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1953 Citroën Traction Avant 11BL Offered without reserve

United Kingdom • 7 Mar 2026 • Lot 163

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a 1953 Citroën Traction Avant 11BL, a French classic with front-wheel drive. It features some upgrades like a 1955 engine and a 12-volt battery conversion, suggesting that some level of maintenance has occurred.

Condition

7

The car is described as being in overall good condition with recent maintenance. It has been restored and has 'no significant rust'. There is mention of wear visible in paint, interior, or wheels is possible at this level.

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[Transmission]

Transmission:

620617

Chassis No:

Odometer:

40,391 miles

VSK 140

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Year: 1955 Make: Citroën Model: Traction Avant 11BL Registration: VSK 140 Chassis No: 620617 Odometer: 65,004 km The Citroën Traction Avant was manufactured from 1934 to 1957, having been designed by André Lefèbvre and Flaminio Bertoni in late 1933.

The Traction Avant – meaning 'front-wheel drive' - was the world's first front-wheel drive steel monocoque production car and successfully pioneered front-wheel drive on the European mass car market.

This method of construction was viewed with great suspicion in many quarters, with doubts about its strength, an unusual type of crash test was conceived taking the form of driving the car off a cliff to demonstrate its strength.

Left hand drive versions were built in Paris, Belgium and Denmark, and right hand drive cars were built in Slough.

This example rolled off the Paris production line in 1953, a healthy way through the Traction’s production run.

First registered in the UK in 1992, the car has had four previous keepers, during which ...