Author Topic: MPC#023 - Solved - Borgward Hansa Sport 1500 (Read 4992 times)

Iluvatar · « **Reply #25 on:** December 01, 2013, 05:49:39 AM »

Quote from: WayneB on November 30, 2013, 03:36:42 PM

BMW Special?

mekubb · « **Reply #26 on:** December 01, 2013, 05:57:56 AM »

Opel ?

D-type · « **Reply #27 on:** December 01, 2013, 08:14:25 AM »

When I saw the high bonnet line, I immediately thought of the tall BMW engine. But which BMW special?

AFM?

Iluvatar · « **Reply #28 on:** December 01, 2013, 02:20:39 PM »

Not an Opel and not a BMW special, and not an AFM.

D-type · « **Reply #29 on:** December 02, 2013, 05:03:30 AM »

Who's left? Borgward?

Iluvatar · « **Reply #30 on:** December 02, 2013, 11:40:57 AM »

Quote from: D-type on December 02, 2013, 05:03:30 AM

Who's left? Borgward?

Yes!! It's a Borgward Sport... can you tell me the engine displacement?
Locked for you!

D-type · « **Reply #31 on:** December 02, 2013, 03:57:09 PM »

1498cc
Is this the car that set records at Montlhéry in 1950 ?

Iluvatar · « **Reply #32 on:** December 03, 2013, 03:20:36 AM »

Quote from: D-type on December 02, 2013, 03:57:09 PM

1498cc
Is this the car that set records at Montlhéry in 1950 ?

1498 is the right displacement!
I have it as 1952... but the point is yours!

nicanary · « **Reply #33 on:** December 03, 2013, 04:03:24 AM »

Like D=Type, I also thought it might be a BMW-derived motor, because of the high bonnet-line. I had no idea that the Borgward also had Solex carbs mounted on top of the block, a most awkward arrangement for the designer of the body. I don't recall their very successful road-racing cars having that problem, so maybe they were re-designed.

Wendax · « **Reply #34 on:** December 03, 2013, 04:07:05 AM »

Quote from: Iluvatar on December 03, 2013, 03:20:36 AM

Quote from: D-type on December 02, 2013, 03:57:09 PM
1498cc
Is this the car that set records at Montlhéry in 1950 ?
1498 is the right displacement!
I have it as 1952... but the point is yours!

The 1950 and 1952 Borgwards at Montlhéry were two different cars. I'll add some information tonight.

richard cuyler · « **Reply #35 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:35:45 AM »

It's possible that Borgward's cylinder head design was influenced by BMW, as there are visual similarities, but as far as I recall (I may be wrong about this) the combustion camber wasn't hemispherical, but a simple wedge. Very nice engine, though, immensely strong and with a wonderful growl during acceleration.

Wendax · « **Reply #36 on:** December 06, 2013, 11:51:55 AM »

The combustion chambers of the 1952 Borgward Rennsport were hemispherical. The engine was designed by ex-BMW engineer Karl-Ludwig Brandt.

Borgward Rennsport were several times at Montkhéry.
The 1950 car was the Inka: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=16451
In 1951, they sent a Goliath, which I think has appeared here, too, but I can't find it.
The 1953 car was the Diesel coupe: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=25934
In 1954, they returned with a Lloyd: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=18134
and in 1955, with yet another Lloyd: http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=7364

Wendax · « **Reply #37 on:** December 06, 2013, 11:52:36 AM »

A rear view of the 1952 Montlhéry car:

Wendax · « **Reply #38 on:** May 26, 2014, 08:19:18 AM »

In action:

Wendax · « **Reply #39 on:** December 19, 2015, 07:55:30 AM »

Another view:

grobmotorix · « **Reply #40 on:** December 19, 2015, 09:24:09 AM »

A nice 1953 magazine ad:

Wendax · « **Reply #41 on:** December 15, 2016, 04:18:48 PM »

On display:

Wendax · « **Reply #42 on:** September 16, 2019, 04:21:36 PM »

Another view:

Wendax · « **Reply #43 on:** December 30, 2019, 05:31:57 AM »

At Montlhéry:

Wendax · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2021, 10:26:51 AM »

Two cars of this long-tailed Borgward Hansa Sport 1500 were built, one in 1951 and one in 1952. The 1951 car was shown at the IAA 1951 in Frankfurt (cf. reply #41 and #42 as well as https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2012-41/solved-neh-1802-hansa-1500rs-prototype-1951/).
The second car was built in summer of 1952 when Adolf Brudes joined the team. In September 1952 both cars were optimized and lost their chrome rhombus in favour of a painted one (see reply #39). That was probably also when the four-valve engine was replaced by a two-valve with hemispherical combustion chambers. These cars were raced until 1953 when the next generation with shortened wheelbase and bodywork appeared.

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