14 February 2020
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Unveiled to us at the Nuremberg Toy Fair was Autopioneer’s 1/43 scale handbuilt resin and white metal 1938 Horch 830BL Tarbuk-bodied Woody
Completely manufactured in Western Europe, the model features 97 non-moving parts and is a limited editions of just 50 worldwide – there will be no colour variation continuation runs.
In 1938 the cost of a Horch was 10,000-14,000 Reichsmark (one Reichsmark is equivalent to 3.70€). For the same money you could buy a luxury home! The average wage at the time was 165 RM a month. These figures help to illustrate the value of the Horch 830BL Woody at the time.
The Horch 830 is a passenger car with an eight-cylinder V-engine and rear-wheel drive. The brand belonged to Auto Union, who launched it as a successor to the Type 430 in February 1933. This particular example was rebodied by F.M. Tarbuk & Co., an Austrian vehicle trader and body shop, founded in 1920 in Vienna by Fritz Tarbuk.
Today, the restored Horch 830BL Woody is displayed in the EFA Automobile Museum in Amerang, Germany.
Telephone +49 9645 918406 or email [email protected] for more information. Autopioneer’s extensive website can be found at www.autopioneer.de.