This wasn't a French car at all — the T49 was built by Hispano-Suiza's Spanish arm, an 8-litre, 160 hp relative of the H6B that stayed in production for two decades, Civil War included.
Lead trim: T49 8.0 L straight-six (160 hp)
Hispano-Suiza T49T49 · 1924–1944
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FactThis wasn't a French car at all — the T49 was built by Hispano-Suiza's Spanish arm, an 8-litre, 160 hp relative of the H6B that stayed in production for two decades, Civil War included.
The Hispano-Suiza T49 was made by the Spanish arm of Hispano-Suiza between 1924 and 1944, the Spanish version of the French H6B, with a 6-cylinder 8,000 cc engine of 160 hp and a top speed of 177 km/h, four-wheel drum brakes with a brake booster and a three-speed gearbox with reverse. The 1924 prototype was driven by company president Damián Mateu from Barcelona to Paris over two days; the first car, a Coupé de Ville, was commissioned by the Spanish royal household for Queen Maria Cristina, its chassis built entirely in Spain at the La Sagrera factory (December 1925) with coachwork by independent Spanish builders (Fiol, Farré, Roca and Badia, Mateu and Marrugat and others) who remained in the programme until 1934.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T49 8.0 L straight-six (160 hp) | 1924–1944 | 8.0 L Inline-6 | 160 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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