German Army Horch V8 Type 830R Command Car.

The German Horch 830R was a military light vehicle designed as a command car for army officers. Developed during the inter-war period, the Horch 830R is considered the first example of the ‘Kubelwagen’ type vehicle widely used by the German Army during the Second World War.

The design was based on a simplified Horch luxury car chassis, significantly strengthened according to military requirements. Later variants were used as radio vehicles with box-shaped bodies. (The Horch company was merged into the Auto-Union conglomerate, which also included Audi).

From 1934 to 1937 almost 4,500 units of this type were produced and widely used from the first days of World War II up to and including 1943, when the vast majority were lost in the roadless conditions of the Eastern Front.

New tooling. 6 sprues, choice of 2 number plates. (Figure not included).

1:35 scale plastic model kit from Roden, requires paint and glue.