The Goggomobile in Australia was marketed by Bill Buckle a car dealer in Sydney it was the 'Dart' a two seater. Goggomobile also starred in a TV ad for Yellow Pages with Tommy Dysart. There are about 50 still in existence out of the 700 assembled here between 1959-61
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Gosh are there?! As I said in the video, amazing history, didn’t have enough time to tell it all! Xx
@mrnobodytheuser295010 ай бұрын
That advert was so iconic, I'm going to thoroughly enjoy this video.
@cornishhh10 ай бұрын
Buckles built a range of Goggomobils in addition to the Dart. They differed from the German cars in that the body panels were fiberglass. As well as the Dart, they built a van which was uniquely Australian.
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
There's a Tommy Dyasart song too😂
@gaufrid195610 ай бұрын
"Oi not the Dart!"
@callimero20107 ай бұрын
Such a lovely little car.
@martinwarner117810 ай бұрын
The look on the ladies face, when she said, "Blooming loud innit" was so amusing. Always love the videos. Peace be unto you.
@PaddyWV10 ай бұрын
These found their way into the "Ladybird Book of Cars" along with a few other oddities, in the 60's and 70's.
@gwheregwhizz10 ай бұрын
That is beautiful. An elderly couple in the town I lived in drove a red Gog T250 well into the 90s. It looked really well made.
@PRH1235 ай бұрын
Very nice clean modern dash.
@gryfandjane9 ай бұрын
What a nice little Goggo! When I was a kid in the early 60s, you could see the occasional Goggomobil here in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. So I knew about them from back then, when my Dad identified them for me. Those were interesting days, when we could import pretty much anything from “over there,” such as Anglias, Dauphines, Lloyds, DKWs, various Rootes models, DAF, and of course MG, Triumph, and the like.
@auntbarbara55769 ай бұрын
Thank you Stteph! 😚🤗
@a11csc10 ай бұрын
great little classic steph
@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain9 ай бұрын
What a great looking Car! A excellent review as always Steph.
@StuartLloyd-gz3tm10 ай бұрын
I really enjoy watching your road tests. You seek out some very interesting and unusual vehicles Thank you
@TheClockwise7709 ай бұрын
In Australia they were known as Roo scarers because the noise they made frightened kangaroos. Very informative video and a real gem of a car
@marcb975310 ай бұрын
Wow, very nice in two tone, blue and white. I am from Germany and I new this small Cars from my Youth. I remember zhe smell of of two-stroke engines (hope it is the right word in english) from this times. Goggo, BMW Isetta, Messerschmidt Kabinenroller... The most People had not enough money for bigfer cars like Mercedes, BMW, Borgward Isabella and a VW Käfer (Beetle) and NSU Prinz was nearly upper class the fifties. Thank you for this video, a better new Year for us all and Grratings from Germany.
@karrolsmulovic659610 ай бұрын
Rember seeing one of those when I was in my teens, usually outside a coffee bar. Yes it was back in the 60's.
@eddiejones.redvees10 ай бұрын
It sounds like a tractor running on two cylinders but it does look nice and also lots of room in side it would have been I great family car back in the day happy Christmas to everyone who also love this channel 🎅🏼
@mikedearinger939010 ай бұрын
BEST CHRISTMAS EVER WATCHING STEPH AND GOGGOMOBIL!
@michaeltreadwell77710 ай бұрын
Hi Steph - I've heard of these cars but never actually seen one - what a fun little thing it is. Obviously a great video, and I'd like to thank you for all your videos throughout the year - always very informative and well presented. Have a lovely Christmas and New Year, wherever and however you spend it. Thanks again Steph - take care 🙂
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Aw thanks lovely!!! I’ll be cooking, hosting and doing some secret filming ❤️
@sgranty0210 ай бұрын
What a brilliant little machine love it
@grayfool10 ай бұрын
You're right, I've never seen one. very unusual car. Happy Christmas everyone.
