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1963 Citroën DS19 Chapron

Cabriolet
Engine No. 213006945
Rétromobile 2020 - Artcurial
Friday, 7 February 2020
$198,151 (€180,960)
Sale Price
7 February 2020
Sold Date
27
Lot Number
#2-
Unrestored Original
Artcurial
Auction House
Chassis No. 4251058, Engine No. 213006945. Carrera White over black leather. Chrome wheel covers, Michelin X tires, column shift, Jaeger dash clock, and Continental Edison radio.

Evaluation: Unrestored original | Remarkable original brightwork. No blemishes in the paint. Significant wrinkling to the leather front and back, but it’s all still soft with no rips or cracks. Clear, bright gauges and switchgear. Clean dash. Shiny wheels. Tidy and maintained underneath. Seldom driven but consistently maintained. An impressive, gorgeous Chapron cabriolet that is too good to restore.

Bottom Line: Bonhams offered this car here last year, but it didn’t sell on a reported hammer bid of €130,900, well under this transaction’s successful hammer bid of €156,000. This result, while high, isn’t huge for one with such impressive originality and is an unusual instance of coming back for another bite at the apple actually working to the consignor’s advantage.

by Hagerty Insider
7 February 2020

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