Germans nicknamed the Lloyd 300 the 'Leukoplastbomber' — after the surgical tape brand people joked you could actually use to patch its flimsy synthetic-leather body.
Lead trim: 300 293 cc two-stroke twin (10 PS)
Lloyd 300LP300 · 1950–1952
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FactGermans nicknamed the Lloyd 300 the 'Leukoplastbomber' — after the surgical tape brand people joked you could actually use to patch its flimsy synthetic-leather body.
The Lloyd 300, built by the Borgward Group's Lloyd Motoren Werke in Bremen from 1950 to 1952 (18,087 made), came as the LP300 saloon (May 1950), the LC300 coupé and LS300 estate (early 1951) and an LK panel van, all on a tubular-steel chassis with a timber-and-plywood body frame skinned in synthetic leather rather than steel (to save on scarce postwar steel and press tooling), earning it the nickname 'Leukoplastbomber'. Rear-hinged doors had horizontally sliding windows and no boot hatch (the boot was reached from behind the back seat); the engine, transmission and INKA-developed two-stroke package showed clear DKW F8 influence (INKA's engineers had worked for Auto Union). Front-wheel drive via a transversely mounted, air-cooled 293 cc two-stroke parallel-twin with a Solex 30 BFRH carburettor (25:1 petrol-oil mix) and a three-speed unsynchronised manual, making 10 PS at 4,000 rpm for a 75 km/h (47 mph) top speed (below the registry's 50 mph floor, so not entered in specs); rack-and-pinion steering, leaf-sprung front suspension and a leaf-sprung rear swing axle, cable-operated four-wheel handbrake, and optional shock absorbers from January 1952. Launched at DM 3,334 against the Volkswagen Beetle's DM 4,600, though the Lloyd was a class smaller. Replaced in early 1953 by the similar Lloyd 400.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 293 cc two-stroke twin (10 PS) | 1950–1952 | 0.3 L Inline-2 | 10 hp | — | — | FWD | — | — |
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