@skatedd245110 ай бұрын
My father had a sports model one of them when I was a kid bit of a legend they are in Australia
@johnbenson291910 ай бұрын
I can safely say that in 50ish years of being interested in anything automotive, I've never seen one in the wild although I have heard of Goggomobil.
@The-Rectifier10 ай бұрын
Did you live in a coconut shell😮. Cos Goggomobils been rather very common in the late 50's till mid 60's. I remember them very well...( age has sometimes..her advantages 😂😂😂)
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
I hadn't heard of one either until 6 years ago and wine+eBay...and a difficult restoration later I did it😄
@philhawley121910 ай бұрын
The two-tone paint and body shape looks a bit like a Wolseley Hornet. I think I remember seeing one as a small child over 50 years ago. There is one thing that Steph is so good at in her job is digging out obscure little pieces of information on forgotten artefacts from long ago. Any fool can review an E Type or a Rolls or whatever because we all know what they are. A Gogomobile is on the invisible side of obscure, personally I would not want one but it's good to know that someone is happy to keep them running .
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
Got to be quite mad too😂
@cornishhh10 ай бұрын
@@The-Rectifier That would depend on where you lived. I live in the UK. I'm 65 and have been into cars since before starting school. They've always been very rare here.
@philipstrachan4559 ай бұрын
Thank you for a great review of this amazing car
@andyf75010 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas Steph! Really look forward to your videos every Sunday. You showcase a brilliant range of cars. Your knowledge & enthusiasm is a pleasure to watch. Wishing you every success & happiness in 2024! ❤ x
@paulchenery801310 ай бұрын
Great review. An interesting little car. It definitely has a distinctive sound when you turn the engine on.
@markhealey940910 ай бұрын
Interesting little car! I have heard of them,but never seen one! Merry Christmas,Steph! 😘😘🎄🧑🎄🎁☃️☃️❄️❄️✝️
@cliffweinan390710 ай бұрын
Great history and review. I am delighted with your sparkling narration.
@rocketsock429710 ай бұрын
I got a Goggomobil TS250 Coupe! Lovely review Steph!
@bafg18210 ай бұрын
Ask any Australian aged from 35-50 about Goggomobil and they won’t know anything about the cars, but will remember a Yellow Pages ad where a guy delivers the iconic line “G-O-GG-O”. The ads played throughout the 90s on TV. The guy from the ads and his Goggomobil then went on to be the spokesman for Shannons Insurance (an enthusiast car insurer and auction house).
@ayrproductions10 ай бұрын
Shannons no longer do auctions now, though.
@JanisRubery10 ай бұрын
Lovely old car 👍👍🇬🇧
@daviemaclean6110 ай бұрын
A very interesting engine bay - that would kill you back leaning over to work on it. And I don't think I've ever seen a battery housed like that. Interesting rare car. Cheers
@PRH1235 ай бұрын
Who leans over backwards to work on an engine...,?
@alansimpson83510 ай бұрын
I've always been intrigued by these. I've never seen one in the wild but I do remember there being a 1:18 scale model.of this doing the rounds some years back and I loved the look of it. There's something great about a simple small car with clever use of space too. With that engine, no danger of falling asleep at the wheel either
@Extreme_Rice10 ай бұрын
I have a 1:18 Goggomobil but it’s a rear-engined one.
@alangordon328310 ай бұрын
A lovely little machine .
@jetblack511510 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas keep the great vlogs going and wow you look trim...
@russelmaclean441610 ай бұрын
Heard about these cars decades ago but have never seen one here in Canada. Neat little car and with an all synchromesh gearbox. Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to more from I D A C .
@michaelhalsall568410 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas! I love your well researched and well made videos! Looking forward to many more in 2024. Regards from Australia.
@andrewthompsonuk110 ай бұрын
My parents spent 3 days stuck on the Brenner pass during the tragic 1966 storm and floods. One of the cars in their group was one of those. It had an off road advantage. never seen before or since. Whenever they got stuck the four people in the Goggamobile would get out, pick it up, and carry it to a better place on the road...
