HELENSBURGH will play host to a fleet of classic former East German vehicles next weekend as a group of car enthusiasts get together for their annual meet-up.
The Scottish IFA day will take place on Sunday, April 28 to mark the 50th anniversary of the IFA club in the UK, which celebrates the eclectic motors produced behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
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IFA (Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau, translated as Industrial Association for Vehicle Construction) was a union of companies under which all car manufacturers in the former East Germany belonged.
Favourites which will be on display at the Scottish meet will include Wartburg and Trabant cars from the eastern bloc.
The group’s members will gather outside the Scottish Submarine Centre in West King Street at 11am next Sunday.
They will take in the attraction with a Cold War interest before heading north up the A818 and joining the A82 travelling to Luss.
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The group will then drive up the west side of Loch Lomond, through Tarbet, and up to the famous Green Welly Stop at Tyndrum, where they will have a chance for a relaxed lunch, and time to admire the eastern bloc vehicles.
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