| Another
error in the Spain ATM issues ... The Hispano Suiza 20-30 HP |
It's not the first time that happens
it with the Spain ATM issues ... Once in a while, a more or less
important error appears in one ATM paper. Let us remember, for example,
the Norton motorcycle of 1936 (model
T58 - 66) that, in fact, showed a Narcla motorcycle of
1953 !
This one is another of the important
mistakes ...
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In this
case it's the model T85 (93), issued
in 2003, that supposedly shows a Hispano Suiza 20-30 HP from
1910,
displayed in the Museo de Historia de la Automocion de Salamanca
(Museum of History of the Automotion of Salamanca). |
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As you can already guess, the image
does not correspond with the text; It's right, this is a car manufactured
by Hispano Suiza, but it's not a 20-30 HP model manufactured
in 1910, but a 16 HP model manufactured some years later,
in 1916.
Both vehicles are on exhibition in
the Museo de Historia de la Automocion, and we suppose there
is -but not justify- the confusion.
The vehicle appearing on the ATM
paper it's currently exhibited in the last room of the Museum. It's a Hispano
Suiza car, model 16 HP manufactured in 1916, with a bodywork
type Double Phaeton. The engine is a 59 CV, 2952 CC and maximum
speed of 120 km/h.
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| Hispano
Suiza model 16 HP, 1916 |
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And this
one is the car corresponding to the text;
Displayed in one of the first rooms
of the Museum is also a Hispano Suiza car, but a model
20-30 HP manufactured in 1910 with a bodywork type Limousine
Landaulet.
In this case, the engine is a 30
CV - 3768 CC and could reach a maximum speed of 80 km/h.
Hispano Suiza model 20-30
HP, 1910 |
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Be ready for
more surprises ...
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