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Dingolfing gets involved: Goggomobil T 600 rolls off the assembly line

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Created on September 1, 1959

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Günther Gebhardt

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - the big brother of the classic Goggomobil, with front engine and more space

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - front view of the front-engined model

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - elegance is further emphasized by the two-tone paintwork

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - the successor with front engine - more space and more luggage compartment

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Goggomobil T 600 (1957) - combining practicality and elegance

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Sketch - Steering wheel and dashboard

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - during the road test, the radiator cover is clearly visible, which was intended to ensure that the engine could warm up sufficiently in winter

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - the advantage of the larger model was the easily usable luggage compartment

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Sketch shows engine compartment and spare wheel

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Goggomobil T 600 (1957) - View into the engine compartment, on the occasion of the IAA 1957

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Sketch shows the boxer two-cylinder engine

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Goggomobil T 600 (1957) - International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt 1957 - Transparency drawing, left-front

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - the spare wheel is attached to the hood

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - front and rear are clearly structured and without chrome details

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - the original front wheel suspension of the small car

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - low-slung boxer engine in the front of the Dingolfinger

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Goggomobil T 700 (1958) - Advertisement 'Driving a Goggomobil means saving money'

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Goggomobil T 700 (1958) - you probably wouldn't want to go on longer trips like this - photo from a Glas GmbH calendar

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Eleganz wird zusätzlich durch die Zweifarbenlackierung betont

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - der Nachfolger mit Frontmotor - mehr Platz und mehr Kofferraum

Goggomobil T 600 (1957) - vereint Zweckmässigkeit und Eleganz

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Skizze - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - beim Fahrtest, gut zu sehen ist die Kühlerabdeckung, die im Winter dafür sorgen sollte, dass der Motor genügend warm werden konnte

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - der Vorzug des grösseren Modelles war der gut nutzbare Kofferraum

Summary

With the Goggomobil T 600 (and T 700), the Glas company presented a modern small car design at the IAA in 1957. Series production began just one year later and hobby tester Gebhardt was able to test one of the first vehicles produced. He was enthusiastic, even though he could not foresee the teething troubles that were to cost Hans Glas GmbH a lot of money. This report reproduces the original wording of the "hobby" test and shows the Goggomobil T 600/700 in many factory photos, advertising material and a sales brochure from the time.

This article contains the following chapters

The T 600 - not a propaganda bubble
Only minor differences compared to the exhibition vehicle at the IAA
Practical and modern equipment
In the big brother of the big Goggomobil
On a test drive with designer Andreas Glas jr.
Safe driving characteristics, but hard suspension
Not a good enough name?
600 km range
All-inclusive price
Teamwork is a top priority
Assembly line and in-house design
One of the favorites in the 600cc race
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It has almost become a habit for the writer of these lines to take a trip to the eastern corner of West Germany from time to time, to be the godfather, so to speak, of the latest creations from the Lower Bavarian 'Detroit'. You will have guessed by now that this is to be a report on a trip to Dingolfing, the home town of the Goggomobil factories. Today you no longer need a map for this trip, because the small country town on the Isar has long since become a household name, carried around the world by over a hundred thousand Goggomobiles. Much has changed in Dingolfing since the Hans Glas agricultural machinery factory took the plunge and became a car manufacturer. Halls are springing up like mushrooms, and the small town of Dingolfing has long since ceased to be big enough to accommodate the more than 4,300 employees. Today, there are branch plants in Pilsting and Landshut, where parts production and engine construction are located.

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Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Eleganz wird zusätzlich durch die Zweifarbenlackierung betont

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - der Nachfolger mit Frontmotor - mehr Platz und mehr Kofferraum

Goggomobil T 600 (1957) - vereint Zweckmässigkeit und Eleganz

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - Skizze - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - beim Fahrtest, gut zu sehen ist die Kühlerabdeckung, die im Winter dafür sorgen sollte, dass der Motor genügend warm werden konnte

Goggomobil T 600 (1958) - der Vorzug des grösseren Modelles war der gut nutzbare Kofferraum

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