1951 Citroën 11 B 'Traction'
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Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2008-07-16 21:36 |
I presume being RHD that this one is Slough-built? Maybe pre-war?? |
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◊ 2008-07-16 21:52 |
If the registration is original, it is about 1950/51 and is, I think, a 15/6 and not a 11. What is bugging me is that the Slough built cars had all plated grilles, and not as shown in the picture. We had, at home, a 1940 Slough built 12, which had Michelin Pilote wheels and radial ply Michelin "X" tyres, huge P100s and a rally sign post lamp on the driver's A-pillar. It also had two large Lucas spot lights, and Ace wheel discs. To say the least, it was a bit special. I loved it even though I was only seven when it went, in favour of a Morris Oxford! Quelle dommage. |
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◊ 2008-07-16 22:01 |
I suspect that some effort has been made to disguise this car's Slough origins; I don't remember Slough TAs having wavy bumpers or Marchal headlights. Maybe the grille has been treated too. |
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◊ 2008-07-16 22:27 |
Apart from the RHD it looks in every detail as a 1949-1952 French-built 11 B (Normale). Not a Slough-built. |
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◊ 2008-07-16 23:10 |
Forget the 15/6 comment, I think it is what was called in Britain a Big 15, i.e. Onze Normale. |
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◊ 2008-07-17 09:02 |
I was right to be confused by the apparent French look but RHD. It would be interesting to know the story behind this one. In the '70s my brother had a (NZ new) 1947 Slough Light 15 (short boot and holey wheels)- it was a nice car. A revelation in cornering when there wasn't much else around that was front wheel drive. -- Last edit: 2008-07-17 09:03:21 |
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◊ 2008-07-23 15:13 |
It coild be a Traction Avant |
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◊ 2008-07-23 15:50 |
That's rather obvious, but that was not a model name, just a global designation of various Citroën models of that era |
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◊ 2008-08-03 17:37 |
its a citroen 15cv traction avant |
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◊ 2008-10-18 21:06 |
This car is a Paris built, right hand drive which was made as a special order for a French diplomat.The Paris factory made a number of right hand drives to special order and as can be seen from the picture is externally a French model with the curved bumper. I don't know whether the interior was a cloth upholstery with a painted dash or a Slough built interior with connolly hide seats and a wooden dash. If you look at www.citroenet.org.uk and then Slough built cars, traction avants, on the last page you will see this car with the number plate in your picture. |
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◊ 2008-10-18 22:14 |
Nice find Gerry! And welcome to the site! |
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◊ 2008-11-17 22:36 |
Hi there I owned a 1947 Traction Avant Paris built with right hand drive in South Africa, and an uncle of mine owned one as well. After the war, if you ordered a Traction or Light 15 you might find a Slough built car or even a RHD Paris car at the docks in Cape Town....you might have ordered a big 6 and found that a big 15 was delivered, which had happened to a fellow member of the Crankhandle Club in Cape and believe me, you took what you got! Cos there was a waiting list of people with first refusals. I also owned a 1949 Slough built Light Fifteen that some lucky person had ordered and actually had delivered by Atalanta, the Citoen agent at the time...now I drive a lovely grey Charleston 2cv |
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◊ 2009-11-20 19:13 |
1951 and still on the road The vehicle details for MLP 627 are: Date of Liability 01 03 2010 Date of First Registration 28 10 1951 Year of Manufacture 1951 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1911CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Licence Not Due Vehicle Colour BLACK Vehicle Type Approval |
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◊ 2016-02-18 23:00 |
This car is one of the greats. |
