From 1924 on Carl Borgward produced small three-wheeler trucks, but during the depression in the beginning of the 1930s he changed the design, and produced two-seater passenger cars with one-cylinder two-stroke engine.
The so called Cycle-Cars had a wooden frame with artificial leather trimming and were designed to auto mobilize ordinary Joe. With a kerb weight of less than 350 kg (771.6 lb), only 198 cc and a top speed of 45 km/h (28 mph)the Goliath Pionier was tax free and not even a license was needed to drive it.
It was just the right car for beginners. And there were even different versions available. With a spare seat in the rear there was even enough room for a small family. But even though the Goliath Pionier was called to be the smallest saloon car in the world, it didn’t sell very well and from 1931 to 1934 only 4000 cars were manufactured by Goliath-Werke Borgward & Tecklenborg, Bremen.
