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

Name: Hispano-Suiza H6 B Tourer Spohn 1927
Brand: Hispano-Suiza

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Created on December 9, 2021

Text:

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) - With Tourer bodywork by Spohn

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Dashboard with eight instruments

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - With right-hand drive

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - three-speed gearbox with mirrored gearshift diagram

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Right-hand drive Spohn tourer

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - 6.6-liter six-cylinder with 135 hp

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - nameplate on the bulkhead

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - radiator cap and emblem with the national flags that give the car its name

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Artful interplay of shapes at the base of the radiator grille

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - badge of the coachbuilder

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Ventilation flaps in the hood

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Running boards in front of the doors

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Small rear window and spare tire in fabric

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Tail light from Bosch

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Lever for ignition advance and mixture on the steering wheel

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Subsequently labeled switches on the dashboard

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Large steering wheel because no power steering

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - Individually operated windshield wiper motors

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Hispano-Suiza H6 (1923) - Chassis - Sales literature

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Hispano-Suiza H6 (1925) - offered at an auction in the mid-seventies

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1921) - with Duquesne-Skiff bodywork

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1924) - with skiff bodywork, offered at an auction in 1975, but not sold for CH 60,000

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - with a landaulet body from Million-Guiet Paris

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Restoration in the early seventies

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - without superstructure

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - A look under the hood

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Chassis without bodywork

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - Cockpit of the Million-Guiet Paris-bodied Landaulet

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - View of the controls

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - A look at the drive technology

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1926) - with a landaulet body from Million-Guiet Paris during the restoration process in the 1970s

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1927) - photographed in the eighties

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1929) - with Devillars bodywork

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Hispano-Suiza H6B (1932) - with sporty bodywork, at an auction in the seventies

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Hispano-Suiza Alfonso XIII - The top speed was 120 km/h

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Hispano-Suiza K6 Coupé (1937) - offered as lot 027 at the Gooding & Company auction vno Scottsdale on January 17/18, 2014

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Hispano-Suiza J12 Dual Cowl Phaeton (1932) - as lot 143 at the Gooding & Co auction in Scottsdale on January 17/18, 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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