1920 Hispano-Suiza H6B Phaeton, coachwork by Marcel Chavet
This Hispano-Suiza H6B, bodied by Marcel Chavet of Neuilly-sur-Seine, was ordered for Horace Dodge Sr. around the time of the January 1920 New York Auto Show, though his untimely death meant the car passed almost immediately to his son, Horace Jr. The younger Dodge kept it at the family's Rose Terrace estate in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, fitting it with personalised modifications including a Duesenberg steering wheel and Zenith carburetors. After decades in storage with a single subsequent owner in rural Michigan, the car was revived in 2004 and shown at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, winning the Alec Ulmann Trophy for the most significant Hispano-Suiza.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$257,600
- 1920 → 1920Factory deliveryHorace Dodge Sr.partial documentation
Car reportedly ordered at the New York Auto Show in January 1920; Dodge Sr. died later that year before he could likely enjoy the vehicle.
- 1920 → 1962InheritanceHorace Dodge Jr.full documentation
Believed to have been first to take delivery; a 1932 title in his name is present in the car's documentation. He modified the car to his personal preferences and reportedly used it for informal driving antics at the family estate.
- 1962 →Private saleWaino Huskopartial documentation
Received the car as repayment for legal assistance rendered to Dodge Jr., along with several other vehicles. Stored the collection largely untouched in a barn in Romeo, Michigan.
- → 2004InheritanceHusko heirspartial documentation
Retained the car following Waino Husko's passing; sold it in 2004.
- 2004 →Private saleTodd Naglerpartial documentation
Acquired from the Husko heirs and undertook a sympathetic recommissioning to running order; subsequently exhibited the car at CCCA gatherings and select concours events.
Competition
- 20062006 Pebble Beach Concours d'EleganceAlec Ulmann Trophy — most significant Hispano-Suiza
Exhibited by Todd Nagler; recognised as the most notable Hispano-Suiza entry at the event.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2004Service
Following acquisition from the Husko heirs, the car was sympathetically returned to running condition after nearly five decades of storage. The engine was found to be free and showed healthy oil pressure; only modest fettling was required to get it running again.
The original interior was found to be largely intact and usable; bodywork and paintwork were cleaned up rather than refinished, preserving the car's unrestored character.
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