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When launched at the 1919 Paris Auto Salon, the new Hispano-Suiza H6 caused a sensation. Initially powered by a 6,597cc, overhead cam, 6-cylinder engine developed from the company's legendary aero-engines, the H6 was replaced in 1921 by the H6B, and in 1924 the H6C was introduced with a completely revised engine of nearly 8 liters. A total of around 2,350 H6, H6B, and H6C models were produced between 1919 and 1932.
On June 24, 1929, a new 8-liter Model 46 Hispano-Suiza with coachwork by Saoutchik was delivered to the Nederland Co., The Hague, Holland, under assignment to its purchaser, Mr. L.Thurkow at a reported cost of more than $20,000. Thurkow was a powerful local politician and ranking member of the Dutch government. Thurkow wanted a Hispano-Suiza because it had the performance to cruise in excess of 160 kph in perfect comfort. He kept the car in The Hague until The Netherlands was invaded in 1940. When Hitler invaded Holland in 1940, the German authorities looked for large, fast automobiles to serve as troop transport vehicles. Knowing how much Thurkow favored the car, a master mechanic friend risked his life by smuggling the car out of the Hague, and then hid the Hispano in a barn and removed the wheels. As no other wheels would easily fit the car's special locking hubs, it was useless to the Nazis. The Nazis did ultimately find the car, but never found the wheels.
Thurkow died near the end of the war, and the Hispano was sold to Jongheer Marnix R. van Lennep. In 1955 van Lennep sold the car to Peter de Koff from Amsterdam, Holland, who brought the car to the U.S. the same year with plans to tour the countryside and then sell it, which he did to Joseph Weider. The car then passed through several owners. The current owner acquired the car in 1993 and commissioned a comprehensive and detailed restoration. In 2016 the car was fully restored with considerable assistance from Hispano-Suiza expert and former Pebble Beach Concours Chairman Jules 'J.' Heumann.
On June 24, 1929, a new 8-liter Model 46 Hispano-Suiza with coachwork by Saoutchik was delivered to the Nederland Co., The Hague, Holland, under assignment to its purchaser, Mr. L.Thurkow at a reported cost of more than $20,000. Thurkow was a powerful local politician and ranking member of the Dutch government. Thurkow wanted a Hispano-Suiza because it had the performance to cruise in excess of 160 kph in perfect comfort. He kept the car in The Hague until The Netherlands was invaded in 1940. When Hitler invaded Holland in 1940, the German authorities looked for large, fast automobiles to serve as troop transport vehicles. Knowing how much Thurkow favored the car, a master mechanic friend risked his life by smuggling the car out of the Hague, and then hid the Hispano in a barn and removed the wheels. As no other wheels would easily fit the car's special locking hubs, it was useless to the Nazis. The Nazis did ultimately find the car, but never found the wheels.
Thurkow died near the end of the war, and the Hispano was sold to Jongheer Marnix R. van Lennep. In 1955 van Lennep sold the car to Peter de Koff from Amsterdam, Holland, who brought the car to the U.S. the same year with plans to tour the countryside and then sell it, which he did to Joseph Weider. The car then passed through several owners. The current owner acquired the car in 1993 and commissioned a comprehensive and detailed restoration. In 2016 the car was fully restored with considerable assistance from Hispano-Suiza expert and former Pebble Beach Concours Chairman Jules 'J.' Heumann.
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