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£2,594,425
1939 Horch 855 Special Roadster by Gläser
United States • 26 Oct 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is the only surviving production Horch 855, a highly desirable classic car known for its luxury and performance. It has a rich history, including ownership by notable collectors and appearances in films, and has been recently restored.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in excellent 'factory-restored' condition. It has been seldom used in recent years and would benefit from mechanical sorting, but overall it is well-maintained. The listing highlights its history and provenance, suggesting a high level of care and preservation.
/ 10
Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
855007
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
R-7027
RHD/LHD:
LHD
The only surviving production Horch 855; indisputably the ultimate Horch automobile Formerly owned by Purcell M.
Ingram and the Brucker Movieworld Collection The subject of a feature article in the September 1954 issue of Road & Track Appeared with Rock Hudson in The World Is Ours and in well-known publicity photographs Part of the Klein Collection since 1980; exhibited in Germany since 1992 A Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Full Classic One of the most desirable cars of its era; a future major concours star in the waiting THE ULTIMATE HORCH When one thinks today of German luxury automobiles, the mind is immediately drawn to two marques, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
During the Classic Era the competition was much the same, but at the time Audi was still a relatively junior marque of what was then known as Auto Union, a sort of German General Motors that combined four marques—hence the logo of entwined rings that Audi, sole survivor, still uses today.
At the time, the Mercedes-Benz com...
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