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£25,872 (Est: £24,000 - £26,000)
1959 Borgward Isabella Coupe 2+2
United Kingdom • 5 Aug 2026 • Lot 43
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AI Listing Summary
This 1959 Borgward Isabella Coupe has been comprehensively restored over five years with a full engine rebuild and refreshed interior, presenting beautifully. It's a rare and elegant example of 1950s automotive design, showing 13,975 miles and ready for immediate enjoyment after arriving from Spain.

Condition
9
The car has undergone a comprehensive restoration over the last five years, including a full engine rebuild and interior retrimming. It presents beautifully with bright red paint and a cream roof, and the interior has been expertly re-veneered. While it is described as 'beautifully restored' and 'exceptionally smart', the vendor notes that the only remaining task is fitting a boot carpet, preventing a 'Pristine' rating.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
365347
Odometer:
13,975 miles
Reg Number:
231XVR
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Description Comprehensive restoration carried out over the last five years; full engine rebuild, while a stainless-steel exhaust system; Showing 13,975 miles on the odometer; rare, elegant and beautifully restored, this Isabella Coupe represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a significant piece of 1950s automotive design history; LHD Few European cars of the 1950s possess quite the style and elegance of the Borgward Isabella Coupe.
Beautifully proportioned and highly advanced for its day, the Isabella helped establish Borgward as one of Germany's most ambitious manufacturers, while the rare Coupe variant with a shortened roof line is widely regarded as one of the finest automotive designs of the period.
Manufactured in 1959 and first registered in the UK in July 2021 by the current vendor, this striking two-door Coupe has benefitted from a comprehensive restoration carried out over the last five years.
The vendor has supplied a fascinating photographic record of the work undert...
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£1,600
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,847
Median Price (Since 2020)
£26,400
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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