1922 Hispano Suiza H6B

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Labourdette Skiff Designer: Labourdette Chassis Num: 12198 Engine Num: 301224   Sold for $517,000 at 2009 Gooding & Company. In 1922 a French heiress, Suzanne Deutsche de l Meurthe, ordered a Hispano Suiza with a Labourdette skiff body. Records show that it was delivered to her the following year, but the car subsequently disappeared until the 1970s, when it was found and purchased by a French collector. At the time of its rediscovery, the car was in the possession of the Labourdette family, and the rear of the body had been modified to fit another type of chassis. Today, the body has been returned to its original conformation and united a correct chassis. The car has been positively identified by body numbers as well as details that match the records and photographs of both Hispano Suiza and Labourdette. The goal of the restoration was to save what is though to be, despite the disappearance of the original chassis, the only original Labourdette skiff body on a Hispano Suiza.

Auction Sales Information
Auction	Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company
Estimated Value:	$500,000-$700,000
Sale Price	$517,000

Event	Group
Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company	1901-1924
58th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance	J1 - European Classic Open 1922-1934

 

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