The hispano suiza logo contains a host of references to the brands proud history. Based in barcelona, spain, the suiza 1926 hispano suiza h6b sedanca project. It was built in both france and spain, like most hissos, and like rollsroyce offered only as a rolling chassis. Like the preceding model it was built by the french division and was often fitted with french bodies and interiors. The h6b was introduced in 1922 and could be had through 1929, even though the more powerful h6c was also on sale for most of that time. After world war i, hispano suiza introduced the h6. The hispanosuiza h6 is a luxury car that was produced by hispanosuiza, mostly in france.
Find out more about the massive 19301934 hispano suiza h6c. The 1928 hispano suiza h6c by kellner has a sixcylinder inline overhead camshaft engine with a 3 inch wheelbase and weight of 3,370 pounds. Swiss engineer marc birkigt is the man behind this french car, which was originally produced in barcelona, spain. The 6cylinder hispanosuiza is one of these, and the paeans of praise first rang in. The hispano suiza h6 is a luxury car that was produced by hispano suiza, mostly in france. In 1923, its french subsidiary became a semiautonomous partnership with the spanish parent company. Hispano suiza, a spanish brand older than ferrari that even surpassed rolls royce years. Hispano suiza was a spanishswiss luxury car manufacturer, established in 1904 in barcelona. Where does the hispanosuiza h6 rank in our expertly curated list of the top 100 cars of all time and where would it rank in your list. Also known as the 56bis, supplied new to spain in 1933, restored from ground up in the early 2000s and driven sparingly ever since. Tale versione fu lanciata per commemorare il successo della hispano suiza nella coppa boillot. This limited edition of 5000 copies was published in 1997 as a hardback with pictorial covers in a matching slip case and is essential reading for the hispano suiza enthusiast and owner. Following completion of the restoration, the h6b was shown for many years, achieving its ccca senior first prize in 1994.
Would you like to sell products for this vehicle on. The h6b was followed by the hispanosuiza j12 model powered by a newly. Spanishswiss was a spanish automotive and engineering firm, best known for its luxury cars and aviation engines in the preworld war ii period of the twentieth century. H6c transformable by franay pictured on page 370 of the book the. Altra pagina in spagnolo dedicata alla storia della hispano suiza, su clasicosdeportivos url consultato il 22 settembre 2007 archiviato dallurl originale il 16 dicembre 2009. Sito francese della hispano suiza aeronautica, su hispano suiza. Car embossed 1991 franklin mint precision models on underside. Pictured is one of the rare monzas, on display at the 2004 european concours delegance in dusseldorf, germany. Introduced at the 1919 paris motor show, the h6 was produced until 1933.
Hispanosuiza is a spanish and french automotive and engineering company which was creating both aero engines and luxury cars before world war ii. The company had swiss and spanish origins with a parallel manufacturing base in france. Finished in french blue over dark blue leather trim. It is surprising that moskovics did not stipulate that weymann ran a 37.
Hispano suiza is a spanish and french automotive and engineering company which was creating both aero engines and luxury cars before world war ii. Youre looking at one of the finest examples of automotive art deco. It is best known for its preworld war ii luxury cars and aviation engines. Spanishswiss was a spanish automotiveengineering company and, after world war ii, a french aviation engine and components manufacturer. The h6 engine featured a straightsix engine inspired by designer marc birkigt s work on aircraft engines. Feb 22, 2009 binder hispanosuiza 54 v12 conduite d interieure 1934. This beautifully produced book is extensively illustrated with colour and black and white photography.
The designs and custombuilt bodies were owned by the most elite and exclusive clientele. Hispanosuiza stands proudly among the greatest classicera marques in history. Founded in barcelona, it was a spanish company that manufactured luxury and competition automobiles and also branched out to design and manufacture aviation and ship engines, transport and military vehicles and certain weapons. Very handsome hispano suiza h6c coachwork by labourdette. On par with bugatti delahaye and isottafraschini hispanosuiza produced some of europes finest motorcars. The hispano suiza h6b dubonnet xenia is a oneoff luxury car made by spanish automobile manufacturer hispano suiza for french pilot and racing car driver andre dubonnet in 1938. The hispanosuiza was built in barcelona, spain between the years of 1904 to. Hispano suiza s 19301934 h6c was a powerful highquality automobile.
The hispano suiza society is dedicated to the elegant hispano suiza automobile, its rich history and international. Mystery hispanosuiza convertible sedanette in new zealand the. The car was built on the chassis of the hispano suiza h6b, however it uses the larger, more powerful engine from the h6c and an entirely new body design by luxury coachbuilder jacques saoutchik. The list of hispano owners include kings, maharadjahs, french and european nobility, bankers and industrialists including the rothschild family, the vanderbilts, andre citroen, edsel ford the hispano suiza was the finest car of the 1920s and the undisputed king of the road.
Hispano suiza stands proudly among the greatest classicera marques in history. Find great deals on ebay for hispano suiza and hispano suiza engine. A hispano suiza with monza specification won the 1928 indianapolis 500. The name hispanosuiza translates from french to spanishswiss. On par with bugatti, delahaye, and isottafraschini, hispano suiza produced some of europes finest motorcars from the teens through the thirties. Hispanosuiza litteralement hispanosuisse etait une marque espagnole dautomobiles et dequipement aeronautique fondee a barcelone en 1904 par lingenieur suisse marc birkigt et les entrepreneurs espagnols damia mateu i bisa et francisco seix zaya. Roughly 2,350 h6, h6b, and h6c cars were produced in total. This particular example was meant to be supplied to an indian maharaja befor. Pagina con link a vari modelli di hispano suiza, su.
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