carsntrucks4you Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) The car that I was looking for was the 1959 - 1962 Borgward P100 called Grosser Borgward. The car was The First one with an air suspension in Germany. It compete with the Mercedes Benz 220S. After the bankcupcy of Borgward in 1961 the the P100 Production line was sold to Impulsa Mexicana Automotoriz S.A. in Mexico. But they run out of money. In 1966 a new company called FANASA build it as „230“ and „230 Pullman“. Production ends in 1970 again due to financial issue. Edited October 14, 2018 by carsntrucks4you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 The winners are: Ace-Garageguy Bobthehobbyguy Badluck13 Matt Bacon Frank Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 4 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said: The winners are: Ace-Garageguy Bobthehobbyguy Badluck13 Matt Bacon Frank Congratulations Hi Michael, You missed me off the list. Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 It's a very unusual car. I saw one in Germany many years ago, and always remembered the little fins in the rear. The whole thing is Mercedes-esque, which of course it was supposed to compete with. Saw one not too long ago in a mid-'60s Eurospy movie, didn't really recognize it until I noticed those little fins with the down-turned chrome strip at the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I saw this earlier in the week and while I knew it was something Borgwardish, I got distracted with work and other things and never did a full search of exactly what it was. 26 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: It's a very unusual car. I saw one in Germany many years ago, and always remembered the little fins in the rear. The whole thing is Mercedes-esque, which of course it was supposed to compete with. Saw one not too long ago in a mid-'60s Eurospy movie, didn't really recognize it until I noticed those little fins with the down-turned chrome strip at the rear. Yeah Bill, at first glance Mercedes came to mind, but those fins were a giveaway that wasn't what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Missed it as I thought the car was from Eastern bloc countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I would have had it but the grille bar was missing from the original image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, ChrisR said: Missed it as I thought the car was from Eastern bloc countries. Definitely has that look...several styling elements from other cars kinda randomly stuck together. Edited October 14, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 So close. I thought it was some kind of Opel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carsntrucks4you Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 I had forgotten to mention that dw1603 had also sent in the correction asnwer. I want to apologize for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1603 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 3 hours ago, carsntrucks4you said: I had forgotten to mention that dw1603 had also sent in the correction asnwer. I want to apologize for that. No apology necessary, I know how much work you put into Autoquiz. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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