Hansa 400
| Hansa | |
|---|---|
| Image does not exist |
|
| 400/500 | |
| Production period: | 1933-1934 |
| Class : | Small car |
| Body versions : | Limousine , convertible sedan |
| Engines: |
Otto engines : 0.4–0.5 liters (9–10 kW) |
| Length: | 3750 mm |
| Width: | 1360 mm |
| Height: | 1500 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 2400 mm |
| Empty weight : | 620 kg |
| Previous model | Goliath pioneer |
The Hansa 400 was a small car made by the Hansa-Lloyd and Goliath works in Borgward & Tecklenborg in Bremen-Hastedt . After a little over a year, it was replaced by the slightly more motorized model Hansa 500 .
history
As a successor to and to complement the three-wheeled Goliath Pioneer , Hansa-Lloyd presented the four-wheeled small car Hansa 400 in 1933 . In the emerging society of III. In the empire , in which many people were doing better economically after the global economic crisis , the weakly motorized, noisy small car was hardly in demand.
In the year of publication, according to other information not until the following year, the successor Hansa 500 came out with a slightly more powerful engine. He didn't let the construction turn into a sales success either. The magazine Auto und Kraftrad described the car as a "knocked out three-wheeler Goliath".
Engine, transmission and chassis
The two-cylinder two- stroke engine of the Hansa 400 came from the ILO engine works , was installed in the rear and developed 12 hp (8.8 kW) at 3600 rpm and a compression of 5.6: 1. With a cylinder bore of 61 mm and one Piston stroke of 68 mm, the displacement was 396 cm³. The mixture was conditioned by a single flat- flow carburetor from the Solex brand .
The Hansa 500 had a bored out engine from the same manufacturer with a displacement of 494 cm³ (bore × stroke = 68 mm × 68 mm) and made 14 hp (10.3 kW) at 3600 rpm. Stroke, compression and carburetor correspond to those of the smaller model.
The top speed of the Hansa 400 was 65 km / h, the Hansa 500 was up to 70 km / h.
All cars had a non-synchronized three-speed gearbox with a central shift lever (stick shift). The rear wheels were driven.
The body was mounted on a central frame that was forked at the front and rear. The front wheels were suspended from two transverse leaf springs, as was the rear pendulum swing axle. All four wheels were braked mechanically; the handbrake also worked on all four wheels.
The two-stroke mixture consumption of the Hansa 400 was 8 liters / 100 km, that of the Hansa 500 8.5 liters / 100 km. That was a lot for such a small car, the Hansa 1100 , released in 1934, consumed only 1 liter more (and only pure gasoline), but was significantly larger and more powerful.
Bodies
Both types were available as two-door sedans ; the doors were hung at the back. The Hansa 500 was also available as a two-door convertible sedan . The bodies consisted of an ash wood frame that was covered with synthetic leather ( Weymann body ). The streamlined bodies had a rearward sloping front of the vehicle between the individual headlights. The fenders were pulled back with a swing; the front ended at the A-pillars , the rear in a hatchback .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Werner Oswald : Deutsche Autos 1920–1945 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996. 10th edition. ISBN 3-87943-519-7 . P. 151.
- ↑ Werner Oswald: German Cars 1920–1945 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996. 10th edition. ISBN 3-87943-519-7 . Pp. 150-151.
- ^ A b c d e Georg Schmidt: Borgward - Carl FW Borgward and his cars . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982. 3rd edition. ISBN 3-87943-679-7 . P. 61.
- ↑ a b c d Werner Oswald: German Cars 1920–1945 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996. 10th edition. ISBN 3-87943-519-7 . P. 150.
- ^ Georg Schmidt: Borgward - Carl FW Borgward and his cars . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982. 3rd edition. ISBN 3-87943-679-7 . P. 224.
- ↑ Werner Oswald: German Cars 1920–1945 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1996. 10th edition. ISBN 3-87943-519-7 . P. 153.
