<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Built in Paris and later in the Czech Republic as well, the H6 offered luxury, speed and refinement. Many of Hispano Suiza's European competitors like Rolls Royce, Bentley and Isotta Fraschini offered one or two of these ingredients, but not until the late 1920s did another manufacturer come up to par with the H6. This complete package did not come cheaply and for a while the H6 was the most expensive European car available. In 1922 the slightly more powerful H6B replaced the H6 and in 1924 the 8-litre H6C was added to the line-up.
Hispano Suiza delivered the H6 as a rolling chassis for coach builders to body. To match the car's remarkable abilities, only the finest coach builders were commissioned to design and fit bodies on the H6 chassis. Among the most exclusive coachwork fitted were the wooden skiffs designed and built by Henri Labourdette. Constructed from nature's own composite material, the powerboat inspired bodies were very light yet rigid. Labourdette's ingenious design did not require nails or glue, so the body could work slightly with the often very flexible chassis frames without cracking.
Production of the H6B ended in 1932 and of the H6C in 1933. Its replacement was the T68 or J12, which was powered by V12 engine, displacing just over 9.4 litres. Today the H6 is still one of the most highly respected models of the vintage and post vintage era. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Built in Paris and later in the Czech Republic as well, the H6 offered luxury, speed and refinement. Many of Hispano Suiza's European competitors like Rolls Royce, Bentley and Isotta Fraschini offered one or two of these ingredients, but not until the late 1920s did another manufacturer come up to par with the H6. This complete package did not come cheaply and for a while the H6 was the most expensive European car available. In 1922 the slightly more powerful H6B replaced the H6 and in 1924 the 8-litre H6C was added to the line-up.