In contemporary advertisements, the Goliath tricycle was often compared with the competitor "Tempo".
Unlike the Tempo, the Goliath had rear-wheel drive, which was emphasised: "The reliable rear-wheel drive masters every incline even on snowy and slippery roads", "Goliath with rear-wheel drive, the economical 3/4 ton freight truck with the driving characteristics of a four-wheel car".
To prove the quality of the tricycle chassis, Goliath built a world record vehicle with chassis parts from the GD750, a passenger car engine from the Goliath GP700, and an aluminum streamline body.
In August 1951, this world record vehicle reached an average speed of 155 km/h for a time period of over two hours on the Monthléry race track.
In total, it broke 38 world records.
Goliath's success caused many newspaper articles and thus free advertising.
In attempts to break even more records, Goliath factory driver Hugo Steiner died in an accident on the Hockenheimring, which caused Goliath to stop breaking world records with freight vehicles.
In contemporary advertisements, the Goliath tricycle was often compared with the competitor "Tempo". Unlike the Tempo, the Goliath had rear-wheel drive, which was emphasised: "The reliable rear-wheel drive masters every incline even on snowy and slippery roads", "Goliath with rear-wheel drive, the economical 3/4 ton freight truck with the driving characteristics of a four-wheel car". To prove the quality of the tricycle chassis, Goliath built a world record vehicle with chassis parts from the GD750, a passenger car engine from the Goliath GP700, and an aluminum streamline body. In August 1951, this world record vehicle reached an average speed of 155 km/h for a time period of over two hours on the Monthléry race track. In total, it broke 38 world records. Goliath's success caused many newspaper articles and thus free advertising. In attempts to break even more records, Goliath factory driver Hugo Steiner died in an accident on the Hockenheimring, which caused Goliath to stop breaking world records with freight vehicles.
Goliath GD750