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GH Meet at Audi of Mississauga - Oct 8th 7:00pm
10-03-2010 | 10:02 PM
#63
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Audi Forum - Posts like an HORCH
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Posts: 2,719
From: Burlington, Ontario
Re: GH Meet at Audi of Mississauga - Oct 8th 7:00pm
[QUOTE=afretes;145821]I actually saw this car in the Audi Museum. Here is a bit of history about it;
The story of the last Horch began in 1953, when the man at the helm of Auto Union needed a suitably representative vehicle. This is how the DKW experimental department came to develop this chauffeur-driven limousine based on a 1938 Horch 830 BL. The vehicle was presented to Dr. Bruhn that June.
A US soldier stationed in Germany subsequently bought the one-off specimen and took it home with him to the States. Eventually the gearbox packed in and he parted company with the car. Al Wilson, a car enthusiast from San Angelo, Texas, saved the Horch from the crushers. Although he knew nothing about the Horch brand, he sensed that the vehicle was something special. So this former manager of a shoe factory paid 500 dollars for it and took it away.
The research now started. He contacted Ingolstadt, the Deutsches Museum in Munich and the Dresden-based expert Dr. Kirchberg – but nobody knew anything about the car. Al Wilson nevertheless kept it and just parked it on his property in Texas along with other finds. The Texan's sons resumed the research process and finally Ralf Hornung, who is responsible for buying and restoring vehicles at Audi Tradition, recognised the car: "The photos clearly showed Bruhn's car, the whereabouts of which had been a mystery for decades." Hornung flew straight to Texas. Al Wilson agreed to sell it: "The Horch should go home." Bruhn's Horch has now arrived in Ingolstadt by container and the restoration work will soon begin. But first, Audi Tradition will be putting this unique specimen on display exactly as it reached the Audi museum mobile.
1953 Horch 830 BL Pullmann-Limousine
Motor: V8
Power: 93 hp at 3,400 RPM
Displacement: 3,823 cc
Maximum Speed: 125 kph
Fuel consumption: 19 litres/100 km
Units produced: 1
Alex that is amazing. I just happen upon the picture and I am assuming the picture I posted was the vehicle sitting in the Texas field. Wow, I am amazed how the story comes together. Thanks for the info.
The story of the last Horch began in 1953, when the man at the helm of Auto Union needed a suitably representative vehicle. This is how the DKW experimental department came to develop this chauffeur-driven limousine based on a 1938 Horch 830 BL. The vehicle was presented to Dr. Bruhn that June.
A US soldier stationed in Germany subsequently bought the one-off specimen and took it home with him to the States. Eventually the gearbox packed in and he parted company with the car. Al Wilson, a car enthusiast from San Angelo, Texas, saved the Horch from the crushers. Although he knew nothing about the Horch brand, he sensed that the vehicle was something special. So this former manager of a shoe factory paid 500 dollars for it and took it away.
The research now started. He contacted Ingolstadt, the Deutsches Museum in Munich and the Dresden-based expert Dr. Kirchberg – but nobody knew anything about the car. Al Wilson nevertheless kept it and just parked it on his property in Texas along with other finds. The Texan's sons resumed the research process and finally Ralf Hornung, who is responsible for buying and restoring vehicles at Audi Tradition, recognised the car: "The photos clearly showed Bruhn's car, the whereabouts of which had been a mystery for decades." Hornung flew straight to Texas. Al Wilson agreed to sell it: "The Horch should go home." Bruhn's Horch has now arrived in Ingolstadt by container and the restoration work will soon begin. But first, Audi Tradition will be putting this unique specimen on display exactly as it reached the Audi museum mobile.
1953 Horch 830 BL Pullmann-Limousine
Motor: V8
Power: 93 hp at 3,400 RPM
Displacement: 3,823 cc
Maximum Speed: 125 kph
Fuel consumption: 19 litres/100 km
Units produced: 1
Alex that is amazing. I just happen upon the picture and I am assuming the picture I posted was the vehicle sitting in the Texas field. Wow, I am amazed how the story comes together. Thanks for the info.
10-03-2010 | 10:46 PM
#65
Audi Forum - Posts like an A3
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From: Ontario, Canada
10-04-2010 | 08:45 PM
#66
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Audi Forum - Posts like an HORCH
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,719
From: Burlington, Ontario
10-05-2010 | 08:51 AM
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Posts: 1,403
From: Southern Ontario
10-05-2010 | 05:40 PM
#69
Audi Forum - Posts like an A1
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 18
From: Markham
Re: GH Meet at Audi of Mississauga - Oct 8th 7:00pm
Posted this on audizine and quattroworld... anybody wanting to meet up for dinner just down the road then head up the AOM afterwards? There are a bunch of restaurants down the road at Mavis/Britannia.
10-06-2010 | 06:54 AM
#70
Audi Forum - Posts like an S4
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 278
From: Grimsby, Ontario
Re: GH Meet at Audi of Mississauga - Oct 8th 7:00pm
Won't be able to make it guys taking a client to the Cats game. Have a good time, should be a good night. One of these days I'll get my TPMS activated on my S4.
