Glass of Goggo
The Glas Goggo or Goggo motor scooter is a motor scooter from Hans Glas GmbH from Dingolfing in Lower Bavaria (part of BMW since 1966 ), which was built in three main series and a cargo scooter variant from 1951 to 1957. In export it was known as Glas Isaria .
history
prehistory
The later Hans Glas GmbH , founded in Pilsting in 1883 as the glass agricultural machinery factory, was a successful family business in Lower Bavaria . However, declining demand for agricultural machinery in the late 1940s prompted the company, which was headed by Hans Glas at the time , to reorient itself towards the construction of motor vehicles .
development
The triumph of Vespa - scooter from Piaggio in Italy was also in post-war Germany a need for this easy and convenient as well as affordable cars expected. The idea of building your own motor scooter came up in 1949 when junior boss Andreas Glas visited an agricultural machinery exhibition in Verona .
After he was initially enthusiastic about this new type of vehicle, he drove a Vespa on site to test it and took one with him to Bavaria. Under the direction of the junior boss, the development of his own motor scooter began in 1950, which according to his ideas should avoid the disadvantages of the Vespa, for example in driving behavior , and be more comfortable.
However, the senior boss Hans Glas initially feared that the development and construction of motor scooters could overwhelm his own small company, but the three secretly handcrafted prototypes (two with an ILO and one with a Sachs engine) finally brought him to his own at the beginning of 1951 Change mind and he allowed their manufacture.
Series production
As early as July 1951, the new Goggo people 's motor scooter with a 123 cm³ single - cylinder two-stroke engine from ILO-Motorenwerke went into series production. The scooter was named after a grandson of Hans Glas with the nickname “Gogg”, from which the model name “Goggo” became. However, the production rate and output were still low in the early days, as there was no assembly line production in the small company and the scooters were largely made by hand .
From 1952 the Goggo was also available with 148 cm³ and 197 cm³ ILO engines as a solo scooter and with a sidecar, and from 1953 as a three-wheeled cargo scooter ( payload 250 kg) with various bodies. The Goggo with the 200 cc engine had an output of approx. 10 hp and a four-speed gearbox and was about 90 km / h fast. Around 1952, more or less at the same time as the large 200 cm³ model, a small trailer appeared on the market in the style of the scooter , which, however, like many other accessories made for these scooters, as well as the sometimes only 40 kg heavy sidecar, remained quite rare. The new versions with an electric starter appeared for the first time in 1953 , which further increased sales. The Goggo scooter was also successful in export . At times, up to 20% of production went to other European countries, including Italy, under the name Isaria (which is itself a trademark in Germany) .
The year 1955 brought a complete overhaul of the scooter body and also technical innovations. The new models were easily identified by their new, round front fender. A new front and rear suspension with additional hydraulic shock absorbers improved handling and driving comfort.
In 1956 the production of the Goggo was to be discontinued despite its great success. The 200 version had a production share of 85%. But the contract with the ILO engine works from Pinneberg , which insisted on the agreed acceptance of the engines, and the continued demand from dealers and customers were the reason for bringing a final edition of the scooter onto the market under the additional designation T57 .
In 1957 Glas stopped the production of motor scooters after exactly 46,666 copies of all versions including the three-wheeled cargo scooters (only about 450 pieces) after the economic basis for car construction was solidified and the two-wheeler boom of the post-war period came to an end.
The Goggo motor scooter also gave its name to the four-wheeled Goggomobil , which was presented in 1954 and went into series production in 1955 , the first Glas brand car, which was also a success at home and abroad.
technology
The Goggo scooter has a fan-cooled 1-cylinder two-stroke engine from ILO with either 123 cm³, 148 cm³ or 197 cm³ displacement, which is permanently built into the frame. The Goggo 125 and 150 as well as the cargo scooter have a three-speed transmission (cargo scooter with reverse gear), the Goggo 200 a four-speed transmission. It is switched with a foot rocker. The scooters have chain drive, the load scooter cardan drive.
In the area of the free access, the Goggo scooters have a single-tube frame, which is divided into a double-tube frame with a smaller tube diameter below the bench. The front wheel of the Goggo 125 model hangs on a telescopic fork and of the more powerful Goggo 150 or 200 as well as of the load scooter it is attached to a pushed swing arm with two coil springs and two telescopic shock absorbers. The rear wheel is mounted in a swing arm with two helical compression springs and also two shock absorbers. With the cargo scooter, there is a swing axle at the rear. With the exception of the cargo scooter, a luggage box is installed under the bench and a 12-liter tank behind it. The wheels are interchangeable. All mechanical parts are enclosed by the cladding, removable covers on the left and right make them accessible. There is also a flap on the left for access to the carburetor.
The standard equipment of the scooter includes an instrument panel with an illuminated speedometer, steering lock, tools and spare wheel. The Goggo 200 Luxus also has chrome-plated bumpers, interior lighting in the engine compartment, remote swab and idle indicator, among other things . In addition, an electric starter instead of a kick starter , rearview mirror, windscreen and timer were available for the 200 Luxus .
The original colors of the scooters are beige, neutral gray, light blue, blue-green with a metallic effect and black. The cargo scooter was delivered in beige and light blue.
Situation today
The Goggo scooter has become rare today and is nowhere near as well known as the classic Italian scooter Vespa or Lambretta. But as the ancestor of all later glass vehicles, it is a popular collector 's vehicle .
Versions
The three basic displacement variants and the cargo scooter can be broken down as follows:
- Goggo 98 (never built)
- Goggo 125 (07/1951 to 10/1953)
- Goggo 150 (04/1952 to 10/1953)
- Goggo 200 (03/1953 to 10/1953)
- Goggo 125/2 (10/1953 to 08/1954)
- Goggo 150/2 (10/1953 to 08/1954)
- Goggo 200/2 T54 (10/1953 to 08/1954)
- Goggo cargo scooter (12/1953 to 08/1954 - only 485 copies)
- Goggo 125 T55 (08/1954 to 09/1956)
- Goggo 150 T55 (08/1954 to 09/1956)
- Goggo 200 T55 (08/1954 to 09/1956 - last 400 copies as T57 until 06/1957)
Copies and derivatives
In the former Soviet Union , a 1: 1 copy of the original Goggo scooter was released under the name Tula 200 in 1957, when production ended . Although the conglomerate from Tula vehicle manufactured the original from the 1955 series visually resembled a hair, could this in Western Europe, particularly in the Benelux offered scooter -Staaten plagiarism but despite extremely low price due to the poor quality not prevail.
See also
Web links
- The Goggo Roller on the side of the Glass Club
- Goggo motor scooter interest group
- Private homepage about the GOGGO scooter, in particular the restoration of the BOSCH magneto ignition system is discussed here
- Page with very extensive details about the ILO engine series MG150 and M200