, so video uploading'll be continued sometimes.
Great effort on this project. I have a project of my own which I'm starting this year but it will be a long one. I have a 1978 Datsun 120Y Coupe/Van which i bought last year. Will be driving it back from UK to Poland within the next few weeks! I wish you all the best.
Thank you, wish you all the best too, and don't give up the work with your car even it seems impossible to finish ;-) we were with the Trabant last year in his born-city too, in Zwickau, Germany. Perhaps the next video'll be about this trip.
Jarre was a great choice for the intro. You did a fantastic job. Good work. That engine sounds like the ROTAX in my Ski-Doo. Cute doggy.
Thank you!
tolles Video, war überrascht das der allgemeine Zustand für das Alter und dafür das der Trabi im Garten stand, doch ziemlich gut war. Schön gemachtes Auto, allzeit gute Fahrt.
Danke sehr! Es hatte nur 27000 Km bevor Abstellung, und Bodenplatte war behandelt mit irgendeinem Wachs.
Enjoyed this. And well done on saving that old girl.
Thank you ✌
Awesome find, beautiful restoration.
Thank you very much!
Hard worker, you deserve to get your hands on top class cars ....
schön gemacht danke das ihr son schönes fahrzeug weiterleben lässt
Vielen Dank.
MrBora2011
Fso Polonez Caro
Ein Trabant ist immer eine lächerliche Dreckskarre, ganz egal wieviel Arbeit man da rein steckt. Die lebensgefährlichen Dinger sollten verboten, konfisziert und geschreddert werden. Mistkröten.
Es ist nicht zwingend kaufen und fahren mit Trabi. Ja, ist nicht so sicher als Autos heute gemacht, richtig, aber für mir fahren mit Trabi ist sehr unterhaltsam. Mehr als 3 Milllon Trabi war hergestellt in Zwickau, das bedeutet, dass Trabant Millionen von Leute ein Teil des Lebens war. Also, konnte nicht so schlecht sein.
Hahaha. Die Ossis mal wieder. Komm mal, wir klären das dann wie Männer.
Amazing restoration! Great work!!!
Thank you!
Gentlemen, my complements! Very well done indeed, you are excellent mechanics. And this film is also very entertaining, good job!
Thank you very much, it was a lot of work, tha car and the video also.
Because of its age and history this car is cool,definitely thumbs up.Also a very clever piece of engineering.For once I actually enjoyed the music.
Thank you!
Świetna robota. Gratuluję. Przede mną jeszcze bardzo dużo pracy i mam nadzieję osiągnąć coś takiego jak Ty. Pozdrowienia z Polski.
Lengyel, magyar - két jó barát, együtt harcol, s issza borát.
Dziękuję przyjaciel!
Tolle Arbeit! Klasse gemacht! Viel Spaß mit deinem Trabant!
Vielen Dank!
Schönes Video , wie lange stand er in dem Garten ?
Hello, 14 Jahre lang.
well done, I am also a trabant enthusiast 👍🏻
Thank you, and greetings from Hungary.
I like your video, great work and great documentation. My father drove such a Trabant, built in 1989, also coloured payrus white like your car.
Nagyon meghatott ez a szép cselekedet; visszahoztatok az enyészetből egy autót :-) ráadásul nagy, precíz szakértelemmel. Minden férfi családtagnak, ismerősnek ajánlottam a videótokat megnézésre. Gratulálok!
Nagyon szépen köszönjük az elismerést!
Wonderful. I was quite surprised that the bones were in such good shape. The duraplast held up well, too (although the right hand side with all the pollen looked rough)
Thank you! Yes, altough the cassis with the duroplast seemed not the best, we were able the save it with the original painting.
@@latzkoworks The whole thing is an excellent job. I saw the Renault flight case, are you an engineer with them? The engine came up beautifully, the other rebuild video I've seen (aging wheels) he had a lot of difficulty with the pins on those rotary valves. Do you know how long it had been standing before you fixed it?
