This edition: I got it edition

>400 euros

Which country are you in? How does the body hold up after this time like does the outside wear away on the duroplast or what ever it is called?

The body will last forever. It is not bio degradable

It's basically like fiberglass, but instead of fibgerglass holding the resin, they used cotton. And the only reason they resorted to it was because of shortages of metal. And because there was absolutely no input from what the customer wanted, they stuck with it out of sheer inertia for 40 odd years.

Of what I have seen fibreglass can deteriorate a little over time. Just asking op and bumping. I think they are illegal here but I'm jellie too.

if OP's wasn't in moderately good condition I'd second this

Trababusa.

Romania.

The body is in fairly good condition, except for a few places where the original paint is falling off or the guy tried to fix it himself (for instance the headlight rings).

Only rusted parts are the floor of the trunk and inside, but that can be fixed fairy easily. Other noticeable problems are the hood (it isn't fixed in it's normal position anymore), the bumpers and naturally the interior is kinda worn out, but again nothing that can be fixed.

It has a few rust spots on the rear (pic related), but that's the only outside rust it really has.

I've thought of doing an engine swap before, but decided against it since the original engine adds personality, although I haven't entirely excluded the idea in case I cannot fix the power-problem of the engine.

also consider you can avoid putting miles and damage on the og engine

Please, keep it standard. Keep it like it came out of the factory. It breaks my heart every time I see some one trying to 'mod' a Trabant. It has enough odd charm. I'm rather jealous, best of luck with it.