 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) |
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The most horrendous Hispano ever built?
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