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
Great story! They were good rally cars too
@janath911810 ай бұрын
@andrewthompsonuk1 Maybe some disturbing memories for you! Did your parents came out of it well!? I hope so!
@markwade137610 ай бұрын
Yet another great video Steph, it amazes me where you find all these cars to test. Happy new year to you and yours. 🎉
@TheMightyAntar10 ай бұрын
It's amazing how big the T700 looks when it's parked alongside the T250/300. Hope you get to drive one of those at some point.
@iansutherlandcraig10 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Steph
@Blueymaniac10 ай бұрын
Its actually more different than I thought it would be from my 1959 T400 Limo
@Mark1405Leeds10 ай бұрын
Very nice little car!👍 Have a great Christmas and new year!
@graemew700110 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous little car and putting it into context of the time, I think I would have bought this over the Fiat 500 purely on the practicality front. There's more space and it's easier to access everything you need to, a very well thought out car. Merry Christmas Steph, have a great one.
@Ragnar85049 ай бұрын
Well the Fiat 500 was almost half a metre shorter than the T700 (slightly short of 3 m) so it's hardly surprising the T700 is bigger on the inside as well.
@graemew70019 ай бұрын
@@Ragnar8504 I hadn't looked into it that far but when you say that, it's the difference between a Fiesta and a Focus, so of course the T700 is going to be more practical. In a way, a different classification of car so not comparable.
@kjeldlarsen91210 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and thank you for your work
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, I deeply appreciate every view and never stop being grateful. Merry Christmas love xx
@paulshubsachs497710 ай бұрын
I'm glad to see that the T700 drove well. The really popular Goggomobils were the much smaller T250, 300 and 400 models;...sadly, these 'Isar' T600 and 700s had, I am told, a reputation for engine seizures! The cute Australian 'Dart' was based upon the earlier (2-stroke) version as was a very attractive factory-built Coupé. I think there was also a Coupé version of the T700;...perhaps there are one or two survivors in Germany? Thanks for seeking-out this healthy survivor.
@snotty48410 ай бұрын
You drive the most interesting cars nice work
@nagaraworkshop10 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I remember seeing pictures of this model when I was a kid. Though it's a small car, I actually thought it was even smaller due to its odd proportions. Thanks for another great video.
@HarbourStorms10 ай бұрын
Oh Steph! I love your channel. And you deserve to be on TV you're not getting enough coverage. I'm sharing the hell out of your channel. I love your videos and I love the cars you showcase. Keep up the good work. Sending love from Newfoundland Canada.
@mossi40810 ай бұрын
The car was in the beginning called as a Goggomobil T600 or T700. Started in 1958. This particular is from this first line up. 1960 came a Facelift. Different rear lights, bigger back windows and a different name. The model called after 1960 Glas Isar T600 or T700, and where also delivered as an Estate, called K600 and K700. In France were the car named Isard T... or K... from the beginning. It was produced untill 1965. From 1963 onwards Glas decided to build much bigger cars and were nearly bunkrupt in 1967. BMW bought the factory and build the 5-series BMW's in this particular factory ever since.
@janath911810 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information!
@nigelh461710 ай бұрын
Neat interior, also the engine bay layout (especially the semi recessed battery and the bonnet mounted spare tyre). I wonder what the company would have produced in the 1970s.
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
It’s so clever! It actually makes me sad that so many of these ingenious little companies have gone to dust.
@thomasgerber147210 ай бұрын
The company is gone, but the Dingolfing plant still exists,they are building the 5 er series bmw since 1972.
@waldi230210 ай бұрын
They produced a sportscar BMW took over as BMW and a V8 Limusine.
