1916 Abadal Buick

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The Abadal was a Spanish car manufactured between 1912 and 1923. Francisco Abadal (nicknamed Paco) was a Hispano-Suiza salesman and racing driver in Barcelona when, in 1912, he began building fast luxury cars. Closely patterned on the Hispano they were offered in two models; one had a 3104 cc four cylinder engine, while the other had a 4521 cc six cylinder engine.

Soon the Belgian company Impéria began building Abadals under license as Impéria-Abadals. In 1916 Abadal acquired the Buick agency, and Barcelona-built Abadals after that year had Buick power units. All bodies were custom coachwork. These cars were called Abadal-Buicks. M. A. Van Roggen (formerly of Springuel) took over the Belgian operation soon after, and built around 170 more Impéria-Abadals. Among the models produced were a 2992 cc 16 valve four cylinder ohc sports model and three prototype 5630 cc straight-eights. The company ceased automobile production in 1923. F. Abadal became an agent of General Motors in Spain.


Year: 1916
Make: Abadal
Model: Buick
Style: Town Car

Serial No: 574728
Odometer: 12379
Engine Cyl: 6
Engine Size: 225 cid
Engine HP: 45
Trans: 3-Speed