Beautiful: Borgward Isabella | Drive it!

[@ipaddress305]

What a beautiful machine. Elegant simplicity.

[@vmat1000]

This is a nice trip back in time. Born in '57 and a family at the end of our block had Borgward sedans like this, black for the father, white for the mom. . I was probably 4 then but remember all this.

[@harshpatzz]

Bogward Isabella is a thing of beauty . I would like to drive this beauty some day .

[@peterfunke7092]

A wonderful car- the design was far ahead of other german cars that time- Herr Borgward was a genius. I borrowed the car many times from my father, I liked it very much. If I could spare about 30 tsd € I'd buy it.

[@ChrisPinCornwall]

I always loved these. Extremely rare in the UK.

[@carsten4594]

Would have liked to see the engine compartment.

[@Steven-p4j]

There were a number of these beauties in Australia, I appreciated them even as a kid, without knowing about its heritage

[@onesandzeroes]

Borgward may have said "for all I care", but the fact is his wife's name was Isabel, so I think he did care :)

[@MichailKnoller]

His wife's name was Elisabeth.

[@opiethrice8746]

I know where a late 50's model is in rawlins wyoming. All of the glass is there, The whole powertrain is there and all the badging and trim. Been sitting for a few decades. The rear end went out in the early 60's and no parts were available. It is for sale but i have to talk to the woman's daughter in a few weeks. They also have a packard limo with a supercharged straight 8.

[@peterlejon2168]

My dad had an Isabella coupé when he was dating my mother. He talked about the car a lot. I never saw one in real life.

[@aguilayserpiente]

The vehicle has the lines of the Karmann Ghia or vice versa.

[@stephencoleman3578]

My father had one sitting in his garage for 5 years. He couldn't find parts for it in the USA. He then donated it to the local high school auto mechanics class and they repaired it and had it working.

[@DaleSrfan]

I just saw a beautiful example of one in Upper Michigan today. What a rare old car. Truly an amazing and eye catching design.

[@numbersix7193]

My first car was a 1959 Coupe. It was past its prime, but fun to drive. I got it in 1966 for $95.00.

[@harveyvareberg6515]

My boyfriend in the1970s bought me a borgward isabella A 1960 that had been setting out in this field for years. Its was off white with red and white interior it took me everywhere i wanted to go. i would put 50 cents of gas in and I could drive from one end of The Dalles Oregon to the other great car loved it. Hope to find another one soon looking

[@rafvanraevels]

My grandfather had one.

[@johnkhourymusic8]

Very elegant car. Too bad it is no longer being made.

[@bryanlee7295]

It's now made in Malaysia

[@davidstaudohar6733]

🔴🇩🇪♥️🇩🇪 I had the pleasure of doing a restoration on a Borgward automobile when I lived in California, what an absolutely precision made automobile, and like most cars from that era it was rotted out from the rockers up, ♦️♦️♦️‼️

[@foppo100]

Have been in a Borgward they can motor no messing.

[@eltaliv4nphx706]

I do car Upholstery and i have one here in the shop

[@hansrippe1814]

With this AUTOMOBILE I have made my Operator,s Licence in 1956 -with the driving School ,,STORCH,, in ESSEN-GERMANY

[@gerardoarbulo4264]

Tuve un isabella 57 motor hansa 1500 una nave hermoso andar

[@tz6414]

No seatbelts, deathtrap.

[@floyd8117]

Can DW stop using Kilowatt hours, just say cubic inch or litre. Unless your discussing electric cars its no point in it!

[@TinLeadHammer]

It is not kW·h (energy or work), it is kW (power), because Watt is the SI unit. Horse power is a pre-SI unit, outdated. DW, please continue using SI units.

[@umochamadslamet9584]

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