1960 Borgward Isabella Coupe

[@jefffixesit60]

Such a timeless beauty, too bad Borgward didn't survive. Glad to hear that story, thanks 😊

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

[@maryrafuse3851]

What a pretty bright interior and overall beautiful car. The wood trim is lovely! It's amazing that automakers cannot take some of these qualities and put them in modern cars.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching!

[@patrickperry6945]

Unfortunately modern cars are developed around fuel economy and light weight. That’s why many parts are made of plastic.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

@@patrickperry6945 sand accountants not designers

[@michaelcusano5599]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COUPE!!!!!!!!!!!! MY DAD HAD THE STATION WAGON BACK IN THE DAY (BLACK) BUT THIS CAR IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kayak63red34]

This all brought back memories for me; our family went from Studebakers to Borgwards, in 1960. We had Isabella station wagon and sedan for about 5 years.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@ronengle4625]

I misspoke when I said “overhead cam,” I meant to say “overhead valves.” The engine does not have an overhead camshaft. The 1.5-liter engine has a compression ratio of 8.2:1 and horsepower is 82 @ 5,200 RPM. The carburetor is a 2-bbl Solex 32 PAITA. It has rear swing axle suspension. Gas mileage runs between 28 to 32 MPG. The base price in 1960 was $3,750. Borgward produced cars from the 1920s to 1961. In 1958 Borgward celebrated its 100,000th Isabella off the assembly line. In 1957 the Coupé model was introduced and continued to 1961. Of the approximately 10,000 units that were produced, 5,000 were sold in the USA.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Hi Ron, thanks for the updated information and brief history of this fantastic car! Thanks again for sharing it with us too!

[@trillium77]

Ron! Pierre was my first mechanic for my first car!! I'm guessing he's no longer with us. Do you know if he or Tina are still living? The day I showed up with my Borgward, he gave me a rise in this car ( what color was it then?) I vowed to get one, one day, with stars in my eyes. I've owned 8 Borgwards now and finally have my Coupè. It's a big project, though. If you ever want to part with it, let me know. It was such a teat to see this video. I still have dreams about Pierre, oddly. Lovely car! Maybe I'll see you at a meet. I have a Goliath Kombi, which is probably a better candidate to zip on down to CA. Cheers

[@Kinseydsp]

Two Guys and a Ride They are Such Beautiful Cars!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Yes they are, thanks for watching!

[@numbersix7193]

My first car was a 1959 coupe. got it in 1966 paid $95.00 for it. Replaced the transmission cables as It only had 3rd and fourth gears. Had a leaking head gasket and a bad water pump. Parts were still available, as was a workshop manual. I fixed all these problems. My Dad Had the wood trim restored. great learning vehicle, But it was past its prime.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

[@danlove4270]

I seen this exact car driving around Back to the Fifties car show...Great looking car!

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

It sure is! Thanks for watching!

[@noelgeorge6726]

Bravo c est très beau et naturel, easy tu understand by the french. Felicitations.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

je vous remercie beaucoup

[@MichailKnoller]

Very nice car ! It is a pity the nice Goliath 1100 estate and Lloyd estate were not shown. Congratulations from a Borgward - driver who is just working on a Hansa 1800 D...my first car was an Isabella saloon; I still got her and she will survive me...

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing

[@Larkinchance]

In California during the early 60's I remember seeing a lot of Borgwards but never anywhere else...

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Their not super common. Thanks for watching!

[@jakefiersing]

In the late 50s Borgward sold the second largest amount of new cars in germany.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@jimbraslow1774]

Mine came with a Blaupunk AM-Shortwave radio with electric antenna. Great millage 10:39

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[@lowersaxon]

As a German it was fascinating and a bit curious to hear when the owner said: „this is called a ‚Lichthupe‘ (light-horn, literally) and that is to flash a person in front of you that you wanna pass him on the Autobahn“ 😁. Thats really funny for German ears, sorry. Yes, I have to confess, I myself did that occasionally and many drivers with very fast cars do that regularly. It causes much anger sometimes and is considered as way too aggressive. There are indeed slow drivers on the Autobahn who for whatever reason prefer to drive on the outer left lane so that it is impossible to overtake because overtaking on the right lane(s) was strictly not allowed according to German driving rules (Meanwhile its seen a bit more relaxed). But, of course, the lichthupe was not meant for that purpose specifically! Its just a method to signal other cars what you‘re intending to do, to warn them or whatever else. The point is to signal without enervating noise creation. Compared to, say, India, German streets are „completely“ silent. Suppose there‘s a very narrow street and you want to let the car coming up to you pass first, simply do one or two short flashes and the guy in front of you will understand what is meant. So, this thing can be used quite differently, rather aggressively on the one hand or very politely on the other.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Great information. Thanks for sharing with us. Thanks for watching

[@BillB23]

My next door neighbor in Cleveland Heights, Ohio in the 1960s had a Hillman with a four on the tree. You also had to flip a switch so that the horn would sound rather than flashing the brights when depressing the horn button on the steering wheel. I, too had never heard of the Borgward. At first glance it resembled a Studebaker.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

I thought it looked a bit like a larger Kharmann Ghia. Thanks for watching

[@michaelbenardo5695]

Always liked these, but wondered why they had such a small engine. This car is too nice to be so underpowered.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

I’m guessing economy was a priority over power Thanks for watching!

[@johnbastille5483]

The rear end of this car looks very Ghia-esque. I don't imagine that it is, though, because Ghia always (?) puts their badge on the side of one of their designs. Am I right?

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

It does look like Ghia but not I think the design was “borrowed” from Ghia. Good eye! Thanks for watching

[@edwardmartin3069]

The design is actually borrowed from a Chrysler show car, designed by Virgil Exner..@@TwoGuysandaRide

[@ahoorakia]

this car came in 1954 and amazingly 1955 year later Chrysler looks like this car!

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[@bartman49]

NOT an overhead cam as he says. Overhead valve, yes. The intake manifold is entirely witthin the valve cover, which makes it look like there must be a cam in there.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Ok

[@jimbraslow1774]

In 1964 I bought a 1959 Isabella brought to the USA by a GI. Very stupidity I sold in 1971. It had bad cam bearings. A mechanic loved the motor and rebuilt it for a song.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

[@juhapihkanen]

Borgward engine has cam in the block... so not a over headcam engine. But the intake manfold in inside of the valve cover. That is a strange feature...

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for watching!

[@GPVink]

Here in Holland Was A Lady with a driving school en Ze Had It for many Years for More Than one million kilometers with the same engine😮

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Wow! Welcome to our channel and thanks for watching

[@XantoS771]

German quality...precision manufacturing...after the 90s it all went downhill

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Thanks for watching!

[@Willburys]

Borgward is a Legendary Car Brand!

[@caribman10]

It was a well-built car...saw them in the Harrisburg PA area in their era...but truth to be told, it was a step above the Renault Caravelle and Volkswagen Karamnn-Ghia but was never considered a "sports car" and neither were they. Made a lot more sense to buy this than to pay a fortune for a 190SL and get laughed at.

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

Check out this 190 SL. I doubt anyone is laughing at it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3_dqHapq9ism5I

[@masifawan7316]

I need this car

[@TwoGuysandaRide]

It’s an awesome car. Thanks for watching