CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen takes the iconic German Trabant car for a ride . Berlin , Germany ( CNN ) -- There are few cars in the world where the difference between driving them and watching them being driven is greater than with the Trabant . The car drove across the border between what was then East and West Germany in 1989 . CNN hired the artist Peter Raumberger to give the car a sign . Thousands of people crowded around the car to sign it , draw on it , and take their picture with it .
CNN 's Frederik Pleitgen takes the iconic German Trabant car for a ride . The car drove across the border between what was then East and West Germany in 1989 . CNN hired the artist Peter Raumberger to give the car a sign . Thousands of people crowded around the car to sign it , draw on it , and take their picture with it .