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1938 Citroën CABRIOLET TRACTION
The item was sold for 182 820 €
Fees include commission and taxes.
1938 - CITROEN TRACTION 11B CABRIOLET
Very rare ‘wide’ version 11 B cabriolet
Complete restoration in 2002
Known history from the 1970s onwards
French historic registration papers
Chassis n°: 129 088
The Citroën «7“ was first presented with a saloon body in March 1934 to the main concessionaires of the marque. The range was quickly enlarged by the addition of two other versions, called by Citroën “faux-cabriolet” (false cabriolet) and “roadster”. Designed by a genius, the Italian sculptor Flaminio Bertoni, the Traction Avant (Front Wheel Drive) would achieve worldwide success but unfortunately the firm’s founder André Citroën would not live to see its launch. The “faux-cabriolet” provides much more comfort than is allowed by the Spartan nature of true roadster bodywork. A dickey seat at the rear accommodates two passengers and the car is very appealing as it combines the running qualities of the Traction model with a very pure line and all the pleasures of open-air motoring denied to the occupants of saloon cars. The 11 B version, which has a wider body, is particularly attractive as its proportions are even more elegant and it can fit three persons on the bench type front seat. Such is the appeal of the Traction convertible that many replicas have been constructed and this makes the rare authentic cars, such as the one we are offering, even more eagerly sought after. According to research carried out by Olivier de Serres, around 450 surviving Traction Avant cabriolets of all types have been identified. The 11 B are the rarest. The cabriolet which we are presenting was sold new on 23/02/1938, as is attested by the certificate of authenticity issued by the Conservatoire Citroën and provided in the accompanying file. It is nowadays extremely rare to find a Traction cabriolet with such a complete history as this one has. We can trace the history from 1973, when Mr Dreyre, a pioneer of classic car collecting in northern France, found the car i
Very rare ‘wide’ version 11 B cabriolet
Complete restoration in 2002
Known history from the 1970s onwards
French historic registration papers
Chassis n°: 129 088
The Citroën «7“ was first presented with a saloon body in March 1934 to the main concessionaires of the marque. The range was quickly enlarged by the addition of two other versions, called by Citroën “faux-cabriolet” (false cabriolet) and “roadster”. Designed by a genius, the Italian sculptor Flaminio Bertoni, the Traction Avant (Front Wheel Drive) would achieve worldwide success but unfortunately the firm’s founder André Citroën would not live to see its launch. The “faux-cabriolet” provides much more comfort than is allowed by the Spartan nature of true roadster bodywork. A dickey seat at the rear accommodates two passengers and the car is very appealing as it combines the running qualities of the Traction model with a very pure line and all the pleasures of open-air motoring denied to the occupants of saloon cars. The 11 B version, which has a wider body, is particularly attractive as its proportions are even more elegant and it can fit three persons on the bench type front seat. Such is the appeal of the Traction convertible that many replicas have been constructed and this makes the rare authentic cars, such as the one we are offering, even more eagerly sought after. According to research carried out by Olivier de Serres, around 450 surviving Traction Avant cabriolets of all types have been identified. The 11 B are the rarest. The cabriolet which we are presenting was sold new on 23/02/1938, as is attested by the certificate of authenticity issued by the Conservatoire Citroën and provided in the accompanying file. It is nowadays extremely rare to find a Traction cabriolet with such a complete history as this one has. We can trace the history from 1973, when Mr Dreyre, a pioneer of classic car collecting in northern France, found the car i