@jamesgovett32259 ай бұрын
The goggomobil “Dart” was an Australian designed fibreglass micro sports car without any doors built on chassis and driveline imported by Bill Buckle, there is still some here in existence
@RobertHaynes-kw2sk10 ай бұрын
Hiya Steph and Merry Christmas. I have an article about the Goggomobil Royal in one of my many carbooks that I have a collection of. The first appears on page 76 of Cars of the Early 60s, the second of a trilogy of hardback books with original footage from Express Newspapers Plc's Reviews of the London Motor Show from between 1954 and 1969. The original UK price of that little car when available from 1960-61 was £690 : 16 : 0 (£690.80p). To be quite honest, I don't even remember seeing one of those rare little cars at the NEC Classic Motor Show where I met you and your work colleagues/friends 6 weeks ago.
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
Hello Robert I took it to the NEC in 2018, on the microcar stand but it was backed into a corner and not many people noticed it, I've only recently got it actually working 😂
@rudehr10 ай бұрын
Later in the 1960ies Andreas Glas built the Glas 3000, a V8 160 HP powered car. I do love your channel❤❤❤
@thomasthomsen49029 ай бұрын
Aber vorher baute er den "Glas 1700", eine viertürige Mittelklasse - Limousine mit viel neuer moderner Technik.
@thomasthomsen49029 ай бұрын
Der "Glas 3000" war die Endstufe.
@jmi596910 ай бұрын
T700, what an appropriate name. "I am your boot, your Glas and your motorcycle...". Later, they changed the code and the update didn't go well...
@Strato7775 ай бұрын
Cistine chapel reference nice 👌
@richardhemingway608410 ай бұрын
The first (and only) Goggomobile I ever saw, was at school in the 70's. Our metalwork class had a few scrap cars, for working on. I was fascinated by the name and the quirkyness when we sat in it.
@unclemarksdiyauto10 ай бұрын
I love the way this car looks! I would be thrilled to own one here in Manitoba, Canada. I never have seen one of these before. Thanks for the video!
@Isaac-cw2dw10 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas everyone!!
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas love!
@normandunckley392610 ай бұрын
1st glance it looks like a mutant cross, between an A50 Austin & (East German) Trabant with a Austin A55/A60 wrap round windscreen. Give it cred though, prob be a good fun little car if had the right finance backing the company
@cornishhh10 ай бұрын
An interesting car to test. These were very rare in the UK as they were expensive. I can't remember how expensive, but I think 50% more than a Minor or Anglia. They would have been perceived as a "Little" two cylinder car with a much smaller engine. The magazine where you got the performance figures would have comparative price lists. This was also at a time when there was still quite a resistance in the UK to buying German products. Happy Christmas Steph, and thanks for your videos.
@jimbrown884210 ай бұрын
by 1966 glas were making cars from microcars to a 1700 saloon and a V8 coupe and had over extended themselves,BMW needed factory space so they bought them over.the V8 coupe was rebadged as a BMW and stayed in production for a couple of years.
@yurifoxx398310 ай бұрын
The Glas 1700 was also build in SouthAfrica by BMW (1800/2000 SA) and even in small numbers in Rhodesia as BMW Cheetah in the early 70s.
@fatbudgiekillen899710 ай бұрын
Thanks Steph, never seen one of these, in Australia. Thanks for the presentation. Happy new year.
@michaeltutty154010 ай бұрын
Great video, Steph. I've heard of Gogomobile, but never saw one in person. Lots of neat engineering in there. Well done indeed.
@Mister_H10 ай бұрын
What an interesting little car, one which I have never heard of before. Looks like a bit of Cambridge from front, Trabant from the side and Anglia rear lights turned on their head 😀. Have a great Christmas and a wonderful new year 🎅🎄❤️
@OldCarsNewVan10 ай бұрын
I spotted this very car at Thoresby classic car show in October - caught my eye then so good to see a review on it
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
Ha ha, I got there and back from Doncaster in it, great you spotted it cheers!
@OldCarsNewVan10 ай бұрын
@@simonwilliamson2143 quite by chance I have a 'short' on Wednesday at 5pm featuring your car on my tiny channel - hope you don't mind 🤣
@OldCarsNewVan9 ай бұрын
@@simonwilliamson2143 ps - good effort from Doncaster 😃😃
@HR-wd6cw9 ай бұрын
Gee, going the speed you were going I can only imagine how loud 65 MPH might be.
