• Year of manufacture 
    1953
  • Car type 
    Saloon
  • Chassis number 
    54 691
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Original Condition
  • Number of seats 
    4
  • Location
    France
  • Exterior colour 
    Grey
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

Registration : Normal series French registration certificate

3 previous owners
Full history
Authentic Type A 375 cc

Soon after the end of World War 2, Citroën put in hand the development of the 2 CV, which was destined to become one of the most mythical cars in automobile history. Before the war, under the aegis of the Michelin family, Pierre Jules Boulanger initiated the TPV project (Tout Petit Véhicule – very small vehicle), for which he summarized the design brief with the immortal phrase “four wheels under an umbrella”. The vehicle had to accommodate 4 passengers as well as 50 kilos of goods, reach a speed of 60 KPH and not consume more than 3 litres per 100 km (94 mpg). Furthermore, its suspension was to be sufficiently soft to enable a basket of eggs to be transported across fields without any breakage. In October 1948, at the 35th Paris Motor show, three TPV cars, now baptized “2CV” (2 hp), were exhibited. Public reaction was mediocre but when the production was put on the market in 1950, waiting time for delivery reached 5 to 6 years.
The popularity of this model remained so strong that, when production finally ceased 42 years later, Citroën had sold throughout the world no less than 5 114 961 2CVs.

The 2CV in our sale is a Type A model built in 1953. Fitted with a 375 cc engine producing 9 bhp (2
hp was a fiscal category), the car has all the characteristics of the first series, including a fluted, mechanically welded bonnet, specific doors and flat sided wheels. The current owner acquired her in 1980 when, as the owner of the Citroën dealership Papin et Fils in Thouars, he took her in part-exchange for a new Citroën. He took pity on the little car and bought her for himself. She had then had 2 owners after having been sold new in Paris with the registration 4864 BY 75. It was only in 2015 that the car underwent a total restoration. All the mechanics were dismantled and overhauled, the body was taken off the chassis, rust was eliminated from both and anti-rust treatment was applied. Only the interior was deliberately left with the charming patina of natural wear. A road test showed that this little Citroën is in good mechanical working order and attracts as much sympathy as ever from other road users!

This car will be sold during an auction sale organized by AGUTTES Auction House.
It will take place in Paris, at the Espace Champerret, France, on March the 17th, 2019.
The digital catalog is available on our website
https://www.aguttes.com/html/infos.jsp?id=96052&&setLng=en
Please contact us for any further details.
Phones numbers:
+ 33 616 914 228
+33 147 459 301


Aguttes
164 bis, avenue Charles de Gaulle
Neuilly-sur-Seine
92200Neuilly-sur-Seine
France
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Gautier
Last name 
Rossignol

Phone 
+33-147459301
Fax 
+33-147455431
Mobile phone 
+33-616914228