Thierry Dubois drawings

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2 CV of the cities, 2 CV of the fields

 

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Winter 1970 : 9 monthes after Geneva motorshow, the Citroën SM appear at last on our roads. The model is yet more amazing in the traffic than on a podium. Here it is crossing a Berliet truck GAK 10 tons in eastern France.

First test in car magazines.

 

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"Passage du Gois" : A road under the sea to go to Noirmoutier island (France)


Left : Simca Huit 1200 model 1950 (just before the Aronde).
Right : Delahaye 135 bodyworked by Franay (from Thierry Dubois).
If one of these two drivers has a breakdown, there is a traffic island (second ground) where him and his passengers can quietly watch their car getting submerged by the waves (six hours wait).

The passage during high tide twenty years later.

 

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Colombes near Paris in late sixties : On the main avenue, a Buick Riviera first generation is passing a popular Renault 8 while, in the other direction, we can see one Renault Estafette from the post travelling on the pavement.

Buick Riviera (1963 - ? )


Coach is the only body in the Buick Riviera catalog . Here is the second generation 1965 with retractable head-lights. Left, main competitor of the Riviera, the Ford Thunderbird is available also in version cabriolet.

 

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August 1961 : Ten years after their factory exit, Hotchkiss Anjou 1350 and 2050 are yet numerous in the traffic among 2 CV, 403 and other Dauphine.

 

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August 1961 : Like today, it is the heatwave on the holidays road in southern France.


The unfortunately driver of this Simca Beaulieu is waiting for the cooling of his motor, while Renault Floride and Peugeot 203 are working fine, them !

Only one motor V8 Simca (origin Ford, lateral valves, before war) for five models. The three speeds gearbox is not younger.

Left : Simca Vedette first generation, origin Ford France (1954 - 1957)
Right : Simca Vedette second generation (1957 - 1961). The production is going on in South America with Simca do Brasil.

 

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Sandford VS BNC
The Sandford on the left is derived from the British cyclecar three wheels Morgan.

BNC 1100 cm3 (1927) at the parade that celebrated the fifty years of "24 heures du Mans" in 1973.

 

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The full of gas for this Packard coupé 1955, one of the last imported in France.
The famous American constructor is taken over by Studebaker in 1956 and stop its production two years later.

Inedit suspension of the last Packard with two longitudinal torsion bars. There is one interaction front/rear and the height control of the body is realized by an electric motor.

 

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Hispano-Suiza J12 (1931-1938)


Even in the beautiful areas of Paris, one Hispano V12 "coupé de ville" bodyworked by Binder do not pass un-noticed !
Only 110 frames were made in seven years.

This saloon, fitted on a short frame, without middle leg and designed by Vanvooren, would be the car of the founder of Hispano-Suiza, Marc Birkigt himself (1878 - 1953).

The engine V 12 type 68 existed also in the version 68 bis, 11.5 liter (100x120 mm) - 220 HP.

 

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Alpine Berlinette A 110 (1963 - 1977)


One of the first A 110 1300 easily reconizing with its little grills under the headlights (1965)
Above the first A 110 at Paris motorshow 1962 equiped with the new Renault 8 engine 5 bearings 956 cm3.

Early model 1963

In 1964, Alpine A 110 get the 1108 cm3 motor of the Renault 8 Major.

Paris motorshow 1965 : New A 110 1300 with a 1296 cm3 derived from the R 8 Gordini engine.

Cabriolet and Coupé GT4 at the catalog Alpine until 1969

The range Alpine in 1971

One Alpine among the Renault models 71 in Pub Renault Champs-Elysées (Paris).

 

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Alpine of the Police Force for the highway

Rally World Champion in 1973, Alpine become Alpine-Renault the same year too.

A 110 1300 with the recent A 310 behind at Paris motorshow 1973

The most performing Berlinette ever get the rear axle of the A 310 in 1973 (1605 cm3 - 138 HP)

1975 : Last motorshow for the Berlinette 1300.

1975 : New A 110 1600 SX receive the motor of Renault 16 TX (1647 cm3 - 105 HP instead of 138 !)

Last Berlinette with the wheels of the new A 310 V6 in 1977.

 

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Citroën DS Prototype


Around 1951-52
The prototype is working fine while there is yet some hydraulic issues on this 11 Traction equiped with the devices of the future DS.

A prototype named "hyppopotamus" by the factory testers.

Purchased by the investigators of the magazine "L'Auto-Journal" on a small road of southern France.

June 1952 : At this time it is yet a flat-six motor water cooled that is expected for this outstanding car.

 

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"7 B, Traction of one summer" (from July to December 34, longer than a summer)

A model 100% origin, not restored.

The symetric back before the opening trunk of the model 36.

Above, the saloon with the roof of simili. The full metal sheet one is in option.
Below, the faux-cabriolet.

Special features of the early 7 :
- Tachymeter in the middle of the dashbord
- 2 ventilation trapdoors
- Trunk access from the back seat.

- Wheeltrim clipped on the weel Michelin STOP.
- Double-chevron behind the chromed radiator gril.
- Flat headlight glass.
- Klakson on the front bumper.

Reinforced from everywhere, the 7 is 125 Kg heavier than the first model and need a bigger motor.
Quickly the 7 A (72 x 80) become 7 B (78 x 80) then true 7 CV are very rare, most of them are really some 9 CV.
7 C (72 x 100) model 35 has a motor aligned on the 11 (78 x 100) for standardizing reason. The stroke become 100 mm for all the Traction motors (current DS motors until 1965 and H van until 1981!).

 

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Citroën Traction and 2 CV on the French road RN 7. (Thierry Dubois is a fan of the RN 7)

 

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Garage of the "Deux Chevaux".

 

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New cabriolet Simca Aronde Oceane presented by a gorgeous siren at Paris motorshow 1956.