# Goliath F400
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{{short description|German pickup transporter}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name =
| image = Autostadt_Wolfsburg_-_ZeitHaus_-_Goliath_Wernesgrüner_-_Flickr_-_KlausNahr.jpg
| caption = 1936 Goliath F400
| manufacturer = [Goliath](/source/Goliath_(company))
| aka = Goliath F200 (with small engine)
| production = [Goliath Company](/source/Goliath_(company)), [Bremen](/source/Bremen), Germany
| model_years = 1933-1937
| assembly =
| designer =
| class =
| body_style = [Pickup truck](/source/Pickup_truck) or [Panel van](/source/Panel_van)
| layout = [MR layout](/source/MR_layout)
| platform =
| related = [Goliath Pionier](/source/Goliath_Pionier), [Hansa 400](/source/Hansa_400)
| engine = 198 cc 4.4 kW [two-stroke engine](/source/two-stroke_engine) or 396 cc 9.5 kW
| transmission = gear-box, 3-speed manual
| propulsion =
| wheelbase = {{convert|NNN|in|mm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| length = {{convert|NNN|in|mm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| width = {{convert|NNN|in|mm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| height = {{convert|NNN|in|mm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|NNN|-|NNNN|lb|kg|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} Maximum Load: 0,75 t
| predecessor = [Goliath Rapid](/source/Goliath_Rapid)/Standard
[Blitzkarren](/source/Blitzkarren)
| successor = [Goliath FW400](/source/Goliath_FW400), [Goliath GD750](/source/Goliath_GD750)
| sp = DE
}}
The '''Goliath F400''' is a three-wheeled [pickup](/source/Van) transporter, made by [Hansa-Lloyd and Goliath Company Borgward & Tecklenborg](/source/Hansa_(company)) in [Bremen](/source/Bremen), Germany which was sold under the brand [Goliath](/source/Goliath_(company)). It was based on the three-wheeled passenger car [Goliath Pionier](/source/Goliath_Pionier) with a closed timber-framed wood cab.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.freiepresse.de/themen/gesehen-erschrocken-und-dann-doch-angepackt-artikel7616470|title=Mein Oldie – Gesehen, erschrocken und dann doch angepackt|publisher=Freie Presse|website=www.freiepresse.de|language=de|access-date=2019-02-26|archive-date=2019-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173238/https://www.freiepresse.de/themen/gesehen-erschrocken-und-dann-doch-angepackt-artikel7616470|url-status=dead}}]
Unlike the ''Pionier'', a three-wheel [microcar](/source/microcar), the rear of the F400 has a longer box as a panel van or a framed flatbed as a pickup truck. The rear axle was mounted on [leaf spring](/source/leaf_spring)s, and the engine was under the seat. The front wheel was guided on a single swingarm. The body had a reclined front, externally mounted headlights and unlike the [Goliath Pionier](/source/Goliath_Pionier) not a vertical, but a tilted windshield to reduce wind drag. The maximum speed of the "Quick Transport Vehicle" (''Schnelltransporter'') was 30 mph. It was equipped with an air-cooled two-cylinder two-stroke engine with 12 to 13.6 [hp](/source/Horsepower) reached by a 396 cc [engine displacement](/source/engine_displacement) with a bore 60 mm and stroke 70 mm. The rear wheels were driven by a cardan shaft.
