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Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« on: August 04, 2011, 05:47:55 AM »
Who can identify this unusual car?
The base car should be easy but who is the designer/coachbuilder and what was it called?
The year it made its debut is also required.
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2011, 05:55:47 AM »
Surely a forerunner of this car... ;D
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2011, 05:59:50 AM »
I think you may have posted the prototype of the puzzle car. ;D
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2011, 10:34:31 AM »
Experts?
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2011, 10:41:39 AM »
Citroen C4 but who did this elegant and early form? No idea.
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2011, 10:45:10 AM »
You are right there, it is based on a Citroen C4...
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2011, 10:46:25 AM »
Citroen C4 "Vent debout " by Pierre Delcourt 1930
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2011, 01:45:06 PM »
Quote from: SACO on August 10, 2011, 10:46:25 AM
Citroen C4 "Vent debout " by Pierre Delcourt 1930
That's the correct identification of this unusual car.
Well done and another point for you.
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2011, 02:15:57 PM »
And if you don't "vent the boot" (English translation), it will develop a musty odor.
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2011, 01:31:27 PM »
More pictures :
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 05:21:56 PM »
Hello and sorry for my English.
Pierre Delcourt was my grandfather. This car has started being built in 1928. My grandfather worked in aviation during the First World War. And when he decided to build this car was the first to make wind tunnel tests. The body was made of paper mache (it's true) and contains major innovations, such as turning lights.
This car was burned in 1939 or 1940 so it does not fall into the hands of the Germans. She had more a hundred thousand miles on it.
Some of this information is in the book "Toutes les citroen" published by René BELLU.
I know that a french reconstructs a full size car and I would love to have of information. Thanks to post a message if you have news.
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Re: MJW #545
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2012, 07:06:00 PM »
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 04, 2011, 05:55:47 AM
Surely a forerunner of this car... ;D

Which one came first?  Are you sure it was the egg?

RtR
« Last Edit: October 15, 2012, 07:08:24 PM by RayTheRat »
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2012, 01:57:51 AM »
Quote from: dcnfurter on October 15, 2012, 05:21:56 PM
Hello and sorry for my English.
Pierre Delcourt was my grandfather. This car has started being built in 1928. My grandfather worked in aviation during the First World War. And when he decided to build this car was the first to make wind tunnel tests. The body was made of paper mache (it's true) and contains major innovations, such as turning lights.
This car was burned in 1939 or 1940 so it does not fall into the hands of the Germans. She had more a hundred thousand miles on it.
Some of this information is in the book "Toutes les citroen" published by René BELLU.
I know that a french reconstructs a full size car and I would love to have of information. Thanks to post a message if you have news.
Hello and a warm welcome to AutoPuzzles.
Thank you for that extra information and I'm sure that information on the reconstructed car will no doubt come to light in the future.
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2014, 03:46:08 PM »
Another photo with doors open:
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Re: Solved - MJW #545 - Citroen C4 "Vent Debout" by Pierre Delcourt 1930
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2019, 12:22:31 AM »
Couple more pictures
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