The Lloyd 600 was built by the Borgward Group’s Lloyd Motoren Werke in Bremen from 1955 to 1961. It kept the shape of the earlier Lloyds but replaced their two-stroke engine with a 596 cc air-cooled four-stroke twin. From 1957 it was sold alongside the Lloyd Alexander, a four-speed version with an opening rear hatch, and from 1958 the 25 PS Alexander TS topped the range.
Lloyd 600 at a glance
| Maker | Lloyd Motoren Werke, Bremen (Borgward Group) |
|---|---|
| Production | Lloyd 600 1955–1961; Lloyd Alexander 1957–1961 |
| Engine | 596 cc air-cooled parallel twin, four-stroke, chain-driven overhead camshaft |
| Power | 19 PS (14 kW) at 4,500 rpm; 25 PS in the Alexander TS |
| Top speed | 100 km/h (63 mph); 107 km/h in the Alexander TS |
| Acceleration | 0–100 km/h in 60 seconds; 56 seconds in the TS |
| Gearbox | three-speed in the 600, four-speed in the Alexander, all-synchromesh four-speed in the TS |
| Drive | front wheels |
| Suspension | transverse leaf springs at the front, swing axle at the rear; trailing arms and coil springs in the TS |
| Steering | rack and pinion, 2¼ turns, 10.45 m turning circle |
| Body styles | LP 600 saloon, LC 600 cabriolet, LS 600 estate, LK 600 panel van |
Based on one source: the English Wikipedia article on the Lloyd 600, which also covers the Lloyd Alexander and Alexander TS.
History of the Lloyd 600
The Lloyd 600 (1955–1961)
The 600 initially complemented the Lloyd 400 and replaced it after 1957. Its 596 cc air-cooled twin had parallel cylinders, a chain-driven overhead camshaft and a 6.6:1 compression ratio, producing 19 PS at 4,500 rpm. The quoted top speed was 100 km/h, reached from rest in 60 seconds. The 25-litre tank still sat ahead of the bulkhead under the front lid with the engine and the six-volt battery, and power went to the front wheels through the three-speed gearbox carried over from the Lloyd 400. Front suspension used two overlapping transverse leaf springs with telescopic shock absorbers, the rear a swing axle on longitudinal leaf springs; the brakes were hydraulic drums all round and the handbrake worked on the front wheels.
The Lloyd Alexander (1957–1961)
The Alexander was identical to the 600 in most respects but had a four-speed gearbox with a higher final drive. It was sold in parallel with the 600 from 1957 and was recognised from outside by an opening hatch into the rear luggage locker, where 600 drivers had to reach behind the back seat. With the Alexander the two-letter body prefixes were dropped, and no cabriolet version was listed.
The Alexander TS (1958–1961)
The TS of 1958 had a more curved “semi-elliptical” front grille, an all-synchromesh four-speed gearbox, a larger carburettor and a 7.2:1 compression ratio, which raised output to 25 PS. Top speed rose to 107 km/h and the 0–100 km/h time fell to 56 seconds. The TS also received a redesigned back axle on semi-trailing arms with progressively acting coil springs, which improved handling and anticipated the rear suspension of the Lloyd Arabella, and details such as a windscreen washer and asymmetrically dipping headlights.
Steel bodies and names
The Lloyd 400 had used an all-steel body from October 1954, with panels bolted to a steel frame and therefore easy to replace, and the 600 and Alexander carried that construction over on a tubular steel chassis. The windscreen was flat. The 600 was sold with the prefixes LP (saloon), LC (cabriolet), LS (estate) and LK (panel van); LP was said to stand for Lloyd-Personenwagen, though the public had long since attached the nickname “Leukoplastbomber” to the little Lloyds, coined for the LP 300 when its body was synthetic leather over timber.
Design and features
- Four-stroke twin: 596 cc with a chain-driven overhead camshaft, replacing the two-stroke of earlier Lloyds.
- Alexander four-speed: a higher final drive and an opening rear hatch distinguished it from the 600.
- Alexander TS: 25 PS, 107 km/h, all-synchromesh gearbox and a semi-trailing-arm rear axle.
- Bolted steel panels: carried over from the Lloyd 400, easier to replace than welded bodies.
Lloyd 600 versions
- Lloyd 600 (1955–1961): three-speed gearbox and no rear hatch.
- Lloyd Alexander (1957–1961): four-speed gearbox, higher final drive and an opening luggage hatch.
- Lloyd Alexander TS (1958–1961): 25 PS, revised grille, all-synchromesh gearbox and new rear axle.
- LP 600: the saloon, the most common body.
- LC 600, LS 600 and LK 600: cabriolet, estate and panel van.
The 600 replaced the two-stroke Lloyd 400, which had grown out of the Lloyd LP 300. Its successor, the four-cylinder Arabella, was the last Lloyd. More cars are in the Lloyd collection.
Sources
- Lloyd 600, English Wikipedia: engines, Alexander and TS, body and names
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