| Borgward Isabella | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Borgward Isabella Saloon (1960) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH |
| Also called | Borgward Hansa Isabella [1] |
| Production | June 1954-1962 |
| Assembly | Bremen-Sebaldsbrück[2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2 door saloon[3] cabriolet[3] station wagon[3] coupe (2+2) [3] cabriolet (2+2) [3] 2-door pickup[4] |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1493 cc 75hp straight-4[5] |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual[6] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm (102.4 in)[7] |
| Length | 4,390 mm (172.8 in) |
| Width | 1,705 mm (67.1 in) |
| Height | 1,480 mm (58.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,010 kg (2,230 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Borgward Hansa 1800 |
The Borgward Isabella is an automobile which was manufactured by the Bremen based auto-manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward GmbH from 1954 to 1962.
The Isabella was to have been marketed as the Borgward Hansa 1500 but the Isabella name was used on test vehicles and proved popular with engineering staff and media.[8] The production car was subsequently renamed and only the first few hundred examples were built without Isabella badging.[8] Hansa badging was also used through to 1957.[9]
Despite its aspirational positioning[clarification needed] in the marketplace, the Isabella had a smaller engine (and was marginally shorter) than its immediate predecessor, the Borgward Hansa. Late in 1952, the firm had launched their six-cylinder Hansa 2400 model. The larger car never found many buyers; but in 1954, it made commercial sense to keep the two models from competing too directly with each other.
- ^ Advertisement for Borgward Hansa Isabella, Metcalfe and Mundy Ltd, The Autocar, 21 October 1955, page 205
- ^ "Erinnern Sie sich? Verblaßtes Nordlicht: Borgward isabella". Auto, Motor und Sport. Heft. 20 1977: Seite 126–129. 28 September 1977.
- ^ a b c d e Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, A to Z of Cars 1945 to 1970, Haymarket Publishing Ltd, 1993, Page 38
- ^ Borgward Isabella PickUp, www.kucarfa.nl Archived 2018-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 December 2016
- ^ de la Rive Box, Rob (1998). Encyclopedia of Classic cars Sports Cars 1945-1975. Rebo Productions. ISBN 1-84053-111-8.
- ^ "1957 Borgward Isabella Serie I Coupe performance data, specs & photo". Automobile-catalog.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ Gloor, Roger (2007). Alle Autos der 50er Jahre 1945 - 1960 (1. ed.). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-02808-1.
- ^ a b Marius Venz, ISABELLA, THE BEST-REMEMBERED BORGWARD 2010, Borgward Car Club of Australia Inc, www.borgwardisabella.com Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 October 2014
- ^ Brief History of the Marques and Isabella Production Line, www.borgward.org.uk Retrieved on 7 October 2014