Goliath Goli

Goliath
	Goli tricycle with a flatbed
Goli
Manufacturer:	Goliath-Werk GmbH, Bremen
Production period:	1955-1961
Previous model:	Goliath GD 750
Successor:	none
	Technical specifications
Designs:	Flatbed trucks , box trucks
Engines:	Gasoline engines : ; 0.5 liters ; (11-11.8 kW)
Payload:	0.75-0.95 t
Perm. Total weight:	1.8 t

Dashboard of the Goli

Goliath Goli as a panel van

Suspension and steering

The Goliath Goli was a small van of the Borgward group that the Goliath plant in Bremen built from 1955 to 1961. It replaced the Goliath GD 750 and was the last three-wheeled truck built in Germany . The sales figures have been falling since 1957, a total of only 9904 Golis were produced.

technology

With three wheels and a water-cooled two-cylinder two-stroke engine that was started with a hand lever, Goliath continued a design that had long been a thing of the past at other vehicle manufacturers. The main reason for the use of only three wheels was the approximately 30% lower production price of the vehicle. The Goliath Goli stood out from the similar "Hanseat" model from its competitor Tempo with its rear-wheel drive and some primitive designs with a well-thought-out, relatively modern design. The deeply built-in engine behind the front wheel and the rear-wheel drive with small wheels and large-volume tires measuring 6.40 × 13 gave a cargo tricycle good stability and safe drive conditions.

First, an air-cooled engine with 16 HP (11.8 kW) was installed, but with thermal problems. The cause was the larger cylinder bore compared to the previous model, which made the cylinder liners so close together that the air cooling was insufficient. Therefore, from 1957 onwards, the Goliath GV 800's passively (without pump) water-cooled motor was used . Its engine output of only 15 HP (11 kW) was quite modest for a three-quarter-tonner - with a full load the driver was faced with a power-to-weight ratio of 120 kg / HP. To support the company's reputation, Goliath offered to replace air-cooled motors free of charge.

Other structural details were U-profile frame, all-steel driver's cab, swing arm with quarter - elliptical spring at the front and rigid axle with progressive leaf springs at the rear, worm steering and hydraulically operated drum brakes on all three wheels. The handbrake acts as a parking brake on the rear wheels.

Superstructures

The platform version was available with a low or high platform. The former enabled a loading volume of 6 m³. There was also the all-metal panel van and a box body . The external dimensions of the suitcase were 2200 mm × 1460 mm × 1230 mm. Depending on the structure and tires, the payload varied between 0.75 and 0.95 tons.

Technical specifications

	Goliath Goli (from 1957)
Engine:	Otto engine, two-stroke, two cylinders in line
Displacement:	465 cc
Bore × stroke:	65 mm × 70 mm
Power:	11 kW (15 hp) at 4000–4500 rpm
Max. Torque:	34 Nm at 2500 rpm
Compression:	6.4
Cooling:	Water (thermosiphon)
Transmission:	4-speed not synchronized
Nominal voltage of the electrical system:	6 V
Landing gear:	Swing arm with quarter elliptic spring at the front, rigid axle with progressive leaf springs at the rear, hydraulic tricycle brake
Wheelbase:	2950 mm
Track width (rear):	1400 mm, on request 1600 mm
Turning diameter:	11 m
Empty weight:	730–790 kg depending on the structure
Payload:	750-950 kg
permissible total mass:	1800 kg
Top speed:	approx. 60 km / h
Gradeability, laden (1st to 4th gear):	23/12/7/3%
Standard fuel consumption:	7.5 l / 100 km

literature

From the international automotive industry - Goliath three-wheeled small truck with two-stroke engine. In: Motor vehicle technology 7/1959, p. 289

Competitor

Innocenti Lambretta FD and FDC

Web links

Commons : Goliath Goli - collection of images

Goliath Veterans Club website

Individual evidence

^ Peter Kurz: Delivery vans and trucks from Bremen: Commercial vehicles since 1945 from Borgward, Hanomag and Mercedes . Verlag Peter Kurz , 2005, ISBN 9783927485464 , p. 2040.

Timeline of Borgward , Lloyd , Goliath and Hansa models from 1947 to 1963
Type						Foundation of three individual companies (Borgward, Lloyd, Goliath)											Bundling in Borgward Holding												insolvency
		1940s						1950s																			1960s
		7th		8th		9		0		1		2		3		4th		5		6th	7th		8th		9		0	1		2	3
Small car																				Lloyd 250
									Lloyd 300					Lloyd 400
																		Lloyd 600 / Lloyd Alexander
Lower middle class																										Lloyd Arabella
																											Borgward Arabella de Luxe
								Goliath GP 700											Goliath GP 900			Goliath GP 1100		Hansa 1100
Middle class							Borgward Hansa 1500					Borgward Hansa 1800					Borgward Isabella
Upper class												Borgward Hansa 2400 Sport
Upper class														Borgward Hansa 2400 Pullman											Borgward P 100
Sports car										Goliath GP 700 E.											Borgward Isabella Coupe
Off-road vehicle																			Goliath type 31		Goliath hunting car type 34
Off-road vehicle																		Borgward B 2000 A / O Kübelwagen											of Bussing built further
Delivery vans / vans	3-wheeled						Goliath GD 750												Goliath Goli
	4-wheeled													Lloyd LT 500					Lloyd LT 600
	4-wheeled										Goliath GV 800				Goliath Express
Truck / minibus	1–2 t payload		Borgward B 1000					Borgward B 1250					Borgward B 1500				Borgward B 1500									Borgward B511
	1–2 t payload																				Borgward B 1500 F.					Borgward B611
	2–3 t payload									Borgward B 2000
																Borgward B 2500										Borgward B 522
																Borgward B 2500 F (chassis for buses)										Borgward B 622
	3–6 t payload				Borgward B 3000				Borgward B 4000																	Borgward B 533
					Borgward B 3000				Borgward B 4000																	Borgward B 544
															Borgward B 4500											Borgward B 555
																										Borgward B655
Offered by Lloyd Motorenwerke GmbH under the “Lloyd” brand. Offered by Lloyd Motorenwerke GmbH under the “Borgward” brand. Offered by Carl FW Borgward GmbH under the “Borgward” brand. Offered by Goliath-Werk GmbH under the “Hansa” brand (from 1958). Offered by Goliath-Werk GmbH under the “Goliath” brand.

[1] Peter Kurz: Delivery vans and trucks from Bremen: Commercial vehicles since 1945 from Borgward, Hanomag and Mercedes . Verlag Peter Kurz , 2005, ISBN 9783927485464 , p. 2040.