Borgward Hansa 1500

Borgward Hansa 1800 (1952-1954)

The Borgward Hansa 1500 is a mid-sized car of Carl FW Borgward GmbH in Bremen- Sebaldsbrück and was the first German car reconstruction after the Second World War. The first car ran on 13 October 1949 by band.

• 2.1 Technical data of the Borgward Hansa 1800 diesel

History

In March 1949, Borgward had introduced the car at the 19th Geneva Motor Show. The Hansa 1500 was primarily the German first series-produced sedan after the war with pontoon body and turn signals instead of the previously usual Winkern as direction indicators.

Engine, transmission and chassis

Had the four-cylinder in-line engine of the Hansa in 1500 to the start of production, a power of 35 kW ( 48 hp) at 4000 rpm. With a bore of 72 mm and a stroke of 92 mm, the displacement was 1498 cc. The hanging valves were actuated by a lateral camshaft via pushrods and rockers ( OHV valve control).

From the end of 1950, the engine delivered with the same capacity 38 kW ( 52 hp) at 4200 rpm. The top speed of the sedan was 120 to 125 km / h In sports convertible, there was a motor variant (66 hp) to 49 kW and brought it to a top speed of about 150 km / h allowed. 1953 this car was available even with the 80 hp engine from the Borgward racing car.

The Hansa 1500 initially had a four-speed gearbox with floor shift (also called " stick shift ") and from the end of 1950 a steering wheel gearshift. About a propeller shaft, the rear wheels were driven.

The wheels of the Hansa in 1500 are suspended individually: the front of the upper wishbones and lower transverse leaf spring, rear a guided through handlebars swing axle with transverse leaf spring. The lever shock absorbers of the first series were replaced by the end of 1950 telescopic shock absorbers. The footbrake operates hydraulically on all four wheels, the mechanical parking brake on the rear wheels.

Steering wheel and dashboard of the Borgward Hansa 1500

Borgward Hansa 1500 Sport Coupe (prototype 1954 )

Body

The Hansa 1500 is a two - or four-door all-steel body, which is built on a front and rear forked central tube frame with cross members and floor plate. The fenders are included in the side panels, so despite relatively low external width (1620 mm) was achieved over competing models from Mercedes- Benz and Opel larger interior. In the press it was said: "The pontoon body offers the advantage that almost the entire body width for the interior is utilized and find 6 people comfortably. She has very smooth, easy to produce exterior surfaces and can be run streamlined " The doors are hinged at the front, the luggage compartment is accessible from the outside. ; the hood is lifted up from the side, the left or right as required.

An eye-catcher in the interior is the white steering wheel with three spokes, each consisting of four thin metal rods (similar to the steering wheel of the first Porsche models). In front of Hansa 1500 was just like a rear bench seat, so that three people can sit side by side with steering wheel gearshift. In the first version with stick shift, there were, however, two front single seats, since the 70 cm long curved stick shift and the bulky transmission tunnel allowed no third place.

Except for the two - and four-door sedan, there was the Hansa in 1500 as the three-door station wagon, two-door sports coupe than when five -seater convertible with two doors and a two-seater sports convertible with a shortened wheelbase to 2400 mm and a length of 4165 mm. Both cabriolets built to May 1952, the body shop Hebmüller in Wülfrath.

Hansa 1800

In 1952 the Borgward Hansa a 1.8 -liter engine ( 1758 cc ) with 44 kW (60 hp) at 4200 rpm. The cylinder bore was increased to 78 mm, the stroke remained at 92 mm. The initially built for this engine three-speed gearbox was replaced by a synchronized between third and fourth gear four-speed transmission in March 1953. In addition, an automatic transmission was available. Top speed of the limousine reached 136 km / h

Along with the larger engine was the car the type designation Hansa in 1800. Externally the new model trim under the side windows and Borgward rhombus on the hubcaps was to elongated turn signals on the front fenders ( at 1500 under the headlights ), recognizable.

In addition to the sedan station wagon, convertible and sports convertible were still offered.

1953 appeared the Hansa 1800 with four-cylinder diesel engine. With the same displacement as the gasoline engine, the diesel 31 kW (42 PS) at 3400 rpm made ​​; Top speed according to factory specification 100 km / h After the 260 D and 170 D Mercedes- Benz as well as the record of the Hanomag Hansa 1800 was the fourth German car with a diesel engine.

Rear with externally accessible trunk and tiny rear lights (combination of turn signals, tail light and stop light)

Interior with a revised dashboard

Technical data of the Borgward Hansa 1800 diesel

The data are taken from a review by Helmut Werner Bönsch in car and motorcycle world on 20 March 1953.