UK’s rarest cars: 1963 Wartburg 312, one of only a handful left
Alongside the better-known Trabant, this two-stroke-engined saloon typified East Germany’s automotive output during the Cold War
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Alongside the better-known Trabant, this two-stroke-engined saloon typified East Germany’s automotive output during the Cold War
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