The Hispano-Suiza Alfonso XIII is one of the Hispano-Suiza entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable. Its designer of record is Marc Birkigt.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Hispano-Suiza's history is not in doubt: it was built at France. Its Hispano-Suiza stablemates include the HIspano-Suiza K8 and the Hispano-Suiza Carmen.