1934 Horch 780 Cabriolet [8]

1934 Horch 780 Cabriolet [8] in The Longest Day, Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
robgeelen ◊ 2007-02-02 01:14	This is a Horch 780 Cabriolet 1934
dsl ◊ 2021-12-15 21:34	This actual example may be a 1937 Horch Type 853 borrowed for filming from the Mahy family collection in Ghent, Belgium - "this 1937 Horch Type 853 was sold to an Austrian heart-throb, then requisitioned by the Germans when he fell out of Nazi favour. It was discovered in a Belgian barn, with Ghislain Mahy saving it from the scrapheap. He and the Horch starred as Rommel’s chauffeur/staff car in The Longest Day before it returned to storage, where it remains today." from here and go to page 18/26 in the slideshow.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2021-12-15 22:00	Animatronixx will be interested in page 14.
Animatronixx ◊ 2021-12-15 22:18	Absolutely, @Gag Halfrunt! I knew of a similar 1954 one by Carrosserie Versteegen from NL, but this one, obviously built by that one Belgian coachbuilder I still don't know by name. Much appreciated!