Description
Model: Citroën 5 CV / Collection
Version: Torpedo 2-seater – pointed rear, with external boot
Year: 1923
Historic registration document: yes (old circulation receipt)
Condition: complete, stored for several decades, very sound, kept dry
Asking price: €25, 000
Technical review.
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Description:
Genuine Citroën 5 CV torpedo 2-seater with external boot — a highly sought-after model, produced briefly in 1923, sitting between the 1922 version without boot and the C3 “Trèfle”.
Original bodywork with a single door on the passenger side, boat-nose radiator, complete and unmodified.
Acquired in 1964, the car has remained in the same family for over 60 years. Always sheltered, on axle stands, under a cover, in a closed and dry building.
Mechanicals not seized but to be brought back into service (not used since the 1960s).
Included in the sale:
• Several original engines
• New clutches and brakes (period stock) and rebuilt by SOGAFREM.
• Spare mechanical parts in crates (gearbox, radiator, etc.)
• Lights, accessories, wheels, rims etc... additional
• Original, intact upholstery, black hood never sun-exposed
• Period spare wheel
-original jack!
-New tyres identical to the originals, well preserved
-Original Bakelite steering wheel
The vehicle has a sporting heritage, at a high level, from the 1950s–70s. It was mainly used for photographs in sports journals of the 1960s with its owner. Very nice period photo print on black-and-white paper (1964)
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Curious parties please refrain. First contact by message only.
Viewable by appointment.
