£9,000
1952 Citroën 11BL Traction Avant In current ownership for over 40 years
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 24 Apr 2024
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£9,000
1952 Citroën 11BL Traction Avant In current ownership for over 40 years
UK • 24 Apr 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1952 Citroën 11BL Traction Avant, a Paris-built model imported to the UK in 1981, and owned by the vendor since 1983. It features a full restoration including body and paint work, interior refresh, and mechanical renovation. It also includes a rare steering wheel.
It was stored for a number of years until 2023, but has been recommissioned, serviced and MOT tested. It is described as a very usable example of the 11BL.
Condition
7
The car has been restored including bodywork refurbishment, a bare metal repaint in cellulose paint, powder-coated wheels, an interior refresh and full mechanical renovation, including a gearbox overhaul by specialists Peacock Engineering. The car also passed an MOT test in July 2023 with no advisories.
/ 10
84,996 kilometers (via 2025 MOT)
599547
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
TXS 731
1952
Auction
£9,000
1952 Citroën 11BL Traction Avant In current ownership for over 40 years
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 24 Apr 2024
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
Nearly every list of the most important automotive designs must surely include André Citroën's beloved Model 11 Traction Avant, which loosely translates to "Front-wheel drive".
The Traction Avant was introduced in 1934, just one year before André Citroën's passing.
The Model 11 BL was the smaller four-door sedan, with its front doors rear-hinged, so they would open "Suicide-style"; the rear doors opening conventionally.
The Traction Avant was notable in that it placed its wheels at the extreme corners of the monocoque chassis, providing good stability and a comfortable ride.
Its 1.9-litre overhead-valve four-cylinder engine, three-speed gearbox (mounted ahead of the engine), and torsion-bar front suspension were affixed to a separate steel subframe.
Ubiquitous in Europe, and the favoured get-away car for countless French gangster movies of the period, latterly a six-cylinder model was developed.
The Model 11 BL remained in production for 23 years, and by the time it was supplante...
Price Analysis vs Other Traction 11 BLs
£492
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£10,568
Median Price (Since 2020)
£68,510
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 19th Aug 2026
Latest MOT mileage:
84,996 kilometers
MOT History
Passed
On 20th Aug 2025, 84,996 kilometers
There were 8 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing x4 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Passed
On 31st Jul 2023, 84,934 kilometers
Passed
On 3rd Aug 2009, 84,875 miles
Passed
On 14th Jun 2008, 84,765 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Offside Front Lower Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
User Entered:
- offside front brake binding slightly
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