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1934 Citroën TRACTION 7B
The item was sold for 9 880 €
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1934 Citroën TRACTION 7B
Complete and undoubtedly authentic
Unusual original option of right-hand drive
Rare series produced for only 4 months
Current status: Switzerland - not registered
Chassis number: 16928
Body number: AQ0345
Engine number: PQ 03310, date of casting: 2.7.34/320.
Gearbox number: BY 0941
Considered rather lacking, the 7A - the first Traction Avant - was replaced after three months in production by a new model which with better performance and equipment, the 1529cc 7B, a 9 fiscal horsepower model developing 35bhp.
Whereas the 7A had been introduced too early, the 7B marked the onset of maturity. It kept the appearance of its predecessor, with the all the finesse of its original design, and was available with the same range of colours: black, emerald-blue, excelsior red (maroon), Maintenon beige or, as here, pearl grey with, as often as not for the 7, the wings and spare wheel cover in black. The launch of the 7 was a major event, as it was the first time that a production car had introduced so many innovations at once, with its unitary body, ‘floating-power' engine, hydraulic brakes, suspension using torsion bars and shock absorbers, and, of course, front-wheel drive. A car which was lower than others, where running boards were no longer needed, demanded a new style of driving. Since they were not absolutely sure of the rigidity of the monocoque body, its designers chose to keep a moleskin-covered roof and a tail panel with no boot opening. Narrow wings and headlamps with flat lenses complete this picture of the 7B, which made quite an impression on its first users and columnists in the specialist press. They found the new Citroën to be an outstanding car, which was comfortable and very safe and capable of reaching 100kph (62mph)! But this second series of the 7 only had a short-lived career, lasting four months in the summer of 1934, from June to September, with, in theory, some 19,000 cars produced.
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Complete and undoubtedly authentic
Unusual original option of right-hand drive
Rare series produced for only 4 months
Current status: Switzerland - not registered
Chassis number: 16928
Body number: AQ0345
Engine number: PQ 03310, date of casting: 2.7.34/320.
Gearbox number: BY 0941
Considered rather lacking, the 7A - the first Traction Avant - was replaced after three months in production by a new model which with better performance and equipment, the 1529cc 7B, a 9 fiscal horsepower model developing 35bhp.
Whereas the 7A had been introduced too early, the 7B marked the onset of maturity. It kept the appearance of its predecessor, with the all the finesse of its original design, and was available with the same range of colours: black, emerald-blue, excelsior red (maroon), Maintenon beige or, as here, pearl grey with, as often as not for the 7, the wings and spare wheel cover in black. The launch of the 7 was a major event, as it was the first time that a production car had introduced so many innovations at once, with its unitary body, ‘floating-power' engine, hydraulic brakes, suspension using torsion bars and shock absorbers, and, of course, front-wheel drive. A car which was lower than others, where running boards were no longer needed, demanded a new style of driving. Since they were not absolutely sure of the rigidity of the monocoque body, its designers chose to keep a moleskin-covered roof and a tail panel with no boot opening. Narrow wings and headlamps with flat lenses complete this picture of the 7B, which made quite an impression on its first users and columnists in the specialist press. They found the new Citroën to be an outstanding car, which was comfortable and very safe and capable of reaching 100kph (62mph)! But this second series of the 7 only had a short-lived career, lasting four months in the summer of 1934, from June to September, with, in theory, some 19,000 cars produced.
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