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| posted on February 28th, 2005 at 09:59 PM |
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borgward
i have a borgward van that i scored a while back ,it is a 60's model german bus ,it would have to be one of the rarest vans in australia i would say
,any one want a project
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| posted on February 28th, 2005 at 10:04 PM |
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Sounds interesting, got any pics?
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| posted on February 28th, 2005 at 11:26 PM |
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G'day David,
Is this the one from Wodonga that was converted to a towalong caravan back in the '60s. Looks like a Kombi from the back (sort of). From the "C"
pillar back is all aluminium. These are interesting vehicles from the same period as Splitties.
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
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I thought it was a Hospital for 7 of 9 and the other Borg...
is this it...???
The 1960 Borgward Isabella Kombi
Specifications
Engine : 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, OHV
Capacity : 1493 cc
Bore : 75 mm
Stroke : 84.5 mm
Compression Ratio : 7.0 : 1
Max BHP : 60 at 4,700 rpm
Max Torque : 79.5 lb-ft
Gears : 4 speed, column change
Top Speed 130 kph
Tyres : 5.90-13
Kerb Weight : 1000 kg
Overall Length : 4.400 m
Overall Width : 1.760 m
Overall Height : 1.520 m
Wheelbase : 2.637 m
Turning Circle : 10.347 m
Unusual Features
6 volt electrical system
Wind out quarter lights
Swing Axle rear suspension
:blah
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 12:06 AM |
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or this..??
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 12:40 AM |
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hit the nail on the head ian
thats the one ,cant even find a picture on any borgward sites will take some pics some one pinched the badge off the front of it
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 08:16 AM |
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mmm. love old and interesting vans, shame this one isnt as pretty as its sedan counterpart ( the isabella ). really want to get me one of those old
Austin vans sometime :blah
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 09:07 AM |
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G'day David,
The old bloke who had it back in '91 when I first saw it also had a yellow and white Splitty that he used to tow the Borgward with. I went back a
few years ago to see if they were still there but they were gone. Very interesting trailer hitch setup on the Borgward that turned the front wheels
to follow.
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 10:18 AM |
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very interesting
the hitch is connected to the steering so when you turn it steers as well very cool it is ugly as sin they even chopped out the dash as well, it
would be a challenge to bring back to original but you would hav ethe rarest van in aussie i would say
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| posted on March 1st, 2005 at 01:50 PM |
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all he more reason for insano customisation (if its already been hacked a bit) 
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