Hispano-Suiza J12

Hispano-Suiza J12
1933 Hispano-Suiza J12 Sport Torpedo
Overview
ManufacturerHispano-Suiza
Also called
Production1931–1938
Assembly
Designer
Body and chassis
ClassLuxury car
Body styleby arrangement with the customer's coachbuilder
LayoutFMR
Powertrain
Engine
  • 9,424 cc (575.1 cu in) OHV V-12
  • (11,310 cc (690.2 cu in) from 1935 on)[5]
Transmission3-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase
Chronology
PredecessorHispano-Suiza H6[6]

The Hispano-Suiza J12 is a luxury automobile that was made by Hispano-Suiza in France from 1931 to 1938.[5] It was the largest and most expensive car ever built by Hispano-Suiza.[2][3] It replaced the Hispano-Suiza H6.[6] The J12 was only available as a chassis, buyers having to arrange with an outside coachbuilder to add a body.[11]

Hispano-Suiza suspended automobile production in 1938 to concentrate on the manufacture of aircraft engines.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b c Rogliatti 1973, p. 77.
  2. ^ a b Kimes 1990, p. 646.
  3. ^ a b Nicholson 1982, p. 307.
  4. ^ a b Kimes 1990, p. 642.
  5. ^ a b Robson 1990, p. 72.
  6. ^ a b c d e Scott 1991, p. 52.
  7. ^ a b c d Robson 2001, pp. 248–249.
  8. ^ Given as 134+1⁄2 in (3,420 mm) in Kimes 1990, p. 648
  9. ^ a b Kimes 1990, p. 648.
  10. ^ Given as 157+3⁄4 in (4,010 mm) in Kimes 1990, p. 648
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cheetham was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Robson 1990, p. 73.
  13. ^ Kimes 1990, p. 651.