Across the U.S. in a Trabi

He had been dreaming of taking a road trip through the U.S. for years. Now, with an East German classic car, that dream became a reality. But first, the Trabant 601—which had been languishing in a barn for 25 years—needed some serious work: the engine block had a crack, the transmission was out of oil, and the brakes were rusted solid.

Shipped to the U.S., the car then traveled more than 9,000 kilometers crisscrossing the United States, and the travel adventure took its course.

• Slide presentation: Jan-Erik Nord, author and photographer, Berlin

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