Lloyd Alexander (car)

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Lloyd
Lloyd Alexander
Lloyd Alexander
600 / Alexander / Alexander TS
Production period: 1955-1961
Class : Small car
Body versions : Limousine , convertible sedan , station wagon , panel van
Engines: Otto engine :
0.6 liters
(14-18.4 kW)
Length: 3355 mm
Width: 1410 mm
Height: 1400 mm
Wheelbase : 2000 mm
Empty weight : 540-580 kg
Previous model Lloyd 400

The Lloyd Alexander was a small car produced by Lloyd Motoren Werke GmbH in Bremen, part of the Borgward Group , which came onto the market in 1957. It was the further development of the Lloyd 600 , which had been built since 1955, with significant changes compared to this model that was still being built. The biggest improvement was the rear trunk, which is now accessible from the outside; the sliding side windows were replaced by fully retractable crank windows. In contrast to the 600 with three-speed gearbox and crutch shift, the Alexander had a synchronized four-speed gearbox with steering wheel shift .

Engine and chassis

Lloyd Alexander TS

The Alexander took over the air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine with a chain-driven overhead camshaft from the Lloyd 600 . The engine was a co-rotating parallel twin (that is, the pistons move in the same direction in the cylinders next to each other), had a displacement of 596 cm³ and developed 19 HP (14 kW) at 4500 rpm, maximum torque 39 Nm at 2500 / min (compression 6.6: 1). Top speed: 100 km / h, acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h approx. 60 seconds. In normal use, the car consumed almost 7 liters of regular gasoline per 100 km and was therefore a little more economical than a VW Beetle . The 25-liter tank was located under the bonnet in front of the bulkhead , next to it on the right-hand side of the vehicle, the 6 V battery. Lloyd Alexander and Alexander TS had a newly designed synchronized four-speed gearbox, while the Lloyd 600 had the unsynchronized three-speed gearbox from the Lloyd 400 built into it.

The front wheels of the front-wheel drive vehicle with telescopic shock absorbers all around were suspended from two transverse leaf springs lying one above the other; the rear axle was designed as a pendulum axle with longitudinal leaf springs. The foot brake worked hydraulically on drum brakes (Ø 200 mm, braking area 456 cm²) on all four wheels, the handbrake with cable pull on the front wheels. As was common with small cars at that time, the Lloyd had rack and pinion steering , which required 2 ¼ turns of the steering wheel with a turning circle of 10.45 m from lock to lock.

The 1958 presented Lloyd Alexander TS was recognizable by its semi-elliptical grille and had a newly developed rear axle with trailing arms (then still referred to as a trailing arm) with progressively acting coil springs, a more powerful engine with 25 hp (18.4 kW) and some improvements such as windshield washer the new asymmetrical low beam introduced in 1957 . The new rear axle, which noticeably improved the driving characteristics, was also used on the Lloyd Arabella , which came onto the market in the summer of 1959.

body

Lloyd LS 600

Like its predecessor, the Lloyd 400 , the 600 also had the additional designations LP for sedan, LC for convertible sedan , LK for panel van and LS for station wagon. In the case of the Alexander, these names were omitted and the convertible sedan was also not offered. Alexander and Alexander TS had an all-steel body in a repair-friendly shell construction (the body parts were bolted), like their predecessors, the 600 and the 400 (from October 1954). The body was supported by a central tubular frame with a closed sheet steel support. After the LP 300 , the body of which was made entirely of wood and covered with artificial leather (therefore jokingly called the "Leukoplastbomber"), the 400 series was initially also made entirely of wood in 1953, but soon came in a composite construction. H. Side parts and doors made of steel, roof as well as bonnet and trunk made of wood with artificial leather.

The front window of all Lloyd LP, LC, LK and LS was flat, the rear window of the sedans (from October 1954) curved. Until the end of the construction period in 1961, the doors were hinged at the back, which meant that the front seats were easy to access, but contradicted any safety concerns.

The Lloyd had room for four adults, but access to the rear seats was difficult and the space was cramped as the rear wheel arches restricted the seat width. In front the freedom of movement was greater; however, the steering wheel was generally felt to be too close to the driver. The trunk held 104 liters.

Lloyd had no body presses of his own; That is why the sheet metal parts were obtained from Allgaier and Karmann , revised, assembled and painted in their own factory.

Prices in comparison

176,524 units of the Lloyd LP 600 including the Alexander models were built. They were inexpensive small cars with the equipment of a full-fledged car. The purchase price of the Lloyd Alexander was DM 4,060. In comparison: a VW Standard cost DM 3,790, the export model DM 4,600. A BMW Isetta 250 cost DM 2,780 and a Goggomobil 400 cost DM 3,232. The Lloyd, however, was 3355 mm × 1410 mm × 1400 mm compared to the Isetta or the Goggomobil is significantly larger and almost reached the level of a mid-range car of the time.

