Hispano-Suiza Car Books - History

Hispano-Suiza - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about the Hispano-Suiza cars produced in Spain and France, from the start in 1904 until the end of the passenger car production in 1940.
Describes the Hispano-Suiza Alphonso XIII, 15.9 hp, 54-220 hp, Grand Sport, 37.2, T49, type 68, J12, T15, H6B, H6C, K6, Speedster and Saoutchik Cabriolet.

• The 57 articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

Information

Details:	180 pages, 28 x 21 x 1.1 cm / 11 x 8.25 x 0.43 in, paperback
Illustrations:	profusely illustrated with about 400 b&w photos
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781855209152

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Les automobiles Hispano Suiza, des origines à 1949 (Collection Prestige)

Hispano-Suiza, this name with an exotic sound still sings today in all memories, as the very symbol of the cosmopolitan society and the hot nights of these "roaring twenties" that deserved to be nicknamed "the time of the Hispano".

And yet this famous brand among all remains also one of the most mysterious. We hesitate about its nationality (Spanish brand of automobiles and aeronautical equipment founded in Barcelona in 1904 by the 2 Spanish entrepreneurs and the Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt), about the exact nature of its activities, about the name of the creator of its models...

This book (in a box set) answers all these questions, setting out the facts in detail while placing them in their context to highlight their meaning.

Summary:
Chronological structure
- the origins (Marc Birkigt, the competition, the Alphonse XIII)
- the war 1914-1918 (the famous V8 aircraft engine)
- the 1920s (the H6)
- the 1930s (the J12, the K6)
- the end of the brand and the disappearance of its (Swiss) creator, Marc Birkigt.

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Author:	Paul Badré
Details:	400 pages, 29 x 24 cm / 11.4 x 9 in, hardback, in cassette
Illustrations:	550 b&w and colour photos
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2015)
Series:	Collection Prestige
ISBN:	9791028300623

La Hispano-Suiza: Esplendor y ruina de una empresa legendaria

A book eagerly awaited by historians of the Spanish economy and business. It is a project that has been in the making for more than 15 years and represents the final touch to one of the most important academic careers of the 20th century.
This book, created from a long and deep investigation over decades of business, family and official archives, reveals all the mysteries of the rise and fall of this automotive giant that could change the course of the economy of Spain.
In addition to the analysis of the history of the company and its various subsidiaries, the book includes brief profiles of the main protagonists and a wide selection of images of the cars and airplanes created by La Hispano-Suiza.

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Author:	Jordi Nadal
Details:	414 pages, 22.5 x 14.5 cm / 8.9 x 5.7 in, hardback
Illustrations:	illustrated
Publisher:	Ediciones de Pasado y Presente (E, 2020)
ISBN:	9788494970689