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	The '''Abadal''' was a Spanish [[car]] manufactured between 1912 and 1923, named after [[Fracisco Abadal]]. Considered a fast luxury car, it was closely patterned on the [[Hispano-Suiza]] and offered in two models. One had a 3104cc four-cylinder [[engine]] while the other had a 4521cc six-cylinder engine.		{{List of Abadal Models}}The '''Abadal''' was a Spanish [[car]] manufactured between 1912 and 1923, named after [[Fracisco Abadal]]. Considered a fast luxury car, it was closely patterned on the [[Hispano-Suiza]] and offered in two models. One had a 3104cc four-cylinder [[engine]] while the other had a 4521cc six-cylinder engine.

	Soon after the inception of the Abadal line, the Belgian company [[Imperia]] began building Abadals under license as [[Imperia-Abadal]]s. In 1916 Abadal acquired the [[Buick]] agency, and Barcelona-built Abadals after that year had Buick power units, and featured custom coachwork. These cars were called ''Abadal-Buick''s. 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 2992cc 16-valve four-cylinder [[Overhead camshaft\|OHC]] sports model and three prototype 5630cc [[Straight-8\|straight-eights]]. The company ceased automobile production in 1923.		Soon after the inception of the Abadal line, the Belgian company [[Imperia]] began building Abadals under license as [[Imperia-Abadal]]s. In 1916 Abadal acquired the [[Buick]] agency, and Barcelona-built Abadals after that year had Buick power units, and featured custom coachwork. These cars were called ''Abadal-Buick''s. 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 2992cc 16-valve four-cylinder [[Overhead camshaft\|OHC]] sports model and three prototype 5630cc [[Straight-8\|straight-eights]]. The company ceased automobile production in 1923.

Red marquis at 04:56, 16 January 2007

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The '''Abadal''' was a Spanish [[car]] manufactured between 1912 and 1923, named after [[Fracisco Abadal]]. Considered a fast luxury car, it was closely patterned on the [[Hispano-Suiza]] and offered in two models. One had a 3104cc four-cylinder [[engine]] while the other had a 4521cc six-cylinder engine.

Soon after the inception of the Abadal line, the Belgian company [[Imperia]] began building Abadals under license as [[Imperia-Abadal]]s. In 1916 Abadal acquired the [[Buick]] agency, and Barcelona-built Abadals after that year had Buick power units, and featured custom coachwork. These cars were called ''Abadal-Buick''s. 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 2992cc 16-valve four-cylinder [[Overhead camshaft|OHC]] sports model and three prototype 5630cc [[Straight-8|straight-eights]]. The company ceased automobile production in 1923.

Francisco Abadal (nicknamed ''Paco'') was a [[Hispano-Suiza]] salesman and racing driver in Barcelona. He began this enterprise in 1912, and upon its ceasation, F. Abadal became an agent of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] in Spain. [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] plans in 1930 related to a prototype named ''Abadal Continental'' never materialized.

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