TAMIYA
1/35 SCALE MODEL KIT
Military Miniature Series
German Horch Type 1A
WORLD WAR 2
German Horch Type 1a Kit - CA152
Field car production started late in 1938. Externally all
Auto-Union/Horch heavy cars looked alike irrespective of actual chassis
model, however. By 1940 the chassis had been simplified considerably,
and the Berlin Ford factory was also by then engaged in production. Ford
built vehicles had a Ford 3.6 litre V-8 78 hp engine in place of the
Horch unit. The late 1940 models lacked recesses in the body and chassis
mounted support arms for spare wheels. Production ceased in 1941 in
favour of a new scheme under the Schell-Programm which sought to
rationalise car production completely. In this scheme the heavy car
shared the chassis of the 1.5 ton light truck. Auto-Union/Horch heavy
cars remained in service throughout World War 2, however, and were among
the most common of German vehicles on every front. The Auto-Union/Horch
on the heavy passenger car chassis was used in several roles, and
though the layout of the open body followed the old Kubelsitzer idea,
all but the very earliest had the added refinement of metal side doors
rather than canvas side screens |
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