Description
7th Dec, 2024 10:00
The December 2024 Auction
1958 Goggomobil TS 300
Very rare early example
Estimate
£5, 000 - £6, 000
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: RUJ 770
Chassis: 01108475
Odometer: 32, 000
Transmission: Manual
MOT: Exempt
Very charming little micro car
Surprisingly solid
Pleasing colour combination
Good interior
Here we have a very rare example of the Goggomobil saloon with the suicide doors in a pleasing colour combination. This example was built in 1958 and according to the HPi was registered in the UK in 1983. It would appear to have only had 2 owners whilst here, and the vendor believes that it was on display in a museum before he acquired it. The vendor is an avid micro car collector and has too many projects so has decided to let someone else have some fun with it.
Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced by Hans Glas in the Bavarian town of Dingolfing between 1955 and 1969.
Glas produced three models on the Goggomobil platform: the Goggomobil T sedan, the Goggomobil TS coupe, and the Goggomobil TL van. The engine was an air-cooled, two-stroke, two-cylinder unit originally displacing 250cc, but later available in increased sizes of 300cc and 400cc. It had an electric pre-selective transmission built by Getrag and a manual clutch. The engine was behind the rear wheels. Suspension was independent all round using coil springs with swing axles. 214, 313 sedans, 66, 511 coupés, and 3, 667 Transporter vans and pickups were built from 1955 to 1969. The Goggomobil T250 was introduced by Glas at the 1954 IFMA international bicycle and motorcycle show. The T250 was a conventional-looking two door sedan with a rear-mounted 245cc air-cooled two-stroke straight twin engine.
Design changes were made to the T250 in 1957. Two windshield wipers were used instead of the earlier single wiper, and the sliding windows in the doors were changed to wind-up windows. Also at this time, the T300 and T400 became available; these had larger engines of 300cc and 400cc capacity respectively. The last design change for the T sedan came in 1964, when the rear-hinged suicide doors were replaced by conventional front-hinged doors.
