Goliath Hansa Argentina
| Goliath Hansa Argentina SA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | SA |
| founding | 1960 |
| resolution | 1961 or 1962 |
| Seat | Villa Constitución , Argentina |
| management | Manfredo Taubenfeld |
| Branch | Automobiles |
Goliath Hansa Argentina was an Argentinian manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The Taubenfeld family founded the company in Villa Constitución and signed a license agreement with Borgward . The plant was completed on April 23, 1960. In that year the production of automobiles began under the brand name Hansa . On November 10, 1961, Die Zeit reported that the company had taken over vehicles, factory equipment and components from the Goliath works for DM 6,550,000 . Production ended in 1961 or 1962. A total of 1121 vehicles were built.
vehicles
The only model corresponded to the Hansa 1100 . It was available as a two-door notchback sedan and a two-door station wagon . A four-cylinder four - stroke engine with a 74 mm bore , 64 mm stroke and 1094 cm³ displacement produced 41 hp in the basic version. The luxury version had 56 hp. With a wheelbase of 227 cm, the vehicles were 409 cm long, 163 cm wide and 145 cm high. The curb weight was given as 860 kg.
A total of 804 sedans in the basic version with the designation Sedán , 21 sedans in the luxury version Sedán Súper Lujo and 296 rural estate cars were built .
Another source gives the same figures, but names the models Sedán de Lujo , Cupé Superlujo and Combi de Lujo . There was also a coupé of the original Hansa 1100 .
Web links
- Coche Argentino (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Coche Argentino (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)
- ^ Hans Christoph von Seherr-Thoss : The German automobile industry. Documentation from 1886 until today . Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart 1974, ISBN 3-421-02284-4 , p. 431 .
- ↑ time lapse. From November 10, 1961 on: Zeit Online (accessed on August 27, 2016)
- ↑ Production figures from Coche Argentino (Spanish, accessed August 27, 2016)
- ↑ www.autohistoria.com.ar (Spanish, accessed on August 27, 2016)