Beschreibung
This CItroen is in auction now with The Market. The No Reserve auction is LIVE now, and finishes on 30th September.
This wonderful Citroen CX GTI Turbo 2 started life as a company car. Its first owner was so enamored with it, and the two became so synonymous, that he was allowed to keep it on his retirement. It belonged to him for 24 years in all, during which time he had it serviced every year at the Citroen main agent and then renowned Citroen specialists B. L. Autos, even when he was only covering a few hundred miles a year. Always garaged, it was kept in stunning condition thanks to his money-no-object attitude to the car he had come to love.
When the first owner finally decided to part with it about 7 years ago, it was taken on by B. L. Autos who understood how good it was. Now in the care of a serial classic car collector (who has now owned it twice…), it has continued to have far too much time and money lavished on it. Fresh from being worked on by Citroen specialist, Brodie Engineering, Stuart, the top man there, described it as “possibly the best one left”, which is as fulsome a praise as you could ever hope for.
Completely original, it has an incredible service history. Now reluctantly offered for sale, this is a rare opportunity to drive one of the last, if not the last, great Citroens.
It’s a shark on wheels, a piece of moving modern art and one of the most beautiful cars of the late twentieth century – and its bodywork is in incredible condition, being shiny and free of the sort of rust, rot, ripples and other problems that the breed is notorious for.
The Meteor Grey paintwork shows its lines off to perfection, and the minimal adornments let the purity of the original shape shine through. It is staggeringly lovely.
The shut-lines are still original, and the doors open and close easily. The current owner once removed the interior trim on one door to see what it looked like from the inside; he found that the plastic waterproof sheet was still intact and had never been removed, so he buttoned it all up and left it as it is.
The paintwork is largely original and free of dinks, scratches and scuffs, although the vendor has had some localized repairs done a few years back in order to keep it looking good. (Please see the receipt from Kennington Motors for details of the extent of the work that was carried out.)
This restorative work has developed a few tiny microblisters on the roof panel’s paintwork, so if you think you can see rust bubbles on there then please be reassured that they aren’t! Remarkable given the reputation of a CX for poor resistance to rust that a barely-visible blemish is all we can tell you about. This can only be a carefully owned, garage-stored example. Of course, if you doubt us then you are very welcome to pop along to see the car here at The Market HQ. We’ll make you a brew while you crawl all over it; if nothing else, you’ll be able to tell your grandchildren that you saw the very best of the very last of the UK-registered CX GTI Turbos.
The metric TRX alloy wheels, complete with twin ‘T’-for-turbo detailing, have been refurbished and are in good shape. They’re shod with the correct Michelin TRX tyres too, all of which have good tread.
…much more text on the auction listing.
The price here is an estimate. Please visit The Market website for the complete description plus over 100 photos / video fully illustrating the car and its service history. All bidding occurs through the website, and the website listing is the best place to ask questions directly.
The vehicle can be viewed in Abingdon, South Oxfordshire.
