The most important carmaker you've never heard of: Hispano-Suiza

Hispano-Suiza invented the sports car, helped win World War One in the air, invented servo brakes and even helped the US airforce bomb their own factory after it was captured by the Nazis in World War Two. But for a company that changed the course world history a couple of times, it’s amazing how few people really know Hispano-Suiza. A lot of it was down to an amazing Swiss engineer Marc Birkigt, who along with Spanish businessman Damián Mateu was the driving force behind Hispano-Suiza.
After an 80 year absence from building cars, the brand is back in the spotlight. The Barcelona-based company is attempting to go full circle and return to its pioneering roots with two EV hypercar models, the Carmen and the Carmen Boulogne, and a racing team in the Extreme E electric SUV rally series.
US car collector Michael Fux has gone all in with a purple-copper Boulogne.
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We dare you to name a crazier car-maker story!

[@caviedes55]

Impressive history, and impressive film making!! Very good, I love it

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Thanks David

[@a.d.7042]

the car has nice touches but if you see all of them together it doens´t seems that they are matching...
The story and the video are great!!

[@helen9947]

Spectacular video, history and images.... A pleasure to see it

[@matthewaycock3842]

I absolutely LOVE Hispano Suiza automobiles. This is truly the best of the best. I hope someday to own one, even an older one. These cars are so rare. Most people have never heard of them. I like the fact that they are still making automobiles after a hundred years. My dream car.

[@DWREV]

They are amazing 😉

[@My_liber]

Wowwww amazing history and video!!!

[@PaddingtonSoul]

Wow... I had no idea. :)

[@DWREV]

A fascinating journey!

[@theinspiringengineer-scien6393]

I like what they have done :)

[@nikolac290v7]

Auto di un certo spessore.

[@dougcargill6730]

The Xenia, while an important car, was supremely unattractive. Not the right direction for the new rebirth.

[@dlee3710]

Yawn