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 Audi Tradition Celebrates 100 Years of Car Manufacturing in Saxony - WorldCarFans.com
He founded the Horch and Audi brands, from which the international company that is today AUDI AG has developed.
The 24th Horch Club convention from May 13 to 16, 2004 in Zwickau is likely to be the largest of its kind.
Says Professor Dr. Peter Kirchberg, President of the Horch Club and Audi Tradition’s historian: “The main purpose of this convention is to remind people of the majestic beauty of Horch automobiles and to pay a worthy tribute to August Horch, whose name they carry.
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 Horch
Most Horch cars belonged to the luxury class and often had exclusive bodywork by Gläser, Neuss, Armbruster and other leading coachbuilders: 1933 saw the introduction of new' sv V8 models of 3004cc, 3227cc, 3517cc and 3823cc.
Horch built high-class, beautiful cars until the war, but in 1945 the original Auto-Union became defunct: the name Horch is still waiting for a rebirth in Germany.
To be correct, in 1946 there was the rebirth of a Horch in East Germany, at Zwickau, but as the name Horch belongs to the West German Auto Union, the East Germans had to drop it and call the new car "Sachsenring" instead.
www.vea.qc.ca /vea/marques1/horch.htm   (449 words)

  
 Promotex Online - A Century of Tradition
August Horch (pronounced with the hard German "ch") was born on October 12, 1868 in Winningen, a small town on the Mosel River in southwest Germany.
Horch's migration to eastern Germany is not surprising.
Horch AG was absorbed into the new company and the bank arranged for the new company to acquire Wanderer's automobile business.
www.promotex.ca /articles/cawthon/2004/2004-09-01_article.html   (2082 words)

  
 History of the Four Rings--Part 1--Audi Auto Union
The marques which were originally all based in Saxony — Audi and Horch in Zwickau, Wanderer in Chemnitz-Siegmar and DKW in Zschopau — made a significant contribution to the progress of the automotive industry in Germany.
August Horch moved to Berlin in the 1920s and was appointed a member of the supervisory board of Auto Union AG in 1932, continuing to be involved in the company's technical development work mainly in his capacity as expert.
Horch was the clear market leader in the entire deluxe class and it sold one-third more cars than its competitors; for instance, Horch sold 773 cars in Germany in 1932 and was able to export around 300.
www.seriouswheels.com /art-four-rings-1.htm   (1733 words)

  
 AUDI Saudi Arabia > Company
In 1909 August Horch got into a dispute with the supervisory board of A. Horch and Cie.
The first Horch car took to the road in 1901: it had a horizontal engine which developed about 4-5 hp.
Following the establishment of the company in Cologne in 1899 and its relocation to Reichenbach in Saxony in 1902, the success of Horch cars made it clear that the factory had to be expanded.
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 Cartype : Audi logo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Founded by the creator of Horch cars, August Horch, at Zwickau in East Germany, Audi became part of the Auto-Union in 1932, was nationalized in 1945, and became defunct until 1965, when the name "Audi" was resumed at the "new" Auto-Union works at Ingolstadt in Western Germany.
The company established by August Horch in Zwickau on July 16, 1909 could not again take its founder's name for reasons of fair trade.
Horch found a new name for the company by translating his name, which means "hark!", "listen!", into Latin.
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 The August Horch Museum Moves to a Worthy Venue
The story of the August Horch Museum began in 1988 during the GDR era, when a small exhibition was set up in a former dining hall in the Sachsenring factory - in part of the plant that used to house the Audi factory.
In addition, there is the last surviving 1916 Horch 25-42 hp truck and the chassis of a 1927 Audi Type M. Another very unusual exhibit is one of the oldest Horch engines - the first 14-17 hp four cylinder engine from 1904.
The oldest vehicle in the exhibition is a Horch 12-28 Phaeton dating from 1911.
www.audiworld.com /news/04/082504/content.shtml   (766 words)

  
 e_Stadt Zwickau Tourismus
Situated on the river Mulde, this city is internationally known as the birthplace of the composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and the artist of the Brücke movement Max Pechstein (1881-1955).
Zwickau is particularly committed to the legacy of its great sons.
Motor vehicles of the makes Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer from the period of promoterism, but also a great number of Trabant models and its production facilities are collected here.
www.zwickau.de /sprachen/english/e_tourismus/e_index.htm   (879 words)

