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1952 Citroën Big Six EX MOTOR INDUSTRIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
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1952 Citroën Big Six EX MOTOR INDUSTRIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Ex Transport and Road Research Laboratory
Clear history
Restoration to a very high standard
British registration papers
Current status: Switzerland - not registered
Chassis number: 9-52 7581/Body number: BPVL6 1997
Engine number: PQ 033 10
Date of casting: 12.03B/35
For many English people, Citroën represented a somewhat unconventional Continental make of car, but for the driver in the know, the double chevron stood for cars with handling which was exceptional, or at least rarely found among British cars of the 1940s and ‘50s. Citroën opened a subsidiary in West London in 1925 to assemble cars which, while they retained the same basic qualities, catered to the tastes of its British customers, offering more refinement than the models introduced on the Continent. The Traction Avant models thus had leather interior trim and a wood veneer dashboard| the Customs regulations helped this change of personality by requiring all the parts sourced from subcontractors to be made in England.
The 15 Six, respectfully known as the ‘Six-Cylinder' across the Channel, was part of this process, but remained a rather exclusive car, as only 1300 were assembled. It had some success in the export markets of the Commonwealth, in Australia, New Zealand South Africa, but very few are left today.
One of them, a survivor from the roads of Britain, enjoyed a quite extraordinary career, as it was used for a long time by MIRA (the Motor Industry Research Association), a division of the Ministry of Transport| registered MYP 575, it became one of the most famous Six-Cylinder models in
England. Purchased in 1952, it was used to measure the contact between the tyres and different road surfaces, especially in the wet. For these tests, the Road Research Laboratory carried out substantial changes to the car: these began by making a hole in the floor to mount a chain-driven fifth wheel and the installation of instruments and te
Ex Transport and Road Research Laboratory
Clear history
Restoration to a very high standard
British registration papers
Current status: Switzerland - not registered
Chassis number: 9-52 7581/Body number: BPVL6 1997
Engine number: PQ 033 10
Date of casting: 12.03B/35
For many English people, Citroën represented a somewhat unconventional Continental make of car, but for the driver in the know, the double chevron stood for cars with handling which was exceptional, or at least rarely found among British cars of the 1940s and ‘50s. Citroën opened a subsidiary in West London in 1925 to assemble cars which, while they retained the same basic qualities, catered to the tastes of its British customers, offering more refinement than the models introduced on the Continent. The Traction Avant models thus had leather interior trim and a wood veneer dashboard| the Customs regulations helped this change of personality by requiring all the parts sourced from subcontractors to be made in England.
The 15 Six, respectfully known as the ‘Six-Cylinder' across the Channel, was part of this process, but remained a rather exclusive car, as only 1300 were assembled. It had some success in the export markets of the Commonwealth, in Australia, New Zealand South Africa, but very few are left today.
One of them, a survivor from the roads of Britain, enjoyed a quite extraordinary career, as it was used for a long time by MIRA (the Motor Industry Research Association), a division of the Ministry of Transport| registered MYP 575, it became one of the most famous Six-Cylinder models in
England. Purchased in 1952, it was used to measure the contact between the tyres and different road surfaces, especially in the wet. For these tests, the Road Research Laboratory carried out substantial changes to the car: these began by making a hole in the floor to mount a chain-driven fifth wheel and the installation of instruments and te