I get the same impression whenever I see a Cushman.

Genuine question though, who was the Tramp for when most Trabant owners had to wait a decade before picking up their car? Was it mostly distributed to those well enough connected to skip the queue?

@@Munkenba Yea as far as I know. It was originally made as a runaround vechile for the DDR military but was later released for civilians. Since It was basically just a roofless 601 it wasnt a big status symbol but it was probably mostly for the well connected

@@Munkenba We also have to remember that the Eastern Bloc countries had a large degree of variation between their political systems so while the DDR was a hardline “those not with us must against us” dictatoriship all throughout its existence, Hungary for example was a much more moderate place with a “If you are not against us you are with us” approach and a grey market the authorities graciously ignored so Hungarians had easier acces to stuff like cars and refrigirators

@@Munkenba The Trabant in general was exported to other countrys like Hungary or Poland and the Tramp was for countrys like spain.

mitsubishi mirage exists and is sold in america

exactly! like the tiny 90s japanese kei trucks are so perfect and so simple at the same time.

Too many Americans who said yes to biggie sizing their triple whopper combo to fit in a kei size vehicle. Most can't fit in a WW2 Jeep.

Get an old 'flatfender' Jeep.

@@markchapmon8670 Truth be told, no one gets 'in' a WW2 or early CJ 'Jeep', one sits _on_ them.

Flatfender Jeep with no roll bar, windshield down = 4WD roller skate.

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An amazing thing 👍😂😂😂

My KLR!

People who have never ridden a motorcycle: Motorcycles are unsafe!

@@datadavis I will tell that to my dead or permanently crippled friends, they will be reassured.

@@MattBrownbill and most people ride their whole lives happily without getting killed or maimed

@@datadavis thankfully yes. I got put off at an early age due to a few deaths in our small village, and so I was talking from a non-motorcyclist's point of view. Have had a few narrow squeaks on a push-bike though, busses can be pretty scary!

Oh yes, the Renault Rodeo of the early 70's. I've owned A Mini-Moke, Citroen 2CV's, Meharis- the Rodeo was an ABSOLUTE BLAST to drive! The windshield folded down, like old Jeeps or the Moke (IIRC), and it was like driving a four-wheel motorcycle. If you were young and stupid, like me and my friends, you could stand up in the back and hang onto the roll bar at 72 mph- top speed. The perfect summer beach car. Maybe a Meyer Manx was more fun, I never drove one. I was in St. Tropez in 2005 on a sailing trip, there was a Ferrari show in the Harbor, which didn't interest me at all. But I spotted a Rodeo for sale! I think it was around $1200 or 1300!! I spoke with the owner. I couldn't convince the guys I was with to give me a couple days to buy it and arrange shipping. I'm still bugged over that! Very rare car in the U.S., although I did see one on BAT not too long ago, but the later model, not the early one. It has twice the power of the Mehari, and is more civilised -water cooled four, front-wheel drive. I will own one before I get too old!!

Oh yeah, but French cars are real pos's

I wouldn't mind it having at least 80hp too

Tugs

Would be dangerous AF to make one fast, without extensive safety equipment.

@@Sheridantank and the problem is..........? 😆

You'd be removing 150lbs of motor, transaxle, gas tank to put in 1000lbs of battery and 200 lbs of motive. That would change the momentum physics of the jeep. Brakes, suspension, weight distribution, space would likely be killed. This basically has a small bike, motorcycle engine and pressed gas tank. Maybe with two hub motor wheels and a 70km battery, but it'd be easier to buy a slingshot and convert it that way.... Like Aptera did, slapped some novelty solar panels on a Jetsons fiberglass shell and claimed they created it. Investors Anyone?

Then it would b just a dumb golf cart. Perfect as is.

What about that hatchback SUV Accord thing?

@@GreenJeep1998, that's what most cars look like now, so while it was strange for its time, it's not that quirky now. Edited for spelling

Haflinger is also the name of an Austrian horse breed. Steyr is from Austria.

And Brandon in Spanish is what?

@@carbide1968 "Joe Biden sucks."

It does and The Moke may soon make a comeback as an ev or with a slightly larger engine than the original it's on offer in the UK in 14 different colours

​@@bernardtaylor7768 The Moke would be ideal as an EV, it is light weight to begin with and the box sections either side would be ideal for the batteries and it would not need a Tesla style centre console as it would look out of place just something reminiscent of the one Mini centre cluster would be nice.

They do, but they're quite rare. I owned two, but they burned up when my warehouse got torched. Bought 'em out of Florida on Ebay. Surprisingly, all the parts or repro parts (body panels) are available, so restoration is a snap. I think I paid $4000 for both, $3000 for the nice one and $1000 for the parts one. Paid for them to be towed to me, around 500 miles or so. That was 10 years ago. If you look hard enough you can find a Bond Bug!!

He’s driven one on this channel