1938 Horch- We go for a ride! Morton Arboretum location

[TheProgrammer]

Wait a sec, what? Eight forward speed? Did I hear it right? Impressive!

[536767676533766]

Only Germans can build cars

[DanielVonRommel]

A car built by prideful men, for prideful men. Modern cars disgust me in comparison.

[briggs5sboy]

Double clutching!! woo hoo!!

[justy2714]

lol @ "looft wawf" looft-VAWFA lol

[bakhirun]

Thanks Chuck for a great ride! It was a magical era, in spite of its dark associations. The Horch truloy exemplified the stern pride and engineering excellence of an era. Best wishes from Jakarta.

[RideswithChuck]

@bakhirun Hello Jakarta! Thanks for your kind comment.

[boo66]

He's pronouncing the name wrong (how very American!) it's a hard sound at the end. Horch rhymes with stork!

[Jeansschwimmer]

@boo66 "ch" is pronounced the way Scottish people say "Loch" just a slightly rustling sound that you produce by contracting your throat.

[MBJaguar1007]

Horch don´t mean "to hear or listen" in German, it´s just a name

[Jeansschwimmer]

@MBJaguar1007 Yes and no. August Horch set up his automobile works in the early 1900s, giving the company his family name. Some years later he quarreled with his companions and left. As he was not allowed to withdraw his name from his then ex-company he was in search for a new name for the new firm he was to establish. It was a friend's son who inspired him, when that boy was learning his Latin vocabs. "Audi" means "hark", or "listen" in its imperative form, the German is "horch" .

[Jeansschwimmer]

@Jeansschwimmer During the big depression in the 1930s the government of Saxony was willing to back its car industry, but they should combine and work together. That was the beginning of the "Auto-Union". The cars produced showed two logos then: The four interlocked rings plus their old badge. Wanderer had a big W, Horch had its H, Audi had the word Audi and DKW had the three letters DKW.

DKW continued building two-stroke motorbikes and cars in the West in the 50s and 60s.

[Jeansschwimmer]

@Jeansschwimmer When Volkswagen bought DKW in the 60s they wanted to get away from the poor image the modest DKW two-stroke cars had. Even the last DKW had been four-stroke. As DKW was the only surviving company of Auto-Union , Volkswagen had the right to call the firm Audi from then on.

[Jeansschwimmer]

August Horch had impossibly forseen that his first company and his new one, Audi, were ever to be united.

[eskatee]

@Jeansschwimmer Horch (German) = listen = Audi (Latin). The company which bought the Auto-Union factory was not allowed to use the old name

[DaBoogie049]

So he got it when the germans fled and left it there? If your family still has it, then keep it! This car is a real Hot Rod

[smeedlysmeed]

That restoration seems so heavy handed.... Way to flush the car's story and historical significance down the drain. What a waste.

[boo66]

@smeedlysmeed Agreed 100%.  What a shame. That original paint and patina can never be retrieved.

[BeetleBerlin]

Supposedly one is in Grayslake, Il.

[moyadapne]

8 forward speeds. Is that a two speed diff, and four forward gears? Fabulous motorcar. I read s/where that Horch's son came up with the 'Audi' idea. It out Mercedes a Mercedes!

[DaBoogie049]

i mean most of our cars built over here are well engineered and crafted but they lack excitement, but this one has a beasty sound and really goes fast with the 8 speed tranny

[DaBoogie049]

@ 6:15 wow amazing sound... didn´t expect that from a german car

[RideswithChuck]

@DaBoogie049 Why not!?

[coolakiIlen007]

@DaBoogie049 what do you mean?? german cars were the best at these times! classy unlike americans..

[duesenberg1932]

@coolakiIlen007 American cars of that era had just as much class as the europeans. The Duesenberg Comes to mind...

[coolakiIlen007]

@duesenberg1932 well, i guess there wasnt much difference in this time, but in later years, time practically stood still with the developement in america since they continued making awful unnecessary big cars with those big thirsty engines. the germans has always been in front of everybody else..

[Therifles100]

@DaBoogie049 My uncle owned this car in england in the 70s,he was in the volksturm on D-day as an accountant in one of the beach bunkers.

[laziolle]

I would not change an original colour.

and I would give a lot just to drive it.

[hudsoninbury]

Love the car and the setting you drove it in - now pay attention to which gear you are in !!

[machinaga1968]

Ｖery good ｗork with all parts！！！

[georgiahoosier]

What a beautiful machine! Thanks for posting the video Chuck!

I'd love to see a test run in that big 47-48 Chrysler they have there too, couldn't see the sides, is it a Town and Country?

[RideswithChuck]

I might have a T&C up one day. It's another car though.

[HeyRadialMoon]

Wow! Those folks have a hell of a nice garage! You could probably do a month's worth of shows just showing their cars. The part about the history of the Horch brand was very interesting. Thanks! :)

[ziggassedup]

nice one chuck.