1933 Horch 750 Offener Tourenwagen

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Engine: 4.5L engine, cylinder configuration not specified

The 1933 Horch 750 Offener Tourenwagen, chassis 75450, is believed to be the sole surviving example of its body style among the 173 built of the 4.5-litre type. Built for senior Wehrmacht officers, it endured World War Two and afterwards served Czech fire departments before entering a private collection around 1965. Following a painstaking multi-decade restoration completed in 2017, it represents an exceptionally rare artefact of pre-war German automotive engineering.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €320,000 (≈ $352K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1933 → 1945Factory delivery
German military (Wehrmacht)
partial documentation
Vehicle served as a high-ranking officer transport during wartime operations, surviving the conflict intact.
1945 →Acquisition unknown
Senice fire department
partial documentation
Assigned by local Czech authorities to municipal fire service in Senice following the German surrender; later transferred to the fire department in Litovel.
1965 → 1993Private sale
Mr. Východský
partial documentation
Acquired the car from the fire service for CZK 3,000, reportedly leaving CZK 1,500 unpaid; stored it under a tarpaulin in his garden in Luhačovice as part of a barn-find collection. Sold under financial duress after extended negotiations.
1993 →Private sale
Current owner
partial documentation
Acquired after more than two-and-a-half years of negotiations; commissioned a full restoration completed in 2017, with engine work carried out by specialist Reifen Wagner in Landshut, Germany.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Litovel fire department
partial documentation
Received the vehicle from the Senice fire brigade; retained it until sale to a private buyer around 1965.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2017Restoration
Reifen Wagner (engine); other unnamed workshops
Full multi-decade restoration covering chassis, suspension, drivetrain, coachwork timber and metal, interior trim, hood, window surrounds, and complete rewiring to factory specification. Engine work carried out by specialist Reifen Wagner; bodywork focused on preserving as much original material as possible.
Work began after the 1993 acquisition and took approximately 20 years to complete.

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