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A short clip of a project to fit an engine from a Skoda into a Trabant, and their first test run of the now much much quieter (and faster) Trabant.

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For ages there are no Trabants, and then loads appear one after the other on UK Ebay. This time it is a very much customised Trabant 1.1 with a LPG conversation meaning it will run off oil or LPG. I would love to see this Trabant, from the photos on the sale it [...]

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Tuning Car Blog features a 1959 Trabant P50 with a modern day engine from a Volkswagon Lupo GTI. Also features leather interior, roll cage. Really, it’s a Volkswagon Lupo with a Trabant body that has been lifted from one chassis to the other, but still must make interesting viewing when doing 180kmph.
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 I found this photo on the internet but couldn't find any write up to go with it.  The filename suggests Trabant, and looking it does seem to be a Trabant engine upside down with the propeller going straight onto the flywheel.   
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