A very rare forerunner to the Maserati Quadraporte II, with just a couple of Citroën components, was offered for sale today by RM | Sotheby’s in Le Castellet, France.
Some impressive Citroëns were on display at Epoqu’auto 2021 in Lyon, France.
The article goes into great detail and shows some good pictures of the process involved, but one needs to stay on top of all stages of a DS restoration.
The film contains some incredible archive footage of a Kégresse track vehicle and then La Croisière Jaune — the trans-Asian expedition in 1931/1932 that was organized by Citroën to promote their Kégresse vehicles and further the company’s reputation for reliability.
MoMA had the car repainted before the exhibition. Things were disassembled, and the parts must have been reassembled by people with no knowledge of a DS.
2CV Charleston model in good to great condition.
Among the Aston Martins and the other exotics that participated in the event, his lowly 2CV continually stood out as the crowd pleaser.
The China Car is a new book by François Castaing that provides much greater detail about a project that has fascinated many of us in the Citroën community.
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