page_title: Borgward B 611
hierarchical_section_title: Borgward B 611
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context_page_description: The Borgward B 611 is a light commercial vehicle built by Borgward at their Bremen factory between 1957 and 1961. The nominal load capacity at launch was 1.5 tons. The vehicle was offered as a light van, a minibus or as a platform truck, though various other body variants were available either directly from the manufacturer or from appropriately specialist vehicle body manufacturers.
  The van was launched in 1957 with the name Borgward B 1500 F. The "F" suffix stood for "Frontlenker-Transporter", and referred a design feature that was a first for Borgward, whereby the driver was positioned right at the front of the vehicle rather than behind a bonnet/hood with an engine underneath it. The engine was installed in a large pod between the driver and his passenger. Where three seats were used in the driver's area the central passenger sat on top of the engine pod. According to most sources it was only in 1959 that the vehicle received the name by which it is more commonly remembered today, Borgward B 611.
context_section_description: The Borgward B 611 is a light commercial vehicle built by Borgward at their Bremen factory  between 1957 and 1961.  The nominal load capacity at launch was 1.5 (metric) tons.  The vehicle was offered as a light van, a minibus (with seats in the back and more windows) or as a platform truck (Pritschenwagen), though various other body variants were available either directly from the manufacturer or from appropriately specialist vehicle body manufacturers.
  The van was launched in 1957 with the name Borgward B 1500 F.   The "F" suffix stood for "Frontlenker-Transporter", and referred a design feature that was a first for Borgward, whereby the driver was positioned right at the front of the vehicle rather than behind a bonnet/hood with an engine underneath it.   The engine was installed in a large pod between the driver and his passenger.   Where three seats were used in the driver's area the central passenger sat on top of the engine pod.   According to most sources it was only in 1959 that the vehicle received the name by which it is more commonly remembered today, Borgward B 611.
caption: Borgward B 611 "Omnibus"
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