Re: BORGWQRD GERMAN CAR

["Gerald A. Henry" <met57@freewwweb.com>]

Nate

The Isetta was made in 1953 by the Italian Iso company but in 1954 BMW took
over the production rights.

Borgward made a number of different models, including the Isabella and many
trucks, from about 1920 to 1961 when it ran into financial trouble for the
last time.  At that time a BMW man was appointed receiver.  In 1963 the
equipment to make the Isabella was sold to Mexico.

Carl Borgward himself was a Nazi and used many "enforced labourers" to work
his plants during the war.  He was imprisoned by the Americans in
Ludwigsburg after the war.

Gerald

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Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: BORGWQRD GERMAN CAR


> No , no - the Isetta is a B.M.W. product , the Borgwar makes a ISABELLA
> model , full size car .
>
>  Two VERY different animals .
>
> -Nate
>
>   "Adam   writes:
> > Although I'm hardly an expert on BMW, Isetta's, or Borgwards, I've
> > been
> > interested in the Isetta's for sometime now and I've NEVER heard
> > them
> > referred to as a Borgward model... ever.  They are, to the best of
> > my
> > knowlegde, a BMW model.  They made both a 3 and 4 wheeled version.
> > The
> > 4-wheeled version had narrow track rear wheels.  The BMW 600 was
> > almost an
> > isetta, but it had one side door and a rear seat.
> >
> > Adam  (P.S... Florida is HOTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!)
> >
> >
>
>