What began as early as in the 1920s in North America was caught up by Europe and Germany in the 1960s - the automobile full supply.
Come with me to Italy," Caterina Valente sings at the end of the 1950s and thus expresses the desire of a whole generation. Undreamed-of mobility in everyday life and leisure time becomes a destination of automobile discovery pleasure. The car advances to an important part of of personal and, above all, of individual life style.
Throughout the oil-based combustion engine remains unrivalled, powering the Mercedes 300 SL dream car just like the Opel Kadett "workhorse". Alternatives did exist, so why was nobody interested in them?
Why could the enthusiasm for cars prevail despite of inhospitable cities, accident victims, noise and smog? Were the dreams of GDR citizens different from those dreamt by West Germans? Find out about the history of an unequal struggle.