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August 18, 2009
Most beautiful make you've never heard of: Horch
What? You've never heard of a Horch? Well, the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance top prize went to this 1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet. According to Autoblog:
August Horch had worked with Karl Benz back in the infancy of the automobile before leaving to form his own company, August Horch & Cie in 1899. Ten years later he bolted from his namesake firm to start up Audi. That didn't stop Horch, the company, from continuing to produce incredible motor vehicles.
In 1935 they introduced the 850, which featured a 5-liter straight-eight engine. The short wheelbase version was dubbed the 853 and it was a very popular car in its day because of its luxury appointments and competitive pricing. The winning 853 has coachwork by the Berlin coachbuilder, Voll & Ruhrbeck.
If you take a close look at the grill below, you'll spot the distinctive interlocking rings of the Auto Union -- Audi -- logo. From the sensuous lines of fenders that seem to go on for miles and miles, to the excessive-but-gorgeous chrome headlamp and signal marker housings that slide along those fenders, this is one seriously stunning car.
Posted by Mike Lief at August 18, 2009 07:06 AM
Comments
Give me a Cadillac Cimarron anytime.
Posted by: The Little Coach at August 18, 2009 07:27 AM
"Horch" = "Hear" (German)
"Audi" = "Hear" (Latin)
Posted by: Rahm at August 18, 2009 07:46 PM