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Duroplast is a
composite thermosetting resin plastic developed by
engineer Wolfgang Barthel in 1953 in the
German Democratic Republic. Its production...
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relatively modern car when it was introduced. It
featured detachable duroplast body
panels on a
galvanised steel unibody ch****is, front-wheel drive,...
- same 684 cc two-cylinder, two-stroke
engine but with a
completely new
Duroplast body on a
wooden frame and
plywood floor. The
engine produced 22 PS (16 kW;...
- to make countertops.
Another use of
phenolic resins is the
making of
duroplast,
famously used in
Trabant automobiles.
Phenolic resins are also used for...
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bodywork and
independent suspension all around. The car body was made of
Duroplast. The main
letdown was the engine,
which was a two-stroke
based on a pre-war...
- phenol-formaldehyde
resin used in
electrical insulators and plasticware.
Duroplast,
light but
strong material,
similar to
Bakelite formerly used in the manufacture...
- has a self-supporting body with a
steel frame, and body
parts made of
duroplast. In front, the
Trabant has
independent suspension with
MacPherson struts...
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Trabant in 1958, all with front-wheel drive. The P70 and
Trabant had
Duroplast bodies, and the
Trabant had both a
monocoque body and a
transversely mounted...
- the AWZ P 70, to gain
experience with the car's
intended body material,
duroplast. In 1956,
development of the
actual car began.
Prior to that it was decided...
- poor fuel economy, low
power output, and thick,
smoky exhaust fumes),
duroplast body, and
production shortages, the
Trabant was
regarded with derisive...
