HORCH 853 A Cabriolet - 1937 Serial number: 853 293 Engine: #850 653 longitudinal 8-cylinder in-line at the front Bore x stroke: 87 x 104 mm Capacity: 4 944 cc Timing gear: 1 overhead camshaft with vertical drive and bevel gears Intake: 1 twin-choke downdraught Solex 35 JFF carburettor Compression ratio: 6,1 : 1 Maximum power: 120 bhp @ 3 600 tr/min Transmission: 4-speed + R manual gearbox Chassis frame: big size boxed-in steel side members and cross-members Body: 4-seat drophead coupé Front suspension: independent Rear suspension: De Dion axle, semi-elliptic leaf springs, Houdaille hydraulic lever shocks Wheelbase: 3 450 mm Front track: 1 510 mm Rear track: 1 516 mm Brakes: four drums Wheels: 17" wire wheels Tyres: 7.00 x 17 Dry weight: 2 300 kg Performance: 130 kph (80mph) top speed 853 and 853 A annual productions: 1935: 155 / 1936: 272 / 1937: 254 /1938: 235 1939: 105 / 1940: 2 Total: 1 023 cars The 850 model was produced by the Horch factory since 1934 followed the year after by the models 851 and 853. The latter, a two door four-seat cabriolet is one of the most beautiful cars ever made in Germany. Its superb 8-cylinder in-line SOHC engine had a capacity of 4 946 cc and developed 120 bhp in 1937. The 850 series was clothed in various styles ranging from the 7-seat limousine to the 2-seat roadster built by Gläser and other Berliner coachbuilders. Car production ceased at Horch at the outbreak of WW II during which the firm produced a 4WD troop-carrier propelled by the famous 8-cylinder engine. The Horch 853 #853 293 offered here was sold as new in Copenhagen by Bohnstedt and Petersen. Its original condition and the state of its factory body are spectacular. It shows only 75 000 km (47 000 miles) on the clock. It is finished in black with red leatherwork, black piping and grey soft top. The 17" tyres are of the whitewall type. European title € 120/150 000