Hispano-Suiza H6b Million-guiet Dual-cowl Phaeton

Hispano-Suiza means Spanish-Swiss and is the result of a collaboration entered into around 1900 by the Spanish electric car manufacturer Emilio de la Cuadra and the Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt.

Light blue is not a color you would expect on a car like this, but in 1924 the Parisian coachbuilder Million-Guiet built this Dual-Cowl Phaeton based on a Hispano-Suiza H6B for Norma Talmadge, a very popular film star in the 1920s. Her brother-in-law is the famous actor and comedian Buster Keaton. Hispano-Suiza means 'Spanish-Swiss' and is the result of a collaboration entered into around 1900 by the Spanish electric car manufacturer Emilio de la Cuadra and the Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt. The brand manufactures cars and trucks and later produces aircraft engines. Initially the factory is located in Spain, but because many orders later come from France, a branch is opened in Paris. The H6 is the first fully French model. The flying stork that adorns the radiator of every Hispano-Suiza built after the First World War is the mascot of the squadron of the French air hero Georges Guynemer. During the war he flies a SPAD biplane equipped with a Hispano-Suiza V8 engine.