@allanmollison697110 ай бұрын
Thanks again for sharing Steph, it's a car I've never seen or heard of befoe. Have a great Christmas 🎄🎁 😊👍
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Have a lovely Christmas Allan and thanks for the continued support. It’s so appreciated x
@allanmollison697110 ай бұрын
@@idriveaclassic thanks 👍
@manicmechanic640610 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas and I can't believe you met my wife in town
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Haha was this the lovely lady I met in One Below?! I was helping Kev with his Christmas shopping.
@manicmechanic640610 ай бұрын
Yes it was and I know you don't know me but if you need a hand with anything I would gladly help
@solunasunrise10 ай бұрын
you did not butcher his name ... was good this way ... greetings from berlin ;) ...glass did a lot of interessting innovative concept cars and designs ...
@Vince_uk10 ай бұрын
Well Steph, you got me with this one, I hadn't heard about these cars, I live and learn something every day. How many times have we ;earned that bad quality causes significant warranty claims which in turn results in companies doing serious financial damage to themselves. Have a Happy Christmas Steph and a wonderful new year.
@Isaac-cw2dw10 ай бұрын
Wow!! Never heard of this!. Thank you!,
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Neither had I! I was chuffed to be offered jt.
@becconvideo10 ай бұрын
Really nice - over here in Germany Goggomobils were considered "Kabinenroller" - four wheel scooters with a roof. For me as an "Eastener", the Trabant is a land yacht in comparison :-) But Glas made quite nice cars up to the "Glaserati" V8. Lack of volume kicked them out of business as the car market matured. I didn't know though that Glas made right hand drives as well. The space for the left foot next to the clutch pedal is nuts
@buddyroeginocchio910510 ай бұрын
Thank you for showing the ISAR T700, a very nice presentation. I remember seeing TV ads in the USA for Goggomobile. At the time they were promoting front wheel drive, I never saw any on the road or knew of any dealerships where they could be viewed. The ISAR T700 is a very interesting and rather attractive package, a shame they didn't get to refine the development it looks like they were onto something useful.
@robertdemeny25110 ай бұрын
I wakely remember that car from my childhood. The presented car has a kind of luxury aura to it, with its wrappedaround windscreen, padded armrests in the back and the two-tone colour.
@davezul439610 ай бұрын
I may have been 11 or 12 the first time I drove dad’s TR3 and I remember those words. “It’s not a fully synchronized box”. Thanks for the memory.
@andrewjones-productions10 ай бұрын
Fascinating! Ground clearance on this car and many of that era, rivals and surpasses that of many modern SUVs. A SUV that fails miserably on ground clearance is to my rather old-fashioned mind, not an SUV at all. Especially if they are also just 2WD. I'm especially looking at you Peugeot and Citroën, but not only!
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
They were rallied in the 60's in south Africa and Argentina 😄
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
I've put a link in the comments about the Goggomobil going around the world 😊
@wolfgangoser61549 ай бұрын
....unser erstes Auto!
@aureliomarsili390210 ай бұрын
Great episode and great car, looks like an Autobianchi Bianchina of 1955. Thanks, and Merry Christmas from Italy ... ciao !!!
@alecporter178410 ай бұрын
Merry Christmas
@RidesInforests10 ай бұрын
Makes me want an ice cream for some reason.
@oxfamshop10 ай бұрын
When I was a child one of our neighbours had a Goggomobil and it had suicide doors
@triggerfrommann10 ай бұрын
Nice car Simon. Steph next time you venture to the IOM you could visit my Kombi (estate) version.
@huguesgillet196710 ай бұрын
Merry christmas to all our British Friends and car lovers !!!! Nice funny little car 😊
@timelwell700210 ай бұрын
I've never heard of one of these - thanks for the video!
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Neither had really until I was offered one!
