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15/07/2023 12:27 pm
Founded in 1904 by August Horch, it establishe a line of high powered luxury vehicles from sports roadsters to long wheelbase Pullman limos even after being absorbed by the Auto Union Group in 1932. They continued right up to WWll when they switched to heavy duty military passenger cars. Their headquarters and factory in Zwickau wound up on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain and after producing some small sedans in the 50s, ultimately were ordered by their Soviet bosses to produce the lowly Trabant. After the fall of communism in Eastern Europe and the reunification of the two Germanys, Volkswagen bought the plant in 1991 which kind of put the marque back into the Audi fold. The Horch name was recently resurrected as a trim package for the Audi R8 as competition to the Maybach for the Chinese market.
This model of the 1935 Horch 851 Pullman is by Ricko and is one of their better offerings. The straight 8 powered limousine offers an extended rear cabin with jump seats and a detachable clam shell trunk.
15/07/2023 12:54 pm
Nice history & pics Rich. Always liked the heavy-duty look of these luxury brutes!
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15/07/2023 6:44 pm
Thanks Rich, another very interesting article with wonderful images. I own an Audi A6 and had the chance to drive a Trabant while visiting Prague so found your post especially interesting.
That Chinese Horsch looks impressive. I know that the Audi A8L is built in China for their market.
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15/07/2023 10:07 pm
Beautiful Horch 851 Pullman by Ricko ! It is a very impressive car and diecast model too, and the deep green fits is very well.
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17/07/2023 10:21 am
A lovely model and superb photographs, too. It looks almost full-scale.
I was once bidding for a Waldorf Models 951 Limousine on e-bay, USA. And as bidding tarts often do, waited until the last few seconds....... but fell asleep as it was the middle of the night in the UK! I've ever been so gutted and that weekend wrote to every dealer and outlet I could dig-up on the internet. By the Monday, I received an e-mail from Herr Otto Duve, who had been the original model creator and director of Waldorf Models. He explained that at 81 years he felt he would not need his personal copy of the model for much longer and would be happy to sell it to me.
We spoke a few times and he was an extremely engaging man. He explained that when August Horch and his initial partners parted ways, and Horch established a new marque under his own name, he became legally obliged to change it for copyright reasons. August's young son - who was studying latin - over heard a conversation on the matter and suggested Audi; the Latin imperative of the German Horch imperative: Listen! (from where we get hush!)
My 951 remains my most prized model and any mention of Horch makes me think of Herr Duve and his Audi story.
Topic starter
17/07/2023 1:30 pm
@charles-rockett I'm unfamiliar with Waldorf Models. What scale is it in and could you post some pics?
17/07/2023 3:03 pm
https://www.scalemates.com/brands/walldorf-miniaturen--5929
@charles-rockett I'm unfamiliar with Waldorf Models. What scale is it in and could you post some pics?
Walldorf Miniaturen were a German brand, producing 1/64 resins white metal, and 1/43 white metal kits - I'm not sure if the built models I have seen were built in-house or by enthusiasts - and understand from Otto Duve they were operating in the '70s and '80s but do not know when they stopped, (doubtless Karl could answer that). The models I've seen have been 1930s '40s and '50s German cars: Horch, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and I remember seeing a Citroen 2CV.
I've posted the first picture elsewhere, yesterday, but to clarify this reply here are a black/buttermilk Maybach SW42; a black Horch 951 Pullman Limousine and the same in a dusty yellow from the private collection of Otto Duve, himself; as well as an 853 Horch cabriolet. I also have an unbuilt post war Mercedes-Benz 170, and include a link to Scalemates who seem to have a number of kits listed and a couple of images of typical packaging. That's all I know.
< https://www.scalemates.com/brands/walldorf-miniaturen--5929 /p>
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Topic starter
17/07/2023 8:34 pm
@charles-rockett Thanks, Charles. They look great and well built.
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