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The Pierre Strinati Collection 1934 Citroën C4 Kegresse Autochenille

France • 30 Jan 2026 • Lot 130

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This 1934 Citroën C4 Kegresse Autochenille, chassis number AC4F303227, was part of the Pierre Strinati Collection, purchased in 1984, and is similar to vehicles used in Citroën's Croisière Jaune expedition. Recommissioning is required after a long period of inactivity and it contains moderate wear and tear.

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The car requires recommissioning following a lengthy period out of use. It also contains moderate wear and tear. Multiple minor dents, paint blemishes, or wheel damage may be present. Moderate reconditioning is needed.

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• Similar to the vehicles used for Citroën's Croisière Jaune expedition • Purchased for the collection in 1984 • Comes with extensive literature concerning the Croisière Jaune • Requires recommissioning The vehicle offered here is broadly similar to those used for André Citroën's audacious but ill-fated Central Asian Expedition of 1931/1932.

Known popularly as the 'Croisière Jaune' (Yellow Cruise), this was the third such venture undertaken by Citroën using his autochenille half-tracks, which had been developed following his acquisition of the sole rights to an ingenious form of caterpillar-tracked drive system invented by engineer Adolphe Kégresse (chenille = caterpillar).

The Central Asian crossing would be attempted by two separate groups: one travelling west-east from Beirut in Lebanon; the other east-west from Beijing in China, the plan being to meet at Kashgar on the ancient Silk Road.

Despite many setbacks, the west-east group completed its mission and reached Beijing, althou...