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Hispano-Suiza H6 B Spohn-Tourer - A Spanish-Swiss German-American

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Created on December 9, 2021

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz / Paul Krüger

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Adam Warner - Courtesy RM/Sotheby’s

James Lipman - Courtesy Gooding & Co

Mathieu Heurtault - Courtesy Gooding & Company

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Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

Adam Warner - Courtesy RM/Sotheby’s

James Lipman - Courtesy Gooding & Co

Mathieu Heurtault - Courtesy Gooding & Company

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Mit Tourer-Karosserie von Spohn

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Armaturenbrett mit acht Instrumenten

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Mit Rechtslenkung

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Dreiganggetriebe mit gespiegeltem Schaltschema

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Rechtsgelenkter Spohn-Tourer

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – 6,6-Liter-Sechszylinder mit 135 PS

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Typenschild an der Spritzwand

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Kühlerdeckel und Emblem mit den namensgebenden Landesflaggen

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Kunstvolles Formenspiel am Fusse des Kühlergrills

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Plakette des Karosseriebauers

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Entlüftungsklappen in der Motorhaube

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Trittbretter vor den Türen

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Kleines Rückfenster und Reserverd in Stoff

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Rad-Schnellverschluss mit Markenname und Firmensitz

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Rückleuchte von Bosch

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Hebel für Zündverstellung und Gemisch am Lenkrad

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Nachträglich beschriftete Schalter am Armaturenbrett

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Grosses Lenkrad da keine Servolenkung

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) – Einzeln zu betätigende Scheibenwischermotoren

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Hispano-Suiza H6 (1923) - Chassis - Verkaufsliteratur

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Hispano-Suiza H6 (1925) - an einer Versteigerung angeboten Mitte der Siebzigerjahre

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1921) - mit Duquesne-Skiff-Karosserie

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1924) - mit Skiff-Karosserie, 1975 an einer Versteigerung angeboten, für CH 60'000 aber nicht verkauft

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - mit einer Landaulet-Karosserie von Million-Guiet Paris

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Restaurierung in den frühen Siebzigerjahren

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Blick unter die Motorrhaube

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Chassis ohne Karosserie

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Cockpit des von Million-Guiet Paris karossierten Landaulets

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Blick auf die Bedienungselemente

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Blick auf die Antriebstechnik

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - mit einer Landaulet-Karosserie von Million-Guiet Paris im Restaurierungsprozess in den Siebzigerjahren

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - in den Achtzigerjahren fotografiert

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1929) - mit Devillars-Karosserie

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1932) - mit sportlicher Karosserie, an einer Versteigerung in den Siebzigerjahren

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Hispano-Suiza Alfonso XIII - Die Höchstgeschwindigkeit betrug 120 km/h

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Hispano-Suiza K6 Coupé (1937) - als Lot 027 angeboten an der Gooding & Company Versteigerung vno Scottsdale am 17./18. Januar 2014

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Hispano-Suiza J12 Dual Cowl Phaeton (1932) - als Lot 143 an der Gooding & Co Versteigerung von Scottsdale am 17./18. Januar 2020

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Summary

The roots of the company founder in Switzerland, the company headquarters in Spain, the most famous cars from France - Hispano-Suiza was a multinational brand in many respects. In the case of this cream-colored H6 B from 1927, there is also an American customer and a German body. Our article tells the story of Hispano-Suiza as well as that of the H6 B Tourer with Spohn bodywork and shows it in many photos.

This article contains the following chapters

A Swiss in Spain
Half an aircraft engine
Twelve- and six-cylinder
A Frenchman in New York
Ignition, ignition and more ignition
Unsynchronized transmission
The motorist, a powerhouse

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Even automotive historians become cautious when it comes to separating facts and myths surrounding the Hispano-Suiza car brand. The fact that there were companies with this name in three countries is certainly partly to blame. Hispano-Suiza achieved its fame not least thanks to the Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt, born in 1878 to a German couple in Geneva. His parents died young, so Marc grew up with his grandmother. In 1899, the now 21-year-old Swiss moved to Barcelona and soon left his mark as a designer. After the bankruptcy of an initial co-founded company, the new company "Hispano-Suiza - Fabrica de automoviles S.A." was founded in 1904 with Birkigt as partner and chief designer. The young company achieved international renown with the "sports car" Alfonso XIII, a car with a four-cylinder engine and a top speed of over 100 km/h, which also proved itself in racing.

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