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Hispano-Suiza H6C "Xenia" nominated by Leonidae
Major Note: Er...as of 6:45 PM, I have found out somethings that are fairly interesting. First, I didn't know that Hispanos and Rolls of the time were sold as rolling chassis only, which does explain somewhat why there were so many different Coachbuilders at the time. The second pertains to this car directly. Andre Dubonnet, a French WWI ace who also raced Hispanos and Bugattis, used an H6C chassis to show off his suspension design, of which GM, Fiat, and others bought. Normally, this would make it a modified, and therefore not eligible, HOWEVER it has made it to nomination, and I think we could call this a prototype instead(read: I'm calling this a prototype. Don't like, vote SU. You'll see why.)
Stuff that Matters:
Status: Prototype/Coachbuild
Coachbuilder: Jacques Saoutchik
Basis: H6C Chassis No. 103
Production: 1 of 1 Produced
Engine: 7.9L Aluminum OHC Inline-6 (160 BHP At 3,050 RPM)
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Gearbox
Special Note(H6): 4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Drum Brakes
Special Note(Xenia):Solid Front Axle, Live Rear Axle With Four-Wheel Independent Hyperflex (Coil Spring) Suspension
My take: Here's why it's still getting a poll at all, then a Sub Zero from me. The engine is, OHC aside, half of an aircraft V12. It has a mechanically-enhanced braking system. Then, there's the body. The only concept cars I see NOW that give this any challenge are incredibly scarce, most made by the French coincidentally. By contrast, here's the traditional H6...
...So yeah, that's why I went ahead. Also, here's a top-down with the doors open.
ConceptCarz.com
Supercars.Net
Wikipedia: H6
Nomination Thread
Major Note: Er...as of 6:45 PM, I have found out somethings that are fairly interesting. First, I didn't know that Hispanos and Rolls of the time were sold as rolling chassis only, which does explain somewhat why there were so many different Coachbuilders at the time. The second pertains to this car directly. Andre Dubonnet, a French WWI ace who also raced Hispanos and Bugattis, used an H6C chassis to show off his suspension design, of which GM, Fiat, and others bought. Normally, this would make it a modified, and therefore not eligible, HOWEVER it has made it to nomination, and I think we could call this a prototype instead(read: I'm calling this a prototype. Don't like, vote SU. You'll see why.)
Stuff that Matters:
Status: Prototype/Coachbuild
Coachbuilder: Jacques Saoutchik
Basis: H6C Chassis No. 103
Production: 1 of 1 Produced
Engine: 7.9L Aluminum OHC Inline-6 (160 BHP At 3,050 RPM)
Transmission: 4-Speed Manual Gearbox
Special Note(H6): 4-Wheel Servo-Assisted Drum Brakes
Special Note(Xenia):Solid Front Axle, Live Rear Axle With Four-Wheel Independent Hyperflex (Coil Spring) Suspension
My take: Here's why it's still getting a poll at all, then a Sub Zero from me. The engine is, OHC aside, half of an aircraft V12. It has a mechanically-enhanced braking system. Then, there's the body. The only concept cars I see NOW that give this any challenge are incredibly scarce, most made by the French coincidentally. By contrast, here's the traditional H6...
...So yeah, that's why I went ahead. Also, here's a top-down with the doors open.
ConceptCarz.com
Supercars.Net
Wikipedia: H6
Nomination Thread