All 400 and 600 Lloyd were available both as sedan (LP) and station wagon (LS).

Others

The "spur" on the bonnet, which is considered dangerous for pedestrians in an accident, was replaced on all models by a flatter part at the end of the trim strip between 1956 and 1957. Since April 1, 1959, dangerous ornaments such as hood ornaments on motor vehicles have been banned.

  • Bonnet with "spur"

  • … and without

Technical specifications

Technical data Lloyd Alexander TS and from competitors
Lloyd Alexander TS Trabant 601 Fiat 500 F. NSU Prinz 4 DAF Daffodil Citroën 2 CV
engine Four-stroke twin Two-stroke series Four-stroke twin Four-stroke twin Four-stroke boxer Four-stroke boxer
drive front front back back back front
Displacement 596 cc 595 cc 499 cc 598 cc 746 cc 425 cc
kW (PS) at 1 / min 18.5 (25) / 5000 19 (26) / 3800 13 (18 )/4600 22 (30) / 5500 19 (26) / 4000 12 (16) / 5000
Max. Torque (Nm) at 1 / min 39/3000 51/2700 35/3500 44/3250 53/2800 27.5 / 3000
cooling air air air air air air
Gears synchronized 1-4 1-4 no 1-4 Variomatic 2-4
circuit steering wheel Cane medium medium medium dashboard
Front suspension Transverse leaf Transverse leaf Transverse leaf Coil springs Transverse leaf Coil springs
Rear suspension Coil springs Transverse leaf Coil springs Coil springs Coil springs Coil springs
wheelbase 200 cm 202 cm 184 cm 204 cm 205 cm 240 cm
Front / rear track 105/110 cm 121/125 cm 112 / 113.5 cm 123/120 cm 118/118 cm 126/126 cm
length 336 cm 355 cm 297 cm 344 cm 361 cm 382 cm
width 141 cm 150 cm 132 cm 149 cm 144 cm 148 cm
height 140 cm 144 cm 135 cm 136 cm 138 cm 168 cm
tires 4.25-15 5.20-13 4.40-12 5.00-12 135-13 125-15X
Brakes 456 cm² 462 cm² 432 cm² 377 cm² 438 cm² 386 cm²
Weight 580 kg 615 kg 500 kg 565 kg 690 kg 525 kg
top 110 km / h 100 km / h 100 km / h 115 km / h 105 km / h 95 km / h
0-80 km / h k. A. 23.7 s 26.0 s 16.9 s 23.8 s 30 s
price 4328 DM 3320 DM
4600 CHF
26800 ATS 		3350 DM
3890 CHF 		4390 DM
5550 CHF
29850 ATS 		4390 DM
5280 CHF
29900 ATS 		3990 DM
4850 CHF
32000 ATS

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Literature and Sources

  • Short / Kiese: Lloyd - the car for you . Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-7688-1725-3
  • Peter Kurz: prototypes and small series vehicles from Borgward, Goliath and Lloyd works, Verlag Peter Autovermietung , Bremen 2008, ISBN 978-3-927485-53-2
  • World tour with 19 hp - on a long journey in Lloyd (Lüdenscheid, 2006, block Wolfram): edition garage 2cv, ISBN 3-9809082-3-2
  • Lintelmann: The scooters and small cars of the fifties . Verlag Walter Podszun, Brilon 1995, ISBN 3-86133-136-5
  • Schmidt: Borgward - Carl FW Borgward and his cars , Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1986, ISBN 3-87943-679-7
  • Nelsen / Conradt in Motor Klassik , Vereinigte Motorverlage, Stuttgart, issue 2/1987
  • Werner Oswald: German Cars 1945–1990 . Volume 4. 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02131-5 . Pp. 450-451

Web links

Commons : Lloyd Alexander  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.rupertdangl.quit-clan.de/0091  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Workshop manual / 08 H / 02/01 00.php? Back_ref =% 2Fmenue.php% 3Fo% 3D11 In the workshop manual you will find: "Furthermore, the pivot pins of the swing arm are neither in the horizontal nor in the vertical direction in one plane"@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.rupertdangl.quit-clan.de  
  2. ↑ http://www.borgward.org/TechInfo/AlexTS/AlexTSSchmier.htm on the lubrication plan it is easy to see that the inner bearings of the rockers are offset to the rear
  3. ↑ http://www.rupertdangl.quit-clan.de/0091%20Werkstatthandbuch/08%20H/02/08%2000.php?back_ref=
  4. ↑ Autokiste.de . Retrieved March 27, 2019.