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In this video, Manfred Blumenthal from the Association of Friends of Industrial History Ludwigsfelde eV presents the F IV Sibylle scooter. This is a vehicle that was independently developed and built by master mechanic August Falz in 1953. This and another example called Hexe from Leipzig served as the template for the scooter models produced from 1955 at VEB Industriewerke Ludwigsfelde (IWL). 0:00 Homemade scooter 1:42 Motor scooter production in Ludwigsfelde 3:30 Name Sibylle 4:05 Homemade scooters in the GDR 5:40 Wheels and tires 7:15 Vehicle construction 8:28 Decompression 10:47 Muffler 11:17 Gearshift and heel brake 12:05 Air regulation 12:30 Desire for mobility in the GDR 13:48 Sibylle in the Ludwigsfelde Museum #ddr #gdr #scooter #brandenburg #saxony #homemade #prototype #exhaust #contemporary witnesses #motor #technology museum #museum #ludwigsfelde #engine #motor scooter