By the way, the smile when it runs is priceless :)
Hello, I don't know these other channels but I'll check them. I am an engineer, but repairing things and make videos is only my hobby, I have a full time job, and living in Hungary. This Trabant was sitting 14 years in that garden before I bought it. Yes, the smile when the engine was running the first time was real 🙂
Echt schön. Wie lange hat den die ganze Restauration gedauert?
Vielen Dank, hat durch ein halbes Jahr gedauert. Am jedem Wochenende (Freitag Nachmittag - Samstag) haben wir gemacht. Ausgebaute Altteile habe ich am Wochentagen nach Arbeit am Nachmittag demontiert und repariert.
@@latzkoworks da merkt man das man sich Mühe gemacht hat😃
@@kevinzimmer8756 du hast Recht :-)
Fährt der heute noch zuverlässig?🤔
@@kevinzimmer8756 ja genau, absolut problemlos. Ich war schon mehrmals mit disem Trabi in Zwickau.
Congratulations on a job very well done! It's better than new.
Thank you very much!
Great restoration and good music during the clip.
Thank you!
Ésta es una demostración de un trabajo profesional perfecto. ¡¡Felicitaciones...!!
Gracias!
If you are from Hungary we are close greetings from Croatia and nice trabant i like it.
Hello, thank you! Yes, we are from Hungary, in Sopron.
Such a great job! thanks for sharing with us the process
Thank you very much.
Mein Trabi wurde damals zusammengpresst und entsorgt! Sokszor"cserbenhagyott"!Szép videó,gratulálok
Köszönjük szépen, vielen Dank!
Well done guys. Great dedication and workmanship. Great sound from that engine and very little 2 stroke smoke.
Thank you very much!
Mit so viel Liebe gemacht, Dankeschön
Nice job in this car. Very nice
Last 2-3 minutes were "music" to my ears. Brings back a lot of memories of this and other cars from that era. You've done amazing job. Kudos! On the side note, Kraftwerk would have been better music (don't meant to troll your video, just saying). Thank you for sharing the video! Google Translate: köszönöm a videó megosztását
what is the music at the end of this video? do you know the title of the song?
thx
Szeretem a keleti blokk autóit!
Miałem takiego w kolorze zielonym. Samochód prosty ale bardzo funkcjonalny. Mieliśmy wtedy małe dzieci więc np. przewóz wózka czy innych większych rzeczy nie stanowił żadnego problemu. Jeździłem nim 4 lata i nigdy mnie nie zawiódł, ile wyjazdów tyle szczęśliwych powrotów. Potem zamieniłem go na Wartburga 353W Tourist i to było już całkiem to co lubią fani dwusuwów. Pozdrawiam
It was very nice to see this restoration, good job guy! Amazing!😎
Thank you very much!
I have a 1991 trabant, not running but used to run. Would love mine one day to run!
super bin froh das es noch solche Menschen gibt 👍👍👍👍
Vielen Dank!
It looks like it's smiling!Great work great video great music!!!Well done!!!!
Thank you!
What's the final song
very good job !!
Thank you!
nagyon fasza lett! sounds great... es kombi
Zajebista robota !!! Pozdrawiam z Polski!!!
This is my project BMW NEUE KLASSE th-cam.com/video/mgna_cMClXM/w-d-xo.html
A great little car. My father had one in Hungary for 16 yrs... He barely had problem with it...
Gyönyörű szakmunka! Gratulálok!
Köszönjük szépen!
Gute Aktion,dass ihr den Trabbi weiter leben lasst.
Vielen Dank.
Engine has super sound. Cool.
Nice job, nice moving video with Jean -Michel Jarre background!
Great job there! I have a Skoda 120, hopefully one day I will restore it just like you.
Thank you, I wish you good luck!
Gratulalok! Nagyon szep munka!
Köszönjük szépen!
Gratulálok, jó látni 13.50-nél, hogy őszinte a mosolyod, örömöd!!
Köszönöm, valóban, már az is meglepő volt ahogy rögtön elindult, arra pedig végképp nem számítottam, hogy alapjárat is lesz rajta állítgatás nélkül.