The Trabant is an automobile which was produced from 1957 to 1990 by former East German car manufacturer VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. It is often seen as symbolic of the former East Germany and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc in general. The Trabant had a duroplast body mounted on a one-piece steel chassis (a so-called unibody), front-wheel drive, a transverse engine, and independent suspension – unusual features in 1957 but it remained much the same until 1989 when it acquired a (licensed) Volkswagen engine; its discontinuation followed in 1991. The 1980s model had no tachometer, no indicator for either the headlights or turn signals, no fuel gauge, no rear seat belts, and no external fuel door, and drivers had to pour a mix of gasoline and oil directly under the bonnet/hood. Info from Wikipedia (this one being based off one from the 70s, only differences being minor changes to the dashboard and steering wheel) controls: pitch/roll drive, group 1=headlights, group 2=right turn signal, group 3=left turn signal (remember that the turn signals don't auto-cancel) group 4 vtol-up=hood, trim-up=close hatch. group 5=flip engine intake, group 6=gear shifter up/down, group 7=gear shifter in/out, group 8=engine on/off, (this is painted after car002a from half life 2)
feel free to repaint as you'd like, stock colors the car came in are: marble white (marmorweiß), white(papyrus white/papyrusweiß),champagne-beige (champagner-beige),bali yellow (baligelb), pastel blue (pastelblau), pastel green (pastelgrün), and pastel brown (pastelbraun)