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Goliath 1950-1958 - Two-stroke and fuel injection

Name: Goliath GP 700 Sport 1952
Brand: Goliath

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Created in 2013

Text:

Roger Gloor

Photos:

Bruno von Rotz

Frank Tiedemann

Samuel Szepetiuk

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Bruno von Rotz

Frank Tiedemann

Samuel Szepetiuk

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Goliath GP 700 Sport (1950) - prototype with Rudy bodywork, recognizable by the slightly more angular rear wheel cut-out

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Goliath Sport GP 700 S (1952) - with number C1 in the Concours d'Elégance at the Schloss Bensberg Classics 2015

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Goliath GP700 Sport (1952) - pretty coupé with front-wheel drive and two-cylinder engine, which was also available with Bosch direct injection - seen at Lukas Hüni's stand (Techno Classica 2013)

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Goliath GP700 (1954) at the Mille Miglia 2013

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Goliath Coupé (1957) - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1957 - side view, left

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Goliath (1953) - received a fully synchronized four-speed gearbox and further refinements - at the Geneva Motor Show in 1953

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Goliath 700 E (1954) - a two-stroke with fuel injection and front-wheel drive - Geneva Motor Show 1954

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Goliath (1955) - as a convertible sedan - Geneva Motor Show 1955

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Goliath minibus (1956) - with fuel injection!

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Goliath Express 1100 - when transportation was in demand for little money - at the Bremen Classic Motorshow 2014

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Goliath 1100 (1957) - now with a four-cylinder engine and redesigned front end at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show

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Goliath GD 750 - the Bremen tricycle - at the Bremen Classic Motorshow 2014

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Summary

There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. Goliath is also one of these vanished car brands. The Goliath plant in Bremen was part of the Borgward Group and produced the GP 700 Sport light-metal coupé, which was continuously developed further. In the end, Goliath switched to the Hansa brand.

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From 1931 to 1934, Goliath built around 4000 three-wheeled passenger cars. The Goliath four-wheel-drive car story began with the small four- to five-seater with a 688 cc two-cylinder two-stroke engine and front-wheel drive that was brought to the 1950 Geneva Motor Show. The Goliath plant in Bremen was part of the Borgward Group, and the GP 700 type was based on a central tubular frame welded to the body; a convertible saloon was soon also available. The GP 700 Sport light-alloy coupé presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in April 1951 was epoch-making. It not only had an attractive streamlined shape, but also the first engine with Bosch direct petrol injection. This was introduced at the same time by Gutbrod and was the forerunner of the direct injection system introduced in the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in 1953.

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