  
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In 1909, August Horch was forced to leave his own company, and the next year he founded another company in Zwickau.
“Horch” means “hear” or “listen” in German, and the son of one of Horch’s employees suggested using its Latin translation for the new company's name: Audi.
On the scenic route from Zwickau to Dresden, none of the participants will be able to escape the sheer beauty of Saxony, whose unique history and culture has never failed to impress its visitors.
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 Classic Car Weekly • News • Horch Club celebrates centenary
A unique and spectacular array of Horch cars will be on display from May 13-16 this year at the Horch Club's 24th annual meeting at Zwickau in the German state of Saxony.
August Horch founded the company that bore his name in 1900, but in 1904 he moved the works from a factory in Cologne to one in Zwickau — hence the special connection between the 100th anniversary of car production in Saxony and Horch.
Along with Audi, DKW and Wanderer, Horch became a part of Auto Union in 1932, a name now under the ownership of Audi AG, the company whose heritage wing — Audi Tradition — will be supporting the event by displaying eight cars from its own collection.
www.classic-car-weekly.co.uk /cgi-bin/news.cgi?article=070902   (280 words)

  
 Audi
Horch's first Audi was a 2612cc car; other superb quality four-cylinder models of 3564cc, 4680cc and 5720cc followed.
Audi joined Wanderer, DKW and Horch in the newly formed Auto Union in 1932, and the 1933 built front-engined 1963cc Audi got a Wanderer six-cylinder ohc engine.
It was followed by a similar 2255cc model and a 3281cc car with an ohc Horch six cylinder motor.
www.vea.qc.ca /vea/marques1/audi.htm   (328 words)

  
 Audi Groups
The marques which were originally all based in Saxony - Audi and Horch in Zwickau, Wanderer in Chemnitz-Siegmar and DKW in Zschopau - made a significant contribution to the progress of the automotive industry in Germany.
In 1935, Horch's cars were given independent front suspension and a De Dion axle at the rear (double universal joints with a rigid axle and frame-mounted differential).
The Horch marque was easily able to assert its leading position in the deluxe class; in 1937, it held a market share in excess of 50 percent in the 4 litre and upwards class.
www.williamtoll.com /audi_groups.htm   (14118 words)

  
 Download Info of - Audi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The first Horch automobile was produced in 1901 in Zwickau.
As the word "horch!" translates to "listen!" in German language, August Horch settled on the Latin equivalent of his name — "audi!".
After the war, Zwickau soon became part of the German Democratic Republic and Auto Union headquarters were relocated to Ingolstadt in 1949.
www.cwap.org /en/Audi   (4608 words)

  
 Richard's Diary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Auto Spectator
The international classic car exhibition in Essen is the meeting place for classic car fans this spring: Audi Tradition is presenting sporty and elegant cars from the 1930s at the 18th Techno Classica Essen from 6 to 9 April 2006, in Hall 7 as ever.
Also present, once again, are the Audi museum mobile Ingolstadt, the August Horch Museum Zwickau and the Audi Club International (ACI) as the umbrella organisation of the Audi clubs and of all clubs of the predecessor brands.
By the standards of that time, the Horch 930 V Cabriolet of 1939, which featured a 3.8-litre engine with 92 horsepower and reached a top speed of 130 km/h, was capable of extremely impressive performance.
www.autospectator.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=3487   (687 words)

  
 Hotels in Zwickau Germany - Best Western Airport Hotel
Welcome to Zwickau, green city with a heart and full of charm.
Zwickau itself is a magnificent city from the period of Promoterism.
In the city center, historic buildings erected at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century blend well with the architectural heritage which was left by wealthy citizens in the 15th century and shines in new splendour today.
www.onetravelsource.com /10192147.html   (628 words)

  
 Audi Auto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The marques which were originally all established in Saxony Audi and Horch in Zwickau Wanderer in Chemnitz-siegmar and DKW in Zschopau gotten a important part to the advance of the automotive manufacture in Germany.
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August Horch traveled to Berlin in the 1920s and was constituted a member of the supervisory board of Auto Union AG in 1932 proceeding to be regarded in the company s technical evolution employment mainly in his content as expert.
www.autobook.info /Vehicles/audi-auto.html   (737 words)

  
 Audi - August Horch Museum - Next Car Pty Ltd - 22nd September, 2004
AUDI AG, together with the town of Zwickau, is an equal partner in this non-profit making company, and committed 6.6 million Euro to the project.
The story of the August Horch Museum began in 1988 during the German Democratic Republic (GDR) era, when a small exhibition was set up in a former dining hall in the Sachsenring factory - in part of the plant that used to house the Audi factory.
The museum's designers had another special idea for this section of the museum, installing a simulation of the original Leipziger Strasse dating from the Zwickau of the 1930s, which was constructed so that vehicles from this era could be parked in front of this façade.
www.nextcar.com.au /n.audi.2004.august.horch.museum.04sep.html   (815 words)

