During the second World War…

Dr. (Eng.) Carl F.W. Borgward was forced to build military vehicles, but
most of his factories were destroyed in bombing raids. Borward had to start from
scratch after the War.  His first post-war car was also the first all-new German car,
the Borgward Hansa 1500, released at the end of 1949.  The modern styling of this
car was the work of Dr. Borgward himself as with all Borgward Group products.

1950 two new cars appeared, both with two-stroke motors and front-wheel-drive.
The tiny Lloyd with a 293 c.c. motor and the larger Goliath, with a 688 c.c. engine.
1952 the Borgward Hansa 1800 appeared and in June 1954 a totally new Hansa 1500
named Isabella, followed by the Isabella Coupé, Borgward´s most elegant design.
A total of 202‘862 Isabellas was produced.

1960 the big six cylinder Hansa 2400 was replaced by an all new design, the P100.
This car had a very advanced air suspension, well before Mercedes Benz followed
with the same system. Unfortunately only 2547 P100 were built before the end of
the Borgward Group.

The end of the Borgward Group is a sad story. The Government of the state of
Bremen claimed that Borgward was insolvent, and then forcefully acquired the
company and sold all the assets.  All creditors were paid in full, proving that the
company had never been insolvent after all.