LOT 187

1939 Horch 853A Sport Cabriolet Coachwork by Gläser Chassis no. 854316A

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Lot 187

Single ownership for 37 years
1939 Horch 853A Sport Cabriolet

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris|6 February 2025, 14:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

1939 Horch 853A Sport Cabriolet
Coachwork by Gläser
Chassis no. 854316A

• One of an estimated dozen survivors
• One of the great European motorcars of its era
• Wonderful coachwork by Gläser
• Purchased from Rodeo Coach in 1987
• German registration document

Horch's 853A was introduced at the end of 1937 as the latest evolution of the company's sophisticated eight-cylinder Grand Tourer. It featured a slightly shorter (3,450mm) wheelbase; a 120bhp engine; an all-synchromesh four-speed transmission with overdrive; and a different final drive ratio together with a number of cosmetic refinements. Only 342 examples of the sporting 853A were produced, the most desirable being the handsome and distinctive Sport Cabriolet by Gläser Karosserie of Dresden, a company noted for their elegantly proportioned and beautifully built cabriolet bodies on a wide variety of chassis. Approximately a dozen are known to survive.

First registered on 11th November 1939, this magnificent Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet was purchased by the current owner in 1987 from Rodeo Coach (purchase invoice on file ). One of the great European motorcars of its era, it comes with an original German Fahrzeugbrief; old German TüVs; an old US Title from Florida; and a Manuel d'atelier pour Horch 853.

Footnotes

Un unique propriétaire depuis 37 ans
1939 Horch 853A Cabriolet Sport
Carrossé par Gläser
Châssis n° 854316A

• L'une des supposées douze survivantes
• L'une des grandes automobiles européennes de son temps
• Merveilleuse carrosserie due à Gläser
• Achetée auprès de Rodeo Coach en 1987
• Document d'immatriculation allemand

La Horch 853A fut lancée à la fin de l'année 1937 ; c'était la plus récente évolution de la raffinée grande berline huit-cylindres de la marque. Elle était dotée d'un empattement légèrement raccourci (3 450 mm), d'un moteur de 120 ch, d'une boîte à quatre rapports tous synchronisés avec overdrive et d'un rapport de pont spécifique, en parallèle de nombreux raffinement esthétiques. Il n'y eut que 342 exemplaires de la sportive 853A produits, dont le plus séduisant était le Cabriolet Sport, élégant et sortant du lot, dû à la Karosserie Gläser de Dresde, une entreprise connue pour ses carrosseries de cabriolets élégamment proportionnés et magnifiquement construits, qui habillaient une grande diversité de châssis. On n'en connaît qu'environ une douzaine de survivantes.

Immatriculée pour la première fois le 11 novembre 1939, cette magnifique Horch 853 Cabriolet Sport fut achetée en 1987 par son actuel propriétaire auprès de Rodeo Coach (facture d'achat présente au dossier). C'est l'une des grandes automobiles européennes de son temps, qui est proposée ici avec son Fahrzeugbrief allemand d'origine, un ancien TüV allemand, un ancien titre de propriété américain de Floride et un Manuel d'atelier pour Horch 853.

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