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Horch 853 (1935)
Horch 853 (1935)
850/851/853/855/951
Production period: 1935-1940
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , Pullman sedan , convertible , landaulet
Engines: Petrol engines :
5.0 liters
(74-88 kW)
Length: 5230-5640 mm
Width: 1810-1840 mm
Height: 1560-1770 mm
Wheelbase : 3300-3750 mm
Empty weight : 2400-2810 kg
Previous model Listen 8
Horch 853 (1937)
Horch 853 A Sport Cabriolet (1938)
Horch 853 A Sport Cabriolet (1939)
Horch 951 A Pullman Cabriolet with Glass Body (1937)
Former company car of the German ambassador to Argentina

The Horch 850 was a car of the luxury class with eight-cylinder - inline engine , which the for Auto Union owned German brand Horch in 1935 as the successor of the type 500 B ( Horch 8 brought out). In the Zwickau Horch factory, around 2200 vehicles of all variants were built until the war-related discontinuation of the 850 successor Horch 951 A in 1940.

Model history

The vehicles had a 5-liter eight-cylinder in- line engine with a vertical shaft drive for the overhead camshaft at the front, which developed 100 hp and powered the rear wheels via a four-speed gearbox with a gearshift lever in the middle of the vehicle . An additional " overdrive " gearbox was available on request , which was activated with an additional gear lever. The chassis with a 3.75 m wheelbase corresponded to a large extent to the previous model Horch 500 B, but the ladder frame with crossbar was no longer made of open U-profiles, but stiffer box profiles, which weighed 100 kg more. The wheel suspensions now consisted of two transverse leaf springs at the front, while the rigid axle with Underslung half- springs from the predecessor was used at the rear . All versions had drum brakes with hydraulic actuation ("oil pressure brake") and Bosch Dewandre suction air assistance ( servo brake ). The fuel tank in the rear had a capacity of 95 liters, which with an average consumption of 22 l / 100 km provided a range of over 400 km. The internal version called Horch 851 had, among other things, additional interior equipment with a retractable partition to the driver, double bumpers and larger tires.

In addition, until the end of 1936, the factory-internal Type 853, the two-door convertible Horch 850 Sport, with 25 cm less wheelbase (3.5 m) and a rear "double joint axle" ( De-Dion axle ) instead of the rigid axle, was part of the range. The Pullman - sedans and sports convertibles made even the Horch body while glasses in Dresden the four-door Pullman convertible cars built on the information provided from Zwickau chassis. Special bodies from other manufacturers were also available on request.

With a modified camshaft and the compression ratio increased from 5.8 to 6.1: 1 , the engine output rose to 120 hp in 1937. The special bodies were omitted. Also in 1937, the successor to the Type 851, the Horch 951 with a 9 cm longer body (5.64 m) was presented. The car with perforated disks or wire spoke wheels now also had the De-Dion (“double joint”) rear axle of the type 853. In the same year, the Horch 951 A followed with standard overdrive, which was now referred to as the Autobahn - “Ferngang”. The 951 A, which was built until 1940, was also available as a four-door convertible and a six-seater touring car .

The sports convertible now officially known as the Horch 853 also received the more powerful 120 hp engine in 1937. The model had 5 cm less wheelbase (3.45 m) than its predecessor, the 850 Sport. The successor Horch 853 A with standard motorway "long distance gear" came in the same year.

As a special version of the 853 A Roadster, the Horch 855 appeared in 1938 with a chassis shortened to 3.3 m. Due to the war, production of all sports convertibles and roadsters was stopped in 1939.

The Pullman models with long wheelbase (850/851, 951/951 A) were built around 1200 times, the sports convertibles (850 Sport, 853/853 A) around 1000 times. Horch produced three copies of the short special roadster Horch 855; according to other information seven.

An estimated 10 to 15 percent of all 853/853 A chassis received custom-made special bodies. In 1937 Erdmann & Rossi built a private car based on the Horch 853 for racing driver Bernd Rosemeyer , who called this two-seater coupé “Manuela”.

Technical data for types 850, 851, 951 and 951 A.

Type 850 851 951 951 A
Construction period 1935-1937 1937-1938 1937 1938-1940
Superstructures PL4, PC4, SA PL4, PC4 PL4, PC4 T6, PL4, PC4, Cb4
engine 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke
Valves top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC)
Bore × stroke 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm
Displacement 4944 cc 4944 cc 4944 cc 4944 cc
Horsepower) 100 120 120 120
Power kW) 74 88 88 88
consumption 22 l / 100 km 22 l / 100 km 23 l / 100 km 23 l / 100 km
Top speed 125 km / h 125 km / h 130 km / h 130 km / h
Empty weight 2650 kg 2650 kg 2810 kg 2810 kg
Perm. total weight 3150 kg 3150 kg 3260 kg 3260 kg
Electrics 12 volts 12 volts 12 volts 12 volts
length 5550 mm 5550 mm 5640 mm 5640 mm
width 1820 mm 1820 mm 1840 mm 1840 mm
height 1770 mm 1770 mm 1740 mm 1740 mm
wheelbase 3750 mm 3750 mm 3750 mm 3750 mm
Front / rear track 1470 mm / 1500 mm 1470 mm / 1500 mm 1510 mm / 1516 mm 1510 mm / 1516 mm
Turning circle 16.5 m 16.5 m 16.5 m 16.5 m

Technical data for types 850 Sport, 853, 853 A and 855

Horch 853 Coupé (Erdmann & Rossi body)
1937 Horch 853 Voll & Ruhrbeck Sport Cabriolet
Horch 855 special roadster
Type 850 sports 853 853 A 855
Construction period 1935-1936 1935-1939 1938-1939 1938-1939
Superstructures Cb2 Cb2 Cb2 R2
engine 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke 8 cyl. Row 4-stroke
Valves top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC) top steering (OHC)
Bore × stroke 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm 87 mm × 104 mm
Displacement 4944 cc 4944 cc 4944 cc 4944 cc
Horsepower) 100 120 * 120 120
Power kW) 74 88 88 88
consumption 22 l / 100 km 22 l / 100 km 22 l / 100 km 22 l / 100 km
Top speed 130 km / h 135 km / h 135 km / h 140 km / h
Empty weight 2600 kg 2600 kg 2600 kg 2400-2450 kg
Perm. total weight 2950 kg 2950 kg 2950 kg 2750-2800 kg
Electrics 12 volts 12 volts 12 volts 12 volts
length 5350 mm 5350 mm 5350 mm 5230-5350 mm
width 1830 mm 1830 mm 1830 mm 1810 mm
height 1580 mm 1580 mm 1580 mm 1560 mm
wheelbase 3450 mm 3450 mm 3450 mm 3300-3450 mm
Front / rear track 1510 mm / 1576 mm 1510 mm / 1516 mm 1510 mm / 1516 mm 1510 mm / 1516 mm
Turning circle 14.5 m 14.5 m 14.5 m 13.5-14.5 m

* 120 hp from 1937, previously 100 hp

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Commons : Horch 853  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Horch 855  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Horch 951  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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