General Charles De Gaulle's command vehicle HORCH 830 BL COBI 2260 - Limited edition World War II

You know that:

• The vehicle, developed in 1933, was manufactured by Auto Union Horch in Zwickau, Germany ?
• Many years later, the same plant produced another famous car, the Trabant ?
• About 11,625 were produced in various versions ?
• The spare wheel was originally placed in the middle of the body and served not only as a replacement in case of a puncture, but also as an auxiliary support axle when crossing debris in urban areas ?
• This particular vehicle was confiscated from the last German commander of occupied Paris, General D. von Choltitz.
  On 25 August 1944, in a HORCH 830BL, the Free French Army General Garles De Gaulle triumphantly entered liberated Paris ?
• The general's bodyguard was commander by Czechoslovak Army officer Ivan Matoušek, who had to deal with German snipers in the streets of Paris ?
• After the war, the Czechoslovak Army also had HORCH booty vehicles as liaison vehicles ?
• The government vehicle Ch. De Gaulle can be seen today in the Military History Museum in Dresden ?

Technical parameters:

• dimensions length 5,05 m, width 1,78 m, height 1,65 m
• weight 2 300 kg
• power unit 8 cylinder petrol engine 3517 ccm with 75 hp
• maximum speed 120 km/h
• consumption 20 l/100 km
• 4x4 drive
• 4 forward and 1 reverse (+2 reduction gears for difficult terrain)
• fuel tank 110 l
• number of seats 4 

Below you will find assembly instructions that give an idea of the difficulty (children usually have no problem), or in case the original instructions inserted in each package are lost. It will also help if you are in doubt about what all the pack contains. This service is brought to you exclusively by COBISHOP.CZ