1927 Hispano-Suiza H6C

A marque comparable to Rolls-Royce in construction and quality, Hispano-Suiza was the brainchild of Marc Birkigt, a Swiss engineering genius based in Spain.

Only 264 units of the H6C were produced between 1924 and 1936, and they featured a 160 bhp 7982cc straight-six. This 1927 model was ordered by the Maharaja of Alwar, who disliked Rolls-Royces.

Thanks to an amazingly flexible salamanca limousine coachwork by H J Mulliner, this H6C was used both as a throne car and for hunting.

Photograph: Hispano-Suiza Web site

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