Technical data

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Phaeton’s place in
automotive history
Since 1910, August Horch endowed some of
his models with the “Phaeton” suffix.
The Horch 18/90 bhp 450 Phaeton 1931, the
Horch 12/28 bhp Phaeton 1911 as well as the
Horch 853A Parade Phaeton with only three
specimens dating from 1937, the last remain-
ing model of which is being traded at
US$ 334,000, are just a few examples.
The fact that Volkswagen has chosen the
name Phaeton for the group's flagship is an
indication of the continuation of a tradition of
making superior quality-control requirements
in the production phase, thus providing the
ultimate in exclusivity for each future owner of
a Phaeton.
Horch 18/90 bhp 450 Phaeton, 1931-32
Horch 12/28 bhp Phaeton, 1910-11
Horch 853A Parade Phaeton, 1937
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