Citroën by Henri Chapron
The Citroëns of Henri Chapron
Citroën SM Commands Top Dollar at Gooding & Co. Scottsdale Auction
The upcoming Barrett-Jackson collector car sale in Scottsdale, Arizona will offer 1,800 cars with no reserve price, a figure the company claims is the largest on record for a single auction. Bonhams will also be auctioning cars in Scottsdale and one of them will be an authentic Henri Chapron designed …
By Marvin McFalls….. Since 1955 Citroën’s top of the marque model had been the four-door DS, while it was a wildly popular car, it was not particularly sporting. With the exception of winning the 1965 Monte Carlo Rally after the entire Mini Copper works team was disqualified for using …
A 1960 Citroën ID19 Le Paris owned by the Mullin Automotive Museum has won the prestigious title of Best in Show at Valletta Concours d’Elegance. The second annual event, which this year took place in the baroque city of Valletta, Malta, thrilled attendees with a showcase of rare vehicles within …
At Retromobile in 2014 a record breaking €548,320 was paid for an original (and probably the last built) 1975 Citroen SM Mylord, It had been with the same family from new and its condition was said to be original and exceptional. This Mylord will be on the block again …
by Per Ahlstrom… A Traction Avant 15–Six convertible was recently sold at the Osenat auction in Paris on March 15, 2015 and fetched €612440 ($841,599.00 CAD, $662,702.00 USD), which is a world record price for a Traction Avant. The question is: Did the buyer get what he thought he …
This 1972 Citroën DS21 is fresh from a restoration in which 2,500 hours are said to have been spent converting it to a Chapron découvrable replica, a rare coachbuilt model distinguished by the landaulet folding roof mechanism. For sale in Froges, France for 55.000 euros (~$65,300 US) see the listing …
Citroënvie member Michael Gillespie has made one of his retirement priorities to organize all his old photos and scan them. He sent George Dyke a photo he found from a roll of film he shot during a visit to Montreal in the summer of 1969. Michael immediately recognized the car …
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