1925 Hispano Suiza H6B Convertible Sedan

1925 Hispano-Suiza H6B Convertible Sedan
Sold for US$ 319,000 Including Commission
Bonhams Auction, Amelia Island, Florida 2015
Winner of the Breitling Grand Prix d'Innovation, Louis Vuitton Classic, Paris, 1992
Coachwork by Coachwork by Belvallette
Chassis no. 11093
Engine no. 301111
Body no. 9899
6,597cc OHC Inline 6-cylinder Engine
Single Carburetor
3-Speed Manual Transmission
Front and Rear Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs
4-Wheel Drum Brake With Servo Assistance
*Formerly the property of Arturo Keller
*Quality restoration of a highly original car
*Fully convertible body style, with variety of configurations
*A CCCA Full Classic™
HISPANO-SUIZA
The choice of European royalty, Indian Maharajahs, Hollywood film stars and industrial tycoons, the legendary Hispano-Suiza was superbly engineered and imitated unashamedly by some of the world's leading car manufacturers.
The genius of Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt had been proven by Georges Guynemer's 'Escadrille Cigogne' (Stork Squadron), of Hispano-Suiza-engined Spad fighter planes in World War I. It was this same brilliance that was reflected in the sensational and finely engineered new H6 cars built in Paris at the Bois Colombes factory and unveiled to the world in 1919. The H6B model followed for the 1922 season.
For the first time in 1919 the radiator emblem 'La Cigogne Volante' appeared, the insignia of Captain Georges Guynemer's Stork Squadron of Hispano-Suiza-engined Spads. The mascot adorned the radiator of the new H6, an all new six-cylinder car of 6,597cc capacity which was to be the mainstay of production for some fifteen years. The model was renowned for its ease of handling, the flexibility of its engine – which necessitated only a three speed gearbox – and its efficient servo-assisted brakes, a design later to be adopted by Rolls-Royce. Subsequent significant developments of the H6 included the Monza and the exciting short chassis 8-liter Boulogne.
Reflecting aero engineering technology, the new car made the other 'hyphenated greats', Rolls-Royce, Isotta-Fraschini and Pierce-Arrow, take notice. The H6B Hispano-Suiza found favor with the rich, the discerning and the famous.
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