A vintage car is for sale for £435,000…and it used to be owned by a king.
The 1919 Hispano-Suiza H6 is going under the hammer after being restored.
But it was first owned by King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
The luxury motor – which can do 85mph – was the first production H6 to be sold.
It was made in France before being transported to the king – who was one of the most famous Hispano-Suiza customers.
The posh car is dark green in colour with black and silver features.
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It has a convertible roof that covers the leather seats.
King Alfonso XIII had it from brand new for 12 years until 1931.
It was then owned by Patricio Chadwick of Spain for a number of years before the current collection acquired it in the early 1990s.
It has been fully restored – complete with the royal crest of the House of Bourbon on the rear doors.
But there are a few minor alterations including a bonnet with an additional louvre and modifications to the windscreen.
The chassis number plate on the firewall is a reproduction.
It is thought that the engine number has been re-stamped.
Since the restoration, the car came 2nd place in Class and the Alec Ullmann Award for the most historically significant Hispano-Suiza at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 2004, and the Targa d’Argento in its class at Villa d’Este in 2007.
The car comes with a history pack including a copy of a Geo Ham painting of this actual car undertaking royal duties.
It is up for auction with RM Sotheby’s in Paris on 31 January.
King Alfonso XIII owned the car during his marriage to Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg.
The couple’s wedding day was famously disrupted by an assassination attempt.
Victoria Eugenia de Battenberg is the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
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