HISPANO-SUIZA ALFONSO XIII: The Type 45, as that was its official name, is considered by many to be the first sports car in history. The King of Spain Alfonso XIII, who was very fond of automobiles, took possession of a unit, which he ended up naming the model. It mounted a 60 CV engine that launched it up to 120 km/h in 1911! About 500 units were produced until 1914.
I am lucky to have turned my passion into my way of earning a living. Since I left the Faculty of Information Sciences in 2004, I have been professionally dedicated to motor journalism. I started in the magazine Coches Clásicos in its beginnings, going on to direct it in 2012, the year in which I also took charge of Clásicos Populares. Throughout these almost two decades of my professional career, I have worked in all types of media, including magazines, radio, the web and television, always in formats and programs related to the engine. I am crazy about the classics, Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Ivan Vicario Martin
