With twoseater roadster coachwork, a chassis like this one raced at indy in 1928 not in the 500 but in an amusingly. According to factory records this may be the first hispanosuiza sold directly to an american customer. This is the way hispano suiza sold all of its topoftheline models. It produced about 485 kw 650 hp, was the first to use gas nitride hardening and introduced wet cylinder liners into hispanosuizas aircraft engine range. Designed by dutch darrin the graceful beauty of this fine cast resin replica is evident in every flowing curve, detailed interior, individually spoked wheels and elegant flying stork radiator mascot. Based in barcelona, spain, the suiza 1926 hispano suiza h6b sedanca project. The h6 engine featured a straightsix engine inspired by designer marc birkigt s work on aircraft engines.
Hispanosuiza t56 torpedo by fiol hispanosuiza t69 hispanosuiza type 32 collapsible brougham por baltasar fiol other. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The hispanosuiza of the classic era was favored by gentlemen racers for its performance and by women for its style. It was in 1904, when a spanish company producing the marc birkigt designed. This publication is well up to the high standards set by the above mentioned titles.
It is best known for its preworld war ii luxury cars and aviation engines. The hispanosuiza 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 designs and custombuilt bodies were owned by the most elite and exclusive clientele. Rendered by noted swedish technical firm, illustrations eminently suitable for coloring, accompanied by identifying captions. On par with bugatti, delahaye, and isottafraschini, hispanosuiza produced some of europes finest motorcars from the teens through the thirties.
It was also featured in various books and periodicals, including automobile quarterly, volume 20, no. This was a car designed to travel at speeds up to about 110mph and to do so in comfort. Vii was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good climbing and diving characteristics. The 6cylinder hispanosuiza is one of these, and the paeans of praise first rang in. On par with bugatti delahaye and isottafraschini hispanosuiza produced some of europes finest motorcars. Spanishswiss was a spanish automotiveengineering company and, after world war ii, a french aviation engine and components manufacturer. Hispano suiza road test portfolio brooklands books road tests series see more like this. Hispano suiza in aeronauticsmen, companies, engines and. The hispanosuiza h6 is a luxury car that was produced by hispanosuiza, mostly in france. It powered the first nonstop flight from europe to the united states. Prepared in the office of the director of air service. Buy hispano suiza books online from gilena international motor books bookstore.
One of the alltime great names in the motoring world is that of hispano suiza. Classic hispanosuiza for sale vintage hispanosuiza cars for sale. Motorbooks international, london minneapolis 1973, isbn 0901564109. Unfollow hispano suiza to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hispanosuiza 27 hp t49 chassis court cabriolet 1928 bonhams.
The hispano suiza hs along with rolls royce rr and isotta fraschini is are the 3 greal european luxury marques of the preclassic and classic car eras the hs generally was faster and more of an owner driver car than rr and is and the custom body work. The beautiful hardbound 22 page sales brochure in english is lavishly illustrated, extremely rare and in very good condition for its age. Monograph on the history of the hispano suiza automobile. The company had swiss and spanish origins with a parallel manufacturing base in france. Founded in barcelona in 1904, by damian mateu and marc birkigt, hispano suiza is a. Mechanical power transmission systems by safran transmission systems. It was widely publicised at the time that hispanosuiza had thoroughly licked stutz and this has passed into history. The 1928 hispanosuiza h6c by kellner has a sixcylinder inline overhead camshaft engine with a 3 inch wheelbase and weight of 3370 pounds. Roughly 2,350 h6, h6b, and h6c cars were produced in total. Hispanosuiza was a spanishswiss luxury car manufacturer, established in 1904 in barcelona. This second volume of the hispanosuiza and pegaso books is temporarily out of stock. Among their most memorable creations were the h6 series and the j. The hispano suiza society is dedicated to the elegant hispano suiza automobile, its rich history and international.
The mascot statuette atop the radiator after world war i was the stork, the symbol of the french province of alsace, taken from the squadron emblem painted on the side of a hispanosuiza powered fighter aircraft that had been flown by the. This vintage original sales book covers hispano automobiles, aviation and marine motors. Here all new books, rarities and offers about hispano suiza. The company was founded in 1904 in barcelona and ceased production just after world war ii. Hispanosuiza production ceased in france in 1938, although it continued in barcelona for a few more.
Hispano suiza memorabilia, hispano suiza automobilia for sale. Meticulous, accurate line drawings of 46 memorable motorcars. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. In 1923, its french subsidiary became a semiautonomous partnership with the spanish parent company. The hispano suiza logo contains a host of references to the brands proud history. It was widely publicised at the time that hispano suiza had thoroughly licked stutz and this has passed into history. Rollsroyce silver ghost, 1928 daimler, 1930 mg, 1933 pierce arrow, 1941 cadillac, jaguar 28, many more. This is a great collectible for automobile, boating and airplane fans of this spanish company. Hispanosuiza stands proudly among the greatest classicera marques in history. Hispano suiza classic cars for sale car and classic. The swiss connection was with their swiss engineer, marc birkigt, who had been responsible for the design of the barcelonabuilt castro, which would become the basis for the first hispanosuiza. The hispanosuiza 12n was one of two new v12 engine designs first run in 1928 and was manufactured by hispanosuizas french subsidiary for the armee dlair.
Hispanosuiza 18r and 18sb aircraft engines old machine. Introduced at the 1919 paris motor show, the h6 was produced until 1933. Front of card is photograph showing threequarter frontal view of blue hispanosuiza 45 boulogne with aluminum boattail body by kellner of paris, with red interior, parked in outdoor setting. Description the second volume of the hispanosuiza and pegaso books. This is the way hispanosuiza sold all of its topoftheline models. Featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical. 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.