A unique wood-made Citroën 2CV has been auctioned in France for 210,000 euros ($230,000), a record price for Europe's iconic post-war car.
"210,000 euros, broken record!" exclaimed auctioneer Aymeric Rouillac after the sale, broadcast online and held in Montbazon, near the city of Tours.
The French cabinetmaker Michel Robillard was in charge of making this 2CV (AFP).
The previous record for a Citroen 2CV was 172,000 euros ($190,000), according to the same source.
Four types of wood
The French cabinetmaker Michel Robillard was commissioned to make this 2CV, with an AZKA type model of 1955, in walnut wood for the fenders, pear and apple for the body, and cherry for the doors and trunk.
A cabinetmaker made this jewel using walnut wood for the fenders, pear and apple for the bodywork, and cherry for the doors and trunk (AFP).
"I dedicated five years of my life to it, 5,000 hours of work, of passion, day and sometimes night. And the 2CV rolled out of my workshop in September 2017," Robillard said of the car christened "La Belle Lochoise."
The vehicle, which does not have a driving license, was sold for US $ 230,000 (AFP).
The vehicle, which does not have a registration certificate, was bought by Jean-Paul Favand, founder of a Paris museum specializing in fairs and "fairground of curiosities".
Robillard, a retiree whom Rouillac described as "Leonardo Da Vinci of the 2CV", is already preparing his next project: a DS21 Cabriolet Chapron coupé convertible to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this mythical car.
AFP Agency.
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