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Cars and Transportation

Vintage: Melkus

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October 31, 2012

When people think of cars made in the former East Germany, the Trabant and the Wartburg usually come to mind. Few people have ever heard of the Melkus RS1000, which was the only East German sports car manufactured in series production. 101 Melkus RS1000’s were built between 1969 and 1984. We take a look at the last one ever made.

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