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He came, saw and won ... the Lloyd Alexander TS

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Created on July 1, 1959

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Heinz Kranz

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - obviously also feels at home on the mountain

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - he came, saw and won

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - shell construction

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - interior and design like a mid-range car

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - the joy of a beautiful car is shared

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - the young lady enjoys the beautiful blue Lloyd

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - the doors opened backwards

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - the trunk can swallow even the most demanding lady's luggage

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - for short and long journeys

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - for the whole family

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Lloyd 400 Export (1953) - predecessor of the Alexander TS

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Lloyd LC 600 (1955) - a close older relative of the Alexander TS

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1958) - typical design for the time

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - exhibited at the 1959 Geneva Motor Show

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1958) - View of the small-volume engine

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Lloyd Alexander Coupé Frua (1958) - forerunner of the later Alexander Coupé, built by Ghia Aigle

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Lloyd Alexander TS Coupé (1959) - the wife is also enchanted by the pretty coupé, and not just because of the slender window mullions

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Lloyd Alexander TS Coupé (1959) - Frua prototype with plastic bodywork

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Lloyd Alexander TS Coupé (1958) - prototype by Frua, photographed in front of his house

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Lloyd Alexander TS (1959) - three Frua coupés united in one picture

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Summary

An economical vehicle with sporting ambitions is how 'hobby' tester Kranz describes the compact Lloyd Alexander TS. Impressed by the car's racing success in the 12-hour race at the Hockenheimring, he points out the differences between the production car and the racing car and is obviously impressed by the result of the civilization. This report edits the old text wording and supplements it with historical images and the original sales brochure from 1959.

This article contains the following chapters

On the road with the Hockenheim winner
Civilized for everyday use
More air for the two-stroke
Increased torque
Without holes
Four synchronized gears
Not self-supporting
More ride comfort thanks to redesigned rear suspension
Comfortable seats
For tall people
Extensively equipped interior
With ashtray in the rear
Stocky figure
Excellent driving performance
Finely dosed fuel
A true Touring Sport
Technical profile

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It came, saw and won, the Alexander TS, when it took 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th place in the 12 Hours of Hockenheim, which has already gone down in the annals of motorsport, on its first appearance on the oval of the Hockenheim racetrack after 12 hours of hard racing. When the kilometers driven by the winning car were finally divided by 12 hours, including all pit stops, fuel breaks and tire changes, the result was an average of 110.7 km, h, an incredibly good time for a car in the small car class. A few days later, the winner, number 6 with the police registration HB-DV 888, was at my door, just as it had returned from the Hockenheim Ring, with only fresh engine oil. The car was indeed the purest rocket, and since you couldn't tell from the outside that it was a rocket, many a driver of a middle-class car that wasn't at all sleep-deprived would suspect that there might be something wrong with his car; how else would an ordinary NDL simply put it flat when accelerating? But the little NDL didn't let itself down at the top either. The rev counter constantly showed 5000 rpm, that's a good 110 km/h, and when it came down to it, it managed 5500 rpm, and that's 120 km/h!

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