The product of one of Germany’s ‘bigger automakers’ back in the fifties, the Lloyd is a classic mini car that packs a full-sized punch when it comes to innovation, quality, and design.
The Unique Lloyd Wagen
By: Laure Justice

1955 Lloyd image by Lothar Spurzem (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
A Brief History of the Lloyd Automobile
The images shown are of a 1955 Lloyd, but the Norddentsche Automobilund Moteren A-G company began producing the Lloyd motor wagen in 1906.
Later, after company mergers, Lloyd Moteren Werke GMBA began sending the first post-war Lloyd wagens off the line.
The Lloyd Engine

By Lothar Spurzem (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
The lean physical size of the four-stroke parallel twin engine, which was cooled by radial fan, put out 24 horsepower and takes up less than a fourth of the Lloyd wagen’s length, leaving legroom for the car’s occupants.
The Lloyd Interior

By Lothar Spurzem (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
The upholstery follows through on the classic, minimalist style with two simply-styled bucket seats in front and a bench seat in the back – though in ’59, the Lloyd-Hartnett 600 TS model featured pleated door pockets for an added touch of utility and style.
One early driver of the Lloyd compared its handling to riding a motorcycle, saying it was able to thread in and out of traffic with ease.

By Alden Jewell (Flickr: 1913 Lloyd Tourer) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons