{{Short description|German pickup truck}} {{Infobox automobile | name = Goliath Goli | image = Goliath_Goli_(2014-08-29_6605).JPG | caption = Goliath Goli pickup truck | manufacturer = Hansa-Lloyd and Goliath-Werke | aka = | production = Goliath Company, Bremen, Germany | model_years = 1955-1961 | assembly = | designer = | class = light truck | body_style = pickup truck, panel van, freight box | layout = MR layout | platform = | related = | engine = two-stroke 465 cc 2l-engine 11 kW (15 hp) at 4000–4500 rpm | transmission = unsynchronized manual 4-speed gear-box | propulsion = | wheelbase = {{convert|2950|-|3350|mm|in|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | length = {{convert|4550|-|5250|mm|in|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | width = {{convert|1750|-|1910|mm|in|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | height = {{convert|1600|in|mm|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | weight = {{convert|730|-|1800|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} or<br >{{convert|790|-|1800|kg|lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} | predecessor = Goliath GD750 | successor = none | sp = DE }} The '''Goliath Goli''' was a pickup truck or panel van built from 1955 to 1961 by the Goliath division of Borgward in Bremen, Germany.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwDIxWU5_dQC&pg=PA2040|title=Liefer- und Lastwagen aus Bremen: Nutzfahrzeuge seit 1945 von Borgward, Hanomag und Mercedes|last=Kurze|first=Peter|date=2005|publisher=Verlag Peter Kurze|isbn=9783927485464|language=de|page=2040}} </ref> It is the successor of the Goliath GD750 and the last German built three-wheeler truck. Only 9,904 vehicles of this model were produced.
== Technology == With its three wheels and a water-cooled two-cylinder two-stroke engine, the ''Goliath Goli'' continued a design principle that had long been a thing of the past for other vehicle manufacturers. Decisive for the use of only three wheels was the vehicle's approximately 30% lower production price. The ''Goliath Goli'' incorporated a sophisticated design. The engine was mounted behind the front wheel and provided a low centre of gravity, and the 6.40×13 tires ensured an optimum of stability and drive safety for a freight tricycle. Initially, an air-cooled engine rated 12.5 kW was used, but it had thermal problems. From 1957, a different 465 cm³ engine with water-cooling was used. The power of this engine was 11 kW. It was deemed too weak for a 0.75 t freight vehicle. Maximum torque was only 34 N·m at 2500 rpm. At full load, the vehicle had a power-to-weight ratio of 160 kg/kW. To avoid further bad criticism, Goliath offered replacing the air-cooled engine with a passively thermosiphon-cooled one for free. The Goli had a U-profile ladderframe, a control arm with a quarter elliptical spring for its front wheel, a solid rear axle with progressive leaf springs, a worm drive steering system, a hydraulic three wheel braking system, a parking brake for the rear wheels, and an all-steel cab. The 6 volts electric starter did not have a magnetic switch, instead, it was manually connected to the engine using a hand lever. The Goli's top speed was 60 km/h (37 mph). Fuel consumption was 7.5 l/100 km (31 mpg). Climb rate limit at full load was 23, 12, 7, 3% (depending on the gear). The turning radius is 11 m (36 ft).
== Variants ==
The flatbed version was available in a low and a high variant. The lower variant offered a capacity of 6 m³ (211 cft). There was also the full-metal panel van and separated freight box body variant. The vehicles external dimensions of the freight box variant were 2200 × 1460 × 1230 mm (68 × 58 × 9 inch). Depending on body and tires, the payload was 750 to 950 kg (1653 to 2094 lb).<ref>(German) ''Aus dem internationalen Kraftfahrzeugbau – Goliath-Dreirad-Kleinlaster mit Zweitaktmotor.'', ''Kraftfahrzeugtechnik'', July 1959, p.289</ref> <gallery> Goli_Cockpit.JPG|Dashboard of the Goli Goli2-Bj1959,500 ccm,15 PS-Foto2005-08-26.jpg|Goli with panel van body Goliath Goli (2014-08-29 6578) Radaufhängung.jpg|Wheel suspension and steering </gallery>
{{commonscat|Goliath Goli}} == References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [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
{{Borgward timeline 1945 to 1970}}
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