Impressive Citroën Collection Being Auctioned in Quebec

Earlier this spring, the Citroëns at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard California were sold to the highest bidder.

Now, the gorgeous private Citroën collection of Louis Grenier near Montreal, Quebec, Canada is being sold. The reason for sale has not been disclosed, but the cars are to appear on the www.pcarmarket.com auction site, with the first one — a 1972 M35 Prototype #424 being offered now. (The collection would have been listed in the Citroënvie marketplace, but we do not accept auction ads — only ones where an actual purchase price stated.)

We have written about Louis Grenier’s collection many times. He is affectionately known as Louis XIV (the 14th) because at one point he owned 14 Traction Avant 15-6H Citroëns. For many years Louis held an open house “Méchoui” for the Quebec VEA (Vintage European Automobiles club) at his fabulous collection housed at a private airport just southeast of Montréal.

The late Claude Guillot took care of Louis’ cars. Claude was service manager for Citroën’s corporate office in Montreal until the company closed their operation and left Canada. From there, retirement wasn’t in the cards, so he kept actively working on Citroëns, particularly Louis’ extensive collection.

Here are photos taken of Louis’ collection at the various Méchoui he held.

Update — July 11, 2024: The M35 was bid to $15,230 USD and did not meet reserve. At the auction’s close a “buy it now” price of $26,500 USD was posted along with the following comment:
AlexBert (seller)
Thanks so Much Bidders & Commenters. Price 🏷️ Known. Drop Post Auction Bids. Ideally Buy Now. We will find a Happy Middle for Sure in a timely Manner. Have a Pleasant Weekend.

Update — July 24, 2024: The green Traction Avant 15 Six Cabriolet Replica sold for $54,000 USD. https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/1951-citroen-traction-avant-15-six-cabriolet/. It was purchased by Citroenvie member Jeff Teerlinck in Toronto. Nice buy Jeff!

Update – July 26, 2024: A 1954 Traction Avant 15-6H from Louis Grenier’s collection has been listed on the pcarmarket.com auction site: https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/1954-citroen-traction-avant-15h/

Update – July 31, 2024: The 1954 Traction Avant 15-6H was bid to $7,750 USD and did not meet reserve. At the auction’s close a “buy it now” price of $29,500 USD was posted with the –following comment:
AlexBert (seller)
TYVM for Bidders this PM: Price Tag 🏷️ now Known. 30000$ 🇺🇸 ( Buy Now ) is a True Bargain for the Queen of the Fleet.

Update – Aug. 2, 2024: A 1972 Citroën HY Van was listed on the website, was bid to $6,500 USD and did not meet reserve. https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/dealtank-1972-citroen-hy-van/. At the auction’s close a “buy it now” price of $31,000 USD was posted. The buyer responded with a final bid offer of $7,000 USD.

Update – Oct 11, 2024: The M35 was re-listed on pcarmarket.com and with just 4 bids — sold for $19,000 USD.