Friday, August 13, 2010

Vintage cars


This might seem out of place but i got a explanation for it. I was reading emily of emerald hill for literature recently and i was inspired by my english teacher to write an article about the cars used in Singapore in 1930s. I thought it was an excellent idea as i was not only able to talk about the book but also at the same time about a car company. The book is about a rich Perenakan family
which in Singapore means "the local people" thus i was thinking about a luxury car company. It struck me that Horch would be a good choice as it fits in my theme of Audi and it was a luxury car manufacturer. About Horch it was set up by August Horch but later August Horch had problems with the CFO thus he came out to set up Audi. During the Great depression four car companies merged to keep them afloat. Thus Aud, Horch, DKW and Wanderer merged to create Auto-union and the four rings you see on audis are actually representing one of each of the brands. Back to the topic i have chosen a 1938 Horch 830 cab to talk about. It used a v8 engine which is powerful. All Horch was ahead of its time the powerful engines that are seen in modern cars. The interior was also clas leading at the time like Audis of the present. It was also a cabriolet so Emily can "makan agin" in the car with his "big strong sonny" Richard.
Picture from wikipedia

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