@michaelstaunton163210 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas 🎄
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas my love
@conradharcourt826310 ай бұрын
Wow, that's a rare car! It must have had some US influence as it looks a bit like a boil-washed example of the similarly inspired Austin A55; but a really neat, well thought out piece of design
@XantoS77110 ай бұрын
In some way Hans Glas still exists through BMW's Dingolfing plant.
@mattw833210 ай бұрын
I like the design of the strip speedometer. It has an Art Deco appearance to it. Merry Christmas! 😃
@Saskue7810 ай бұрын
Cool
@trailingarm6310 ай бұрын
Like sitting inside a cement mixer.
@MichaelKingsfordGray10 ай бұрын
Morris Christmas!
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Hahahah and a head gasket new year 😉
@paulchenery801310 ай бұрын
And an Austin tatious new year.
@christophernewman502710 ай бұрын
Thanks for that! I remember seeing this in my Observers Book of Automobiles in the early sixties and thinking "Eh?".
@christophernewman502710 ай бұрын
Actually, l also remember looking at a Bristol in the book, not realising that fifteen years later, l'd be working there, helping to build them. I don't think you've ever featured a Bristol, have you, Steph?
@BobAbc081510 ай бұрын
Actualy you pronounced Hans Glas quite right.
@modelrailwaystrains10 ай бұрын
Hi Happy Christmas
@keithhooper612310 ай бұрын
Goggomobil were seemingly some years ahead of the game,comparing these vehicles to the Japanese kei cars off the same period.
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@ruglund10 ай бұрын
nice video. Goggos were some funny little cars. sadly went the way most microcar producers did back then.
@christiankolinski156310 ай бұрын
They did quite well, working up the automotive hirachy with models like this and the later 1004, so they weren't as affected from the downturn in the microcar market as other manufacturers. Their cars grew and grew, with 1300, 1500 and 1700cc models offered - rivaling not only the Beetle, but going head to head with other medium sized cars like BMW (which just had barely survived a takeover attempt by Mercedes due to strong sales of the 700 and with the release of the "Neue Klasse" BMW 1500), Ford and Opel, although never reaching the production numbers of those. They were taken over by BMW just as they released the Glas V8 luxury car - stretched their finances a bit too far on that one presumably.
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
It’s incredibly sad. Had some smashing ideas.
@ruglund10 ай бұрын
@@idriveaclassic yes the gollowing Glas cars were amazing... but as Christian wrote The v8 killed them
@jimcabezola305110 ай бұрын
Mele Kalikimaka from an old ex-pat here in Hawai'i!
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Hope you’ve got some lovely plans this coming week!
@jimcabezola305110 ай бұрын
@@idriveaclassic Yes...visiting relations I have here. It's gonna be a wet Christmas for the first time in a long while. The cold and damp...somehow...bring me fond memories of somewhere I've lived before...😆🤣
@hannodearing136610 ай бұрын
First! ;) Merry Christmas to everyone from Linz, Austria, where these cars were once really popular!
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
Happy Christmas!!!
@Kahuczech10 ай бұрын
Back in the 1960's my father had one of these, It was always breaking down, we were expecting him to come home from a week working away in Wiltshire, he eventually arrived home very late, the car had broken down in the middle of Salisbury Plain, this was the last straw, he handed the keys to the owner of the first garage he came to, saying 'The Car's yours if you'll give me a lift to the train station'
@simonwilliamson214310 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 great story not surprising
@ianjay530110 ай бұрын
I remember stumbling across a Glas GT at one of the first BMW dealerships in Toronto twenty years ago. It was a very pretty little car and I spoke to the owner who was a little surprised that anyone recognized it at all. Sadly, BMW reorganized how it sold vehicles in Canada and this dealership was forced to close although at the time, it was recognized as the best BMW shop in the city.
@colrhodes37710 ай бұрын
I haven't actually watched yet but first impression is that it looks like a Standard
@idriveaclassic10 ай бұрын
It’s got a touch of that and some of those 50s Austin’s.
@colrhodes37710 ай бұрын
@@idriveaclassic Yes, you're bang on there. I'll be watching soon.