Each Erdman & Rossi body that was hand-crafted for the 1938 Horch 853A was slightly different from others in its series. After all, the entire production volume of this elegant and technologically advanced roadster amounted to eight vehicles. Each vehicle was custom-commissioned, and World War II put an end to any commissions that would have arrived for subsequent units as Horch’s factory converted to military production for the Axis war machine.