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THE LEGENDARY HISPANO SUIZA
« on: October 24, 2011, 03:50:44 PM »
THE LEGENDARY HISPANO SUIZA, WRITTEN BY JOHNNIE GREEN AND PUBLISHED IN 1977 BY DALTON WATSON THIS HARDER-TO-FIND 235 PAGE HARDBOUND DUST-JACKETED BOOK IS FILLED WITH NUMEROUS RARE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILED TEXT COVERING THE HISTORY AND MOTOR CARS OF HISPANO SUIZA FROM 1904 TO THE 1940'S. DIVIDED INTO 9 CHAPTERS,
1.) EARLY DAYS.
2.) CATALAN CUP AND COUPE de L'AUTO CARS.
3.) ALFONSO XIII.
4.) THE WAR YEARS.
5.) THE BARCELONA CARS.
6.) LA CIGOGNE AND THE 32 CV.
7.) "BOULOGNES AND MONZAS".
8.) THE J12.
9.) THE JUNIOR HS26 AND K6 MODELS.
Green was known as a Bentley expert, and some of the  information on the cars is vague or downright wrong. There are however not that many books on these cars, and the book is sought after. Prices vary a lot.