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Title: SOLVED: si_798 - Borgward - BO 4500 - by Thiele - 1955
Post by: sichel on March 03, 2025, 11:08:28 AM
Small cars have to be careful not to be swallowed up.
Here are the usual questions: manufacturer of the base vehicle, type designation, coachbuilder and year of manufacture.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 11, 2025, 02:14:10 PM
Up to the Experts.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 11, 2025, 05:09:55 PM
Is there a Ford chassis under all that decoration?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 11, 2025, 05:36:40 PM
No, it isn't.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 11, 2025, 06:32:52 PM
Borgward?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 11, 2025, 06:45:12 PM
Yes.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 11, 2025, 10:37:19 PM
BO 2500 by Thiele?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 12, 2025, 02:25:19 PM
BO 2500? No
Thiele? Yes
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 12, 2025, 03:06:17 PM
BO 4000?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 12, 2025, 03:37:26 PM
No.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 12, 2025, 03:38:25 PM
BO 4500?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 13, 2025, 03:14:29 PM
Yes it is a BO 4500, locked for you to name the year of construction.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 13, 2025, 03:58:12 PM
My source says 1953 to 1955 for the BO 4500; the only picture I could find was from a 1955 book about Bremen manufacturing plants.  The largest production of BO 4500's was in 1954 so I'll start with that.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 16, 2025, 10:32:42 AM
The idea sounds logical, but the result is still wrong ;)
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 17, 2025, 11:18:35 AM
1953?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 17, 2025, 02:08:58 PM
No.
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: marmer on March 17, 2025, 02:24:11 PM
1955?
Title: Re: si_798
Post by: sichel on March 17, 2025, 02:49:22 PM
That's it!
Two examples were built, destined for Sweden. Left-hand traffic still existed there at the time.
Here comes your next point.
Title: Re: SOLVED: si_798 - Borgward - BO 4500 - by Thiele - 1955
Post by: marmer on March 17, 2025, 03:03:42 PM
That must be these!
Title: Re: SOLVED: si_798 - Borgward - BO 4500 - by Thiele - 1955
Post by: sichel on March 17, 2025, 03:05:58 PM
Thank you!