Game - What's this car?

[jaynamics]

Okay, but make it broad like continent of origin.

 

[steelfractal]

Okay, but make it broad like continent of origin.

european and the company is named after the founder

 

[jaynamics]

european and the company is named after the founder

This was hard to identify, but I think it is a 1957 to 1961 Borgward Goliath 1100 (later the Hansa 1100).

I promise that I did not use AI to find this. I searched Google for "defunct 1950s eponymous European car maker" and "defunct 1960s eponymous European car maker" and checked every manufacturer models to find it. Granted I am in the US and have never heard of this brand. This page found that unique front grill:

The dead German car makers you've (probably) never heard of | Autocar

In the automotive arena, German brands are some of the most successful. But not all Teutonic car companies went on to change the world…

www.autocar.co.uk

I think those (door-mounted?) turn indicators were possibly added on to the vehicle by an owner, since none of the stock photos I have viewed have those turn indicators.

Interesting fact: The Goliath 1100 motor is a 1094cc, water-cooled, 4-cylinder boxer (horizontally opposed) engine that powered the Goliath 1100 and Hansa 1100 cars from 1957-1961, known for its advanced design and quiet operation, and notably serving as a design precursor to Subaru's famous boxer engines.

 

[steelfractal]

This was hard to identify, but I think it is a 1957 to 1961 Borgward Goliath 1100 (later the Hansa 1100).

I promise that I did not use AI to find this. I searched Google for "defunct 1950s eponymous European car maker" and "defunct 1960s eponymous European car maker" and checked every manufacturer models to find it. Granted I am in the US and have never heard of this brand. This page found that unique front grill:

The dead German car makers you've (probably) never heard of | Autocar

In the automotive arena, German brands are some of the most successful. But not all Teutonic car companies went on to change the world…

www.autocar.co.uk

I think those (door-mounted?) turn indicators were possibly added on to the vehicle by an owner, since none of the stock photos I have viewed have those turn indicators.

Interesting fact: The Goliath 1100 motor is a 1094cc, water-cooled, 4-cylinder boxer (horizontally opposed) engine that powered the Goliath 1100 and Hansa 1100 cars from 1957-1961, known for its advanced design and quiet operation, and notably serving as a design precursor to Subaru's famous boxer engines.

yes spot on

 

[jaynamics]