Citroen DS Palm Beach Henri Chapron
Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni and the French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre styled and engineered the DS. Paul Magès developed the hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension. For the 1968 model year, the DS and ID was again restyled, by Robert Opron, who also styled the 1970 SM and 1974 CX. This version had a more streamlined headlamp design, giving the car a notably shark-like appearance. This design had four headlights under a smooth glass canopy, and the inner set swivelled with the steering wheel. This allowed the driver to see "around" turns, especially valuable on twisting roads driven at high speed at night. (wikipedia) Only 3 Citroen DS23 convertibles were built by the French carrossier Henri Chapron in 1973. The DS 23 with electronic fuel injection was the most powerful production model, producing 141 hp (105 kW). This white model is only one of the three DS23 convertibles built by Chapron that is equipped with fuel injection. Sold for $440,000 in a Bonham auction in 2009. (autoblog.com) (Photos from bonhams.com, aussieoldparkedcars.blogspot.ca & supercarfrance.com)
Le carrossier Henri Chapron : le bon goût français des années folles, dossiers, actualités, événements, salons, films et séries
1953 Delahaye 235 MS with Coachwork by Henri Chapron Sold - viathema.com
Fittingly born from the French Revolution, dandyism sees underlying sophistication clothed in material elegance – much like that applied by Henri Chapron to Citroën’s own revolutionary, the DS…
Citromobile 2012, Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.
Henri Chapron
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Citroen DS Palm Beach Henri Chapron
Bonhams les grandes marques du monde au grand palais 2015. Carrosserie par Henri Chapron Châssis n° DS19M4426040
Photographs Of the 1947 Delahaye Type 135 MS. Cabriolet. Coachwork by Henri Chapron. Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. A high resoltuion image gallery...
47e rallye Paris Deauville 2013 . Le Club de l'Auto Cambremer . Châssis 818003 Delahaye 235 Chapron . 5 exemplaires construits par Henri Chapron . dernière Delahaye / last Delahaye . le cabriolet est la 3ème