• 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 (purch...