Société des Automobiles Soriano-Pedroso was formed in 1919 in Biarritz through the collaboration of Ricardo Soriano Scholtz, marqués de Ivanrey, an experienced designer and engineer, and José Luis de Pedroso y Berghmans, marqués de San Carlos de Pedroso, who acted as the financial partner. Both men had already gained experience in the automobile trade in Barcelona in the early years of the century, where they imported, overhauled, and resold used…