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− | '''Champion 500G. 1953–4 (prod. 25). 3-door estate. R/R, 452 cm³ (I2 2-str.).''' Four-seat estate version of [[Champion 400]] with steel–timber body, developed under Danish businessman Henning Thorndal. Wheelbase at 196 cm. Heinkel engine developing 18 PS, later used for the [[Maico 500]]. Production ceased at Ludwigshafen am Rhein when the company went into trouble, and the assets were sold to [[Maico]], who built another 21 examples of the car under its own brand. | + | '''Champion 500G. 1953–4 (prod. 25). 3-door estate. R/R, 452 cm³ (I2 2-str.).''' Four-seat estate version of [[Champion 400]] with steel–timber body, developed under Danish businessman Henning Thorndal. Wheelbase at 196 cm. Heinkel engine developing 18 PS, later used for the [[Maico 500]]. Production ceased at Ludwigshafen am Rhein when the company went into trouble, and the assets were sold to [[Maico]]. |
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 7 April 2020
Champion 500G. 1953–4 (prod. 25). 3-door estate. R/R, 452 cm³ (I2 2-str.). Four-seat estate version of Champion 400 with steel–timber body, developed under Danish businessman Henning Thorndal. Wheelbase at 196 cm. Heinkel engine developing 18 PS, later used for the Maico 500. Production ceased at Ludwigshafen am Rhein when the company went into trouble, and the assets were sold to Maico.
Manufacturing location: Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Marque: Champion | Successor: Maico 500G