Patrick Wehr, AKA ptkwr52 is our European correspondent for all matters Automobilia. Read all of his reports here.
With this report I will show you handmade Citroën Traction pre-war model cars made by the extraordinary craftsman Roland Devos. He discovered in a shop window in Toulouse (F) copies of Citroën Traction 15CV models. That was the beginning of a great model car history. He began an enormous project on Traction models recreating the different versions from 7CV to 15CV, he made all the 11CVs and for the first time the legendary 22CV which had appeared at the 1934 motor show was created by him.
See here my report of the Traction 22CV: Manufacturer’s History through Model Cars – Citroën Traction 22CV – The hobbyDB Blog
He produced also some versions of the Rosalies, DS and even some Peugeot and Bugatti models.
He designed 35 types of bodywork with variants which represents 7300 handmade models.
22 CV sedan 1934 – ref.:16 – 200 copies – bronze model with music box 22 CV sedan 1934 – ref.:A – 300 copies
22 CV limousine 1934 – ref.: B – 300 copies 22CV convertible 1934 – ref.: C – 300 units
1934 22 CV faux convertible – ref.: C2 – limited edition – beige, brown fenders 1934 22 CV faux convertible – ref.: C2 – limited edition – Prussian blue – 150 units for both models combined
11 CV sedan 1934 – ref.: K – 250 units – iridescent gray, black fenders 11 CV convertible sedan 1934 – ref.: K2 – limited edition – 100 units – burgundy, black fenders
1938 11 CV cabriolet with hood – modification based on the following – iridescent blue, “pilot” red red at Solido 1936 11 CV cabriolet with hood – ref.: J – 300 copies – Maintenon beige
11 CV convertible cabriolet 1936 – ref.: J2 – limited edition – 100 units – straw, brown fenders 11 CV faux-cabriolet 1938 – ref.: H – 300 units – bottle green, black fenders
11 CV sedan 1938 – ref.: Lz – 200 units – gray, black fenders – Panhard gas generator 11 CV convertible 1939 – ref.: SP – 30 units – wine red, brown fenders
11 CV BL sedan 1938 – ref.: Z – 190 units – iridescent brown – “Americanized”
15 CV limousine 1939 – ref.: F2 – 300 units – black 15 CV convertible 1939 – ref.: G1 – 300 units – amaranth red
5 CV AEAT convertible sedan 1939 – ref.: TO – 210 units – burgundy
15 CV limousine 1939 – ref.: F.FFI – Special edition – 30 units – Khaki – FFI 15 CV sedan 1939 – ref.: DF – 50 units – Khaki – FFI
11 CV LICORNE Rivoli 1939 – ref.: V – 230 units – Pale gray 11 CV LICORNE Ma Normandie 1939 – ref.: X – Café au lait, beige sides
All pictures courtesy of: Création Devos – Citroën miniatures et Roland DEVOS > les Traction d’avant guerre. And here are a few pictures from my model of the Traction 22CV, unfortunately the rear bumper missing and on the roof are signs of poor storage.
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