
Borgward Isabella Coupe Blue Revell 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Borgward
- Manufacturer
- Revell
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 08859-P1
- Year
- 1958
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Coupe
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Borgward Isabella Coupe Blue Revell 1:18
TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast Borgward Isabella Coupe in blue reproduces the 1958 German classic from a Bremen manufacturer that went bankrupt by 1961. A discovery-focused subject for collectors who value overlooked marques as much as familiar names.
Borgward built genuinely well-engineered cars right up until the company collapsed, and the Isabella is the model most collectors point to when explaining why the brand is still remembered at all.
A Manufacturer Best Known for Model Kits, Working in Diecast
Revell is more widely recognized for plastic model kits than assembled diecast, and this Isabella carries that heritage into a finished 1:18 piece with clean, well-proportioned bodywork. The coupe's rounded roofline and chrome window surrounds cast with tidy panel definition, and the blue finish sits evenly across the body's curved surfaces. This is a mainstream diecast execution rather than a premium hand-built piece, and it succeeds at representing a genuinely underrepresented subject that few other manufacturers bother to reproduce at all.
Borgward's Brief but Respected History
Based in Bremen, Borgward built a reputation for solid German engineering through the 1950s before financial trouble forced the company into bankruptcy in 1961, and the Isabella, its most successful model, remains the car most associated with that unfulfilled promise. Among German collectors especially, Borgward carries a cult following precisely because the marque disappeared before it could realize its full potential. For a collection built around uncommon or discontinued European manufacturers, this Isabella is a genuinely worthwhile find.