  
 McLellan's Automobile Literature :: Cars & Trucks - Horch (Items with photos)
HORCH (Type 31/60 [Sachsenring Coachbuilders]): Press photo, 5x7.
HORCH (Type 375 [Sachsenring Coachbuilders]): Press photo, 5x7.
HORCH (Type 850 [Sachsenring Coachbuilders]): Press photo, 5x7.
www.mclellansautomotive.com /sales-lit/bymake/horch/print-index.htm   (322 words)

  
 Audi enthusiasts site - all about Audi cars
He then started a new company in Zwickau and continued using the Horch brand.
His former partners sued him for trademark infringement and a German court determined that the Horch brand belonged to his former company.
August Horch was forced to refrain from using his own family name in his new car business.
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 Locations - Europe - Zwickau/Mosel (Germany)
Here, where Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer automobiles once rolled off the assembly lines - and a spot once home to the East German Trabant as well - around 1,000 VW Golf and Passat are now produced each day.
In September 2004, Audi AG and the city of Zwickau opened the doors of the August Horch Museum.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is the Horch Phaeton of 1911, of which only one exists.
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As the word "horch!" translates to "hark!" in German, August Horch settled on the Latin equivalent of his name — "audi!".
Another vehicle which was used in World War II to shuttle German military officials safely was known as the Kraftfahrzeug (KFZ 11) or the Horch Type 80.
The military used it as a light transport vehicle which was used in the German Conquest of Poland.
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 MB Spares & Service, Australia's leading Mercedes-Benz website
The Museum is named after August Horch who was one of Germany's pioneer car manufacturers founding August Horch and Cie.
This meant that Horch was responsible for building from 1933 to 1939 the famous rear-engine, Dr Ferdinand Porsche designed, Auto Union Grand Prix racing cars.
Horch continued to build high-class, beautiful cars until the war.  Following the second world war Germany was divided and the name Horch became defunct.  In 1946 there was an attempted rebirth of a Horch in East Germany, at Zwickau, but the name Horch belonged to the now West German Auto Union.
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 8W - What? - Auto Union
These would have to be dependable workers, trained by goldsmith Horch, people who knew all about their work: pipe fitters, panel beaters, mechanics, technicians.
The knowledge gained was put to good use on the team's return to Zwickau, and the new developments were tested at the AVUS on 12 January 1934.
For this, the Horch factory was obliged to produce several special parts within the time frame laid out by the racing department.
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 M.Benndorf - Home
But because there were neither a car construction nor production lines existing at the time this idea came up, an intermediate type P 70 'Zwickau' was created for tests with the plastic car body from the IFA F 8, which was presented on the Leipzig Fair 1955 and produced in the years 1955-59.
This change was possible on a short time scale because the PKW F 8 had a car body with a wooden frame and thus the necessary pieces could be produced in the Audi factory itself.
For the model politics in car manufacturing this procedure is not nice, but the Zwickauer car manufacturers were happy to see light at the end of the tunnel.
www.m.benndorf.easynet.be /PRIVATE/CARS/TRABANT/HISTORY/Home.html   (2893 words)

  
 VWvortex Forums: Audi Tradition Celebrates 100 Years of Car Manufacturing in Saxony
The 24th Horch Club Meeting from May 13th to 16th in Zwickau has the potential to become the greatest event of its kind: more than 50 vehicles of this legendary luxury brand from the years prior to World War II are expected to participate.
An opportunity not to be missed, since it may never be possible again in the near future to see so many Horch models gathered at one and the same place.
At the Sachsen Classic, run from 16th to 18th September between Zwickau to Dresden, Audi Tradition will have four cars participating: the Audi 225 Sport Cabriolet, Audi 920, DKW F 93 Cabrio and Horch 930.
forums.vwvortex.com /zerothread?id=1303922   (962 words)

  
 Oldtimer gallery. Cars. Horch.
Among them were a Maybach, three Mercedes Benz, an Adler, and a Horch.
I thought you might be interested in a photo taken of the three of us in Kunselsau.
The Horch appears to be quite similar, if not identical, to the
www.autogallery.org.ru /horch.htm   (413 words)

  
 Horch  Cars Model Range Types
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