On April 2, Hagerty published an article titled “Why Aren’t the 1955-75 Citroën DS and ID Worth More?”. The article’s title is a bit misrepresentative of its content. It provides a good ‘overview primer’ in discussing the unique virtues that makes the DS and ID so intriguing as well as …
With the Retromobile auctions in Paris behind us in 2018, the prices of Citroëns seem to be taking a downward turn. At least it would appear that way given the estimated values listed by the Osenat auction house for their upcoming sale this Saturday, March 24 in Fontainebleau. Or maybe …
The Osenat Auction at Fontainebleau (just southeast of Paris) on Saturday, March 18 will offer 32 Citroëns (mostly DS and a Panhard Z1) from the Perinet-Marquet Collection. The collection started around 1970 by M.Perinet-Marquet, but goes back to an automotive interest established back in 1920 by Marcel Hantraye, a …
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 …
The French auction house Osenat today, Sunday, March 15th, sold this very rare 15/6 Citroën Traction Cabriolet, of which only three original versions were built. (Though there is a 4th that exists, shown at the 75th Traction Anniversary meet in Arras France, that claims to be original). Though Osenat gave …
