Horch 830 BL (1939)

Year of construction 1939, V-8 cylinder engine, 3796 cm³ 92 hpThis Horch has a 4-speed transmission with a long-distance motorway gear. ZF AK4S20 with Fe.Vehicle has been privately restored. Is absolutely ready to drive.

This rare and original German thoroughbred is the last Horch sold new in Sweden, being registered there on 13th May 1939, a mere four months before the start of WW2. Its original purchaser was Major Reinhold Schmidt, who later on would become father-in-law to film star Ingrid Bergman when she married his son, film producer Lars Schmidt, in 1958. It is said that Lars and Ingrid used his father’s Horch during the early days of their relationship.

Unusually, and despite the Horch’s age, only two owners have driven it to any extent: Major Schmidt (and his family) and Lars-Erik Larsson. Over the course of the last 20-or-so years the car has been driven on special occasions only, the last such being in May 2018. A rare survivor with a remarkable history, this outstanding Horch 830 BL Convertible is worthy of the closest inspection.