{"id":89348,"date":"2022-01-20T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=89348"},"modified":"2022-01-27T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:43:29","slug":"borgward-hansa-rs-1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/borgward-hansa-rs-1500\/","title":{"rendered":"Borgward Hansa RS 1500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Borgward was on a par with Mercedes-Benz in the 1950s. The sedans and coup\u00e9s were comfortable and well equipped. That the brand from Bremen was also active in racing is less well-known today. The basic model for this was the Hansa 1500, which had been available since March 1949. The number after the model designation indicated the engine capacity of around 1.5 liters. At the start of production, this produced 35 kW\/48 hp. At the end of 1950, output increased to 38 kW\/52 hp. In addition to the classic sedan with two or four doors, Hebm\u00fcller produced a four-seater convertible and a two-seater Sport-Cabrio with a 20-centimeter shorter wheelbase. The latter was equipped with a 49 kW\/66 hp engine. In 1951, an 80-hp racing version with a radically open roadster body completed the program. This body strongly resembled the so-called INKA record car (Ingenieurs-Konstruktions-Arbeitsgemeinschaft) which set twelve international records in 1950.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roadster was very successful<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Borgward continued to develop this racing car until 1958. The factory team started at international races like the Carrera Panamericana, the Grand Prix for sports cars in Buenos Aires or the ADAC Eifel-Rennen at the N\u00fcrburgring. Alongside Fritz J\u00fcttner, Adolf Brunes, Hans-Hugo Hartmann and Karl-G\u00fcnter Bechem, Hans Herrmann also took to the wheel of the roadster from Bremen. Three overall victories, one class win and several podium finishes were a nice reward for the effort. However, it soon became clear that the open body had one decisive disadvantage for the world’s most famous endurance race: no roof. At the 24 Hours of Le Mans it is not seldom that heavy rain showers occur, which would have quickly become very uncomfortable for the Borgward RS. Therefore the racing department developed for 1953 a two-door Sport-Coup\u00e9 with a flatter body compared to the Hansa 1500 sedan. Of this only three copies were produced.<\/p>\n\n\n

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