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?
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Attic de Papa in London, UK has just released this N scale (1:160) model of a Citroën Kégresse Half-track Type P17.
We need to ensure that we are not the last generation to preserve and enjoy these cars.
Dubious dealings have happened through HY Conversions in the Netherlands doing H Van disc brake and engine conversions.
The 1963 2CV Sahara, chassis number 0663 is understood to have been destined for a nunnery in the French Congo
Luckily the insurance company did payout on the policy for the SM, but only for the insured value of the car.
Literally everything is new except the base 2CV chassis which has been galvanized and the 1981 602cc engine/transmission/disc brakes and license plates.
Postponed from 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, it was finally held from July 25 – 30, 2023, in the Délemont region of Switzerland.
I thought that I ought to remove the cylinder head after doing a compression test.
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