The F200 was identical except for its smaller 198 cc single cylinder engine with just 6 hp. The maximum load specified for the F200 was only 500 kg, however, in place of the 750 kg maximum for the F400.[{{cite book|title=Die solide Mitte des Konzerns … Alles begann auf drei Rädern| pages=59,63| author=Ulf Kaack| work=Borgward, das Kompendium| publisher=GeraMind Verlag, München| date=2012| isbn=978-3-86245-667-3}}] For a short time, the F200 and F400 were leaders in this market segment with a total production of 18,368 vehicles.[Christoph Bauer: [https://www.dw.com/en/three-wheeled-history-goliath-f-400/av-36994034 ''Drive it! – Three-wheeled History: The Goliath F400''], [DW-TV](/source/DW-TV) – ''motor mobil'', 3 January 2017 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmsXKHUgno (YouTube)] ]
In 1935 an in-house manufactured 398 cc engine made its way in production. Other engines as well the smaller 198 cc engine from model 200 were produced by [ILO-Motorenwerke](/source/ILO-Motorenwerke).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.goliath-veteranen-club.de/Typologie/Typenblatt-1933-F200-400.htm|title=Typenblatt-F200-400|website=www.goliath-veteranen-club.de|access-date=2019-02-26}} ] The reason for the half downsized 198cc engine was to meet the legal limit for license-free drivers and for tax credit eligibility.[{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaB7AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA84|title=Strategische Bedeutung von Lobbyarbeit im Spiegel der historischen Entwicklung der verkehrspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen in Deutschland: Handlungsmöglichkeiten für das Lobbying im Unternehmensinteresse der DB AG im Politikfeld Raumordnung|last=Hölzinger|first=Michael|date=2003-01-21|publisher=diplom.de|isbn=9783832463359|pages=84|language=de}} ][{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRCuBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA25|title=Ein Jahrhundert Automobiltechnik: Nutzfahrzeuge|last=Fersen|first=Olaf v|date=2013-07-29|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=9783662011195|pages=25|language=de}} ]
Predecessors of both models were open cab, motorbike based three-wheel freight carts [Goliath Rapid](/source/Goliath_Rapid)/Standard, built 1926 to 1933 and [Blitzkarren](/source/Blitzkarren) (''Flashcart''), built 1924 to 1927. Both these positioned the driver right at the back, behind the load platform, and although they are frequently described as predecessors of the F400, some commentators have objected to the description, pointing out that the F400 had virtually nothing in common with the earlier vehicles, which sold in different, but also in common periods.
== Goliath FW400 ==
thumb|1937 Goliath F400
thumb|1938 Borgward FW200
With the next generation, the wood-made body[{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebay.de/itm/FAUN-GRAF-STIFT-HANOMAG-GOLIATH-HANSA-LLOYD-OMNIBUS-A3-Typentafel-1934-10/371089859996|title=FAUN GRÄF & STIFT HANOMAG GOLIATH HANSA-LLOYD OMNIBUS A3 Typentafel 1934 10 {{!}} eBay|date=2019-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323080740/https://www.ebay.de/itm/FAUN-GRAF-STIFT-HANOMAG-GOLIATH-HANSA-LLOYD-OMNIBUS-A3-Typentafel-1934-10/371089859996|access-date=2019-03-26|archive-date=2019-03-23}} ] went out of production and the metal body, a grill and a [thermosiphon](/source/thermosiphon) passive water cooling came to the '''Goliath FW400'''. The windshield got tilted a bit more. The production periods were between 1938 and 1939. The vehicles were also sold under the brand ''Borgward''.
In the passenger car version, the ''Goliath Pionier'' also changed in 1934 to the next model [Hansa 400](/source/Hansa_400) and got a metal body with two [fenders](/source/Fender_(vehicle)) beside the hood and four wheels on the road, sold under the brand ''Hansa''.
== Competitors ==
;Competitors of the F200 and F400
* [Tempo](/source/Tempo_(automobile)) D200 and D400, a very similar three-wheel freight cart, except its front wheel drive had the engine on top the front wheel, which affected the vehicles balance
* [Framo](/source/Framo_(car)) LH200 and LH300, similar front wheel drive
* Gutbrod [Standard P203](/source/Standard_P203) and P503, a very similar three-wheel freight cart, except it had the engine in the tail, under the flatbed
;Competitors of the FW200 and FW400
* [Tempo](/source/Tempo_(automobile)) E400
* [Framo](/source/Framo_(car)) D500
* [Gutbrod](/source/Gutbrod) [Standard E1](/source/Standard_E1)
; Later
* [Piaggio Ape](/source/Piaggio_Ape), with production started in 1948, but is still on the market
== External links and references ==
* Christoph Bauer: [https://www.dw.com/en/three-wheeled-history-goliath-f-400/av-36994034 ''Drive it! – Three-wheeled History: The Goliath F400''], [DW-TV](/source/DW-TV) – ''motor mobil'', 3 January 2017 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPmsXKHUgno (YouTube)]
* [http://www.wolfsburg-citytour.de/wolfsburg-tourist/Zeithaus_1/Goliath_F_400/goliath_f_400.html Pictures of the F400]
* [http://www.goliath-veteranen-club.de/Existierende-Autos.htm List of remaining Goliath vehicles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223944/http://www.goliath-veteranen-club.de/Existierende-Autos.htm |date=2019-02-25 }}, retrieved February 2019
==References==
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