Pretty as 200,000 Pennies

Make no mistake - CMC’s Horch 853 is a riveting machine, thanks not only to its all-copper body, but to the impeccable way these fellows have crammed all kinds of gizmos and gadgets into the car’s build. Working suspension? Check. Steering? Ditto. Put the pencil down… the convertible roof, visors, windows, shifter, door latches, and god only knows what else also slide, click, snick, and blend together in a finger fun festival that plays out in an appreciable 1:12 reduction of the real German machine. At a cost of around 1,900 Euro - figure in the $2,300.00 range - this leather-seated, woolen-carpeted mammoth ain’t a pull toy for junior. But if seeing the magic of this maker’s art laid bare appeals to your inner Rube Goldberg, jump in. Not crazy about the shiny stuff? CMC also makes the old Horch in painted versions, for about the same money.

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