Club
News and Jottings 2013 |
December 2013
Walter Heale has discovered a TS Deluxe Isabella interested??
"I recently discovered
another Borgward.. a TS deluxe in very original condition, interior is fantastic
albeit missing its rear seat, but totally knackered! last used in 1978 and
left in its hiding place in a West Sussex barn ever since. It took a friend
and I around four hours to get the thing out, thank goodness for my old Range
Rover!.
It was originally purchased in Aiden by the same chap who owned the big diamond
saloon Robert Richmond-Jones bought then me and now resides with Gavin Watson.
Not sure where this car is destined but thought you might like some pics for
the website, I will be selling the car so feel free to mention this... I do
think spares only or suitable for restoration if you are a masochist!"
Walter Heale
Historic Motorcar
Storage,
Haslemere,
Surrey.
www.historicmotorcarstorage.com
07787 757120 walterheale@hotmail.com
November 2013
Matt Hunt's Coupé at the N. E. C.
Graham Manders Deutsch Cabriolet on display.
The Stig..
Graham with Edd China from "Wheeler Dealers"
Edd China Matt Hunt's Coupé
Arabella meeting in Lechbruck 2014
The venue for our2014 meeting is
Lechbruck from 29 May to 1st June, you can log in from now on our website.
We have a block booking for rooms until 30 November so please book now.. We
look forward to our annual reunion.
Kind regards
Uwe Pawelski & Silke Dannenmaier
October 2013
Ray Mead from Pennsylvania has sent a picture of his 1958 Isabella Coupé, the car has been garaged for the last 23 years and is now being recommissioned. "I will enjoy driving it...................... I can't wait - I've always wanted one, though the one I bought is the first one I've ever actually seen in person!"
Neil Wilson has converted his Isabella to LPG and has been enjoying the car all year.
"The Borgward Isabella TS 75 took a trip to Dornock, North Scotland from Millom Cumbria. It covered 1014 miles round trip using 167.81 L of gas at about 75p/L. I.e. 6.5 miles/L (29.7 mpg) The 'money equivalent' of over 60mpg. It went, Inverness to Kendal on one filling. Do you want a full report? Note the reduction in pollutants (Gas Cert.); also the engine oil shows no sign of carbon deposits after 3000 miles in three months and am assured that the combustion space will be as equally clean." Neil Wilson
September 2013
15 16 17 November 2013 at The NEC, Birmingham
Come and meet us in Hall 7 stand 246
Call 0871 230 1088 to book tickets or go online www.necclassicmotorshow.com
There is a special advance ticket offer for Club Members offering £5 off the Sat/Sun door price.
See the advertisement in the latest copy of the Borgward News Letter for details and discount codes.
August 2013
Gordon Hobbs visited by Colin Fortnam while he was in Canada.
Gordon his wife Joan with Colin and his wife. Gordon brought his Coupé to the UK while working here and accompanied us to many Borgward International Meetings in Germany accompanied by his son.
Matt Hunt is turning this 1958 Coupé just bought into a Deutsch Cabriolet More here.
Vincent Palmier has just bought a 1959 Coupé - he was missing his old one that's now with Matt Hunt!
July 201
Kailly Woodroffe who lives in Sidney
is driving her mother's Deutsch Coupé from the U.K. to Germany and
back on behalf of the Australian club for this years International
German Meeting.
BORGWARD CLUB AUSTRIA 30th International meeting in Kaprun |
First time on your site,
which I found on a google search. Here is a link to the photos
I took last week-end, thought you, your members http://www.flickr.com/photos/98722949@N05/ By the way the coupe - reg
no.RO 06121, sounded great when started up, Kind regards. Neil Munro-Thomson More pictures from the hotel Kaprun here.. http://www.sport-kristall.at/hotel-kaprun/de/das-hotel/ueber-uns/bildergalerie.php |
June 2013
The Pullman body has had its first coat of black paint.
Robert Richmond-Jones Saloon first run after a 50 year break
29th International Borgward Meeting België in Casteau
April 2013
2013 AGM Line up Click for link
Frances has her Isabella running again after 23 years and will be driving KGU to the AGM next week.
Techno-Classica Essen 2013
Isabella takes a bath! The Club won 6th place out of 122 for there club stand Well Done!
On my way over to Essen I had a chance to ride in and see Patrick Mollard's recently completed Deutsch Cabriolet.
Superb!
The Carl F. W. Borgward Interessentgemeinschaft new updated website is now on line (http://borgward-ig.de/).
Please try and attend The Borgward Drivers Club A.G.M. will be held in the committee room Aspley Guise Village Hall, Woburn Lane, Aspley Guise,MK17 8JH on Sunday 28th April at 2.30 p.m. Lunch can be had in the The Anchor 10 The Square, Aspley Guise MK17 8DF Tel. 01908 582177 from 12 Noon this is on Church Street, More information in your newsletter. |
If
your Isabella had covered 100,000km and had been regularly serviced
by an authorised Borgward dealer you would be presented with a gold
Borgward watch. This was a considerable achievement for most cars on
post war streets but easily reached by almost every Isabella, to keep
costs down 200.000km was then chosen, latterly only drivers of cars
not registered to them were awarded as it was thought company cars would
not be treated as well. however 200,000km was not a problem even with
average care so a plaque and certificate were awarded to all at 100,000km.
Women's watches were also awarded but theses are very rare indeed. |
"Haus der Geschichte" in Bonn acquires Borgward badge at auction
Weser-Kurier 2004
March 2013
I have uploaded more information about the 2013 International trip to Essen and more pictures of the 2012 Annaberg trip Click to be taken there.
Matt Hunt's car is coming on very well. His web page
February 2013
3083PL Comes Home.
Vincent Palmier coupé has been sold to new club member Matt Hunt more information here
January 2013
John Wilson has sent an interesting cutting from the Daily Mail.
Peter Kurze Clip showing the Borward plant from 1907 to 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY4XGCwHMFU
Borgward Club Austria 2013 Events. website
January 1st 2013 Brooklands Weybridge New Year meeting.