Kégresse History — The 1922–1923 Trans-Sahara Expedition
The desert was largely unexplored and had never been crossed by car. It would be 3,200 km of trials for both men and machines.















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The desert was largely unexplored and had never been crossed by car. It would be 3,200 km of trials for both men and machines.
It has a full adaptation of the running gear which incorporates exclusive hydro-pneumatic suspension. Or does it?
Quentin Hinzelin is a Citroën saviour—at least, he hopes to be.
Citroën reported today that global sales for the first half of 2026 are up 4.4% with 373,700 units sold worldwide.
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I have copies of all major maintenance records and possess all replaced original parts.
This Solex was made in Macon, France in April 1975 for the USA market only.
100% complete. 1.8 scale.
There is a partially disassembled 2CV in the garage being thrown about
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Each year, the TÜV publishes a complete list of models that have passed the technical inspection in the last twelve months. Citroëns fared well.
An iteration of the original DS with vastly different styling, the new N°8 from DS Automobiles is a technological tour de force.
Had it not been for their passion for cars and technology, André Citroën and Adolphe Kégresse would probably never have met.
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