In the 1970s, the usual waiting time for a car in the GDR is 5 to 10 years.
This changed in 1978, when the Soviet Union begins to sell cars on car markets for Western money.
Particularly the Trabant and Wartburg are very popular car models at this time.
This film clip shows scenes from such a car market in East Berlin, where buyers view used cars.
In interviews, buyers and sellers explain their view of the car models, the prices and their motives for buying or selling a car on the market.
Video details:
Period: 1978
Resolution: SD
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Original sound: yes
Colour: yes
Source: rbb - from "Hoffnungslos zufrieden?", 17.06.1978
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