Dr. Werner Lang, the man behind the small and popular Trabant 601 two-door vehicle built in East Germany back in the 1960s, died at the age of 91 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Zwickau.

Classic car specialist and Trabant mechanic Glenn Kuschan, who owns 24 historic Trabant cars, sits in a Trabant 600 car in his workshop in Borkheide, eastern Germany, on September 30, 2025. Photo by ...

Students from Zwickau have completely rebuilt an old Trabant 600. They were helped in their endeavor by 88-year-old former rally car driver Franz Galle. He won many races driving East German-made ...