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Originally Posted by Quoth
Some were even made of cardboard with 2 stroke engines?
Or like it.
I saw one in the 1990s someone had brought to Limerick, Ireland, and one day it burnt down.
But in 1970s East Germany was exporting Wartburgs to UK. No reverse gear. A 2 stroke that could be started in reverse due to 2nd set of points. Very ingenious. Wartburgs were metal.
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The most common brands here in the 70s-80s were
Zhiguli and
Moskvitch; there were also a few
Volgas and
Zaporozhetses. Possibly something else I can't remember right now.