Topic: SOLVED - Whaddyacallit #8 -De Pontac

[Ray B.]

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[Ray B.]

Too hard for rookies it seems.

[Paul Jaray]

Hi, that is a Citroën 2CV built for the Marquis de Pontac in kit  in 1957

[Ray B.]

Righ ! And there was more than one, or they modified it later, because this was the 1955 model, and here is the 1957 Coupe.

[barrett]

Another pic:

[qwaszx]

Being an eccentric french inventor, the Marquis built in some curiosities. The car could be split in three parts. The flower-motif was printed cloth and as an accessory you could order the couture for your wife with the same cloth. Its back suspension worked with the compression of the spare wheel -without the rim of course. the obus-shaped 2cv headlight could pop up as aerodynamic feature.
it was fitted with modded 2cv engine and returned with the much more powerful Panhard engine.
It hasn't popped up from history yet...
The Marquis later turned up wit a small formula car with 2cv suspension, cross linked...

[grobmotorix]

Another 57 coupé photo:

[woodinsight]

Two more views of the coupe - one prior to the windows being fitted and one in colour

[grobmotorix]

A rare rear view:

[grobmotorix]

An original 1957 German press photo featuring the De Pontac