• Offered from The Timeless Collection
• The first production H6 to be sold; the beginning of a marvellous legacy
• Delivered new to King Alfonso XIII, one of the most famous Hispano-Suiza customers
• Beautifully restored and in fine order throughout

Please note this car is offered without registration papers, bidders should satisfy themselves as to registration requirements in their own jurisdiction.

Veuillez noter que cette voiture est proposée sans papiers d'immatriculation, les enchérisseurs doivent s'assurer des conditions d'immatriculation dans leur propre juridiction.

Chassis 10003 was the first production H6 to be delivered to an individual—King Alfonso XIII of Spain—a Hispano-Suiza customer in fine standing for many years. The car was photographed at the French factory prior to delivery. Alfonso XIII was then photographed in the back of the H6 and starred in a Hispano-Suiza advertisement featured in the 21 April 1921 issue of L’illustration magazine; additional images of His Majesty with the car are included in the history file.

According to an article on published in the Hispano-Suiza Society Newsletter in Auugst 2005, King Alfonso XIII owned this H6 from 1919 until 1931, and afterward it was owned for a number of years by Patricio Chadwick of Spain, before the current collection acquired it in the early 1990s. In this ownership it has been fully restored in rich green and black, complete with the royal crest of the House of Bourbon on the rear doors, and with a few minor alterations including a bonnet with an additional louvre and modifications to the windscreen. The chassis number plate on the firewall is a reproduction and it appears that the engine number has been restamped. After the restoration, the car won 2nd in Class and the Alec Ullmann Award for the most historically significant Hispano-Suiza at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2004, and the Targa d’Argento in its class at Villa d’Este in 2007. Accompanying is a copy of a Geo Ham painting of this actual car undertaking royal duties.

This is easily one of the most historically significant H6s, and a marvellous car in the first rank of coachbuilt French classics.

Please note this car will be taken to Nieuw-Vennep in the Netherlands immediately following the sale, and onward transport will need to be arranged from there.

Veuillez noter que cette voiture sera transportée à Nieuw-Vennep, aux Pays-Bas, immédiatement après la vente, et que le transport ultérieur devra être organisé depuis cette adresse.

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