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The most horrendous Hispano ever built?
The french Hispano-Suiza factory of Bois Colombes closed its doors in 1938. Around 120 J-12 chassis had been produced, all these bodied by the most prestigious coach builders of the era. The car pictured above however has a strange body supposedly created in the late 1940s in Spain by an unknown amateur(?) craftsman in the style of the "modern" american cars. In our view the general lines were inspired by the 1946 Packard Coupe, especially the rear end. The only information we have is that the photos were taken at the San Sebastian seafront - probably in the early 1950s due to the Opel which can be seen in the background. The front, the radiator and "old" separate headlights were kept untouched between these too wide front wings. In photo 3 and 4 you can spot the interior with its set-up with three seat lines... somewhat bizarre for a two door coupe! It's hard to understand why they didn´t create a four door saloon with more room if the car was destined to carry a lot of people. Also hard is to imagine what wonderful old body was destroyed in order to create something which can be considered as the ugliest Hispano-Suiza J12 ever on wheels.
(photos collection Francisco Carríon)
Originally published: July 24, 2014
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zaterdag februari 12th, 2022
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Richmond L Nunn
14 Februari 2022, 04:51
Bill Holter
03 Februari 2022, 15:58
I took a close look at the images, and images of a 1946 Packard Clipper Coupe. It appears this car wasn't just inspired from a 1946 Packard, it actually IS a 1946 Packard Clipper Coupe. A lot of work was done inside and out.
Check out the interior door panels. Window glass is hard to produce for a custom car, and the windows appear to be Packard pieces. Inside door handles look like Packard items.
It would have been a lot of work, but the doors actually appear several inches shorter than those of the Packard. And yet they seem to use the same Packard Wing Window (triangular vent window).
Interior windshield trim looks custom, but it is secured with screws in the same locations.
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Check out the interior door panels. Window glass is hard to produce for a custom car, and the windows appear to be Packard pieces. Inside door handles look like Packard items.
It would have been a lot of work, but the doors actually appear several inches shorter than those of the Packard. And yet they seem to use the same Packard Wing Window (triangular vent window).
Interior windshield trim looks custom, but it is secured with screws in the same locations.
Onbekend
31 Juli 2014, 09:13
Buenos dias Sr Carrión,
Siento discrepar con Ud. del trabajo del carrocero de este hispano, tenga Ud en cuenta que normalmente el carrocero sólo cumplÃa o intentaba cumplir con las pretensiones y el gusto del propietario del momento, sólo un verdadero profesional era capaz de conseguir unas lineas tan armoniosas en su conjunto, otra cosa nuy diferente es que nos pueda gustar o no el estilo de la carrocerÃa, que particularmente a mi tampoco me gusta.
Le felicito por el interesante archivo gráfico que dispone.
Saludos cordiales.
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Siento discrepar con Ud. del trabajo del carrocero de este hispano, tenga Ud en cuenta que normalmente el carrocero sólo cumplÃa o intentaba cumplir con las pretensiones y el gusto del propietario del momento, sólo un verdadero profesional era capaz de conseguir unas lineas tan armoniosas en su conjunto, otra cosa nuy diferente es que nos pueda gustar o no el estilo de la carrocerÃa, que particularmente a mi tampoco me gusta.
Le felicito por el interesante archivo gráfico que dispone.
Saludos cordiales.
Onbekend
25 Juli 2014, 20:15
I don't think this a ugly car. In fact it' s very pretty. I hope this car survived still having this special body.
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Onbekend
25 Juli 2014, 17:51
While the subject Hispano certainly isn't all that appealing to the eye I suggest the Hispano in the following link could be a contender for oddest/most horrendous - and from new:
http://www.forneymuseum.org/FE_HispanoSuiza.html
I've stood next to this car and it is as massive in person as it looks in the photos.
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http://www.forneymuseum.org/FE_HispanoSuiza.html
I've stood next to this car and it is as massive in person as it looks in the photos.
Onbekend
25 Juli 2014, 16:15
Dear Francisco Carrión,
Right, of course the one you mean is an Opel. Probably 1953-'54. Thanks.
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Right, of course the one you mean is an Opel. Probably 1953-'54. Thanks.
Onbekend
25 Juli 2014, 11:47
Dear John Elema.
In the main Photo there is a Fiat 1100 as you say, but the 1950s Opel Rekord of the text appears in the second photo, where the Hisso is seen from the front side
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In the main Photo there is a Fiat 1100 as you say, but the 1950s Opel Rekord of the text appears in the second photo, where the Hisso is seen from the front side
Onbekend
25 Juli 2014, 09:20
Possibly done as a way of upgrading a Hotel curtesy car !
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Onbekend
24 Juli 2014, 14:58
While there are things that could be done differently, you need to consider the times. The 1940's vision of "modern" was in full gear, and cars got very ugly around that time. For example, the Mercedes 220 is no improvement over the pre-war 170V. Things were much worse in America, with some pretty sad sacks of excess chrome and bulboid fenders. Given the interior layout is about 40 years ahead of a mini van, and some of the other original touches, as a designer, I see a lot here I like. I would not mind having this Hisso in the yard at all.
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Onbekend
24 Juli 2014, 14:36
To me the car in the background looks more like a Fiat and might therefore be a S.E.A.T. who started manufactoring Fiat designs from 1953.
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Onbekend
24 Juli 2014, 11:10
Hello you,
I wouldn't consider this car as the work of an amateur, the execution is very professional.
I also don't agree with calling it the "ugliest H-S J12 ever seen". In the fifties original J12s were very oldfashioned , heavy and thirsty, and many of them showed the signs of a very turbulent recent history. The "wonderful old body" was in the early fifties as fashionable as a 1990 Mercedes is today.
It is certainly a sign of a very personal taste if someone in the fifties chose this very particular and expensive way to get a luxury car instead of simply buying a probably cheaper new american car. And if someone decided for a V12-engined saloon in the early fifties, there was hardly no other way to get it.
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I wouldn't consider this car as the work of an amateur, the execution is very professional.
I also don't agree with calling it the "ugliest H-S J12 ever seen". In the fifties original J12s were very oldfashioned , heavy and thirsty, and many of them showed the signs of a very turbulent recent history. The "wonderful old body" was in the early fifties as fashionable as a 1990 Mercedes is today.
It is certainly a sign of a very personal taste if someone in the fifties chose this very particular and expensive way to get a luxury car instead of simply buying a probably cheaper new american car. And if someone decided for a V12-engined saloon in the early fifties, there was hardly no other way to get it.
Thanks,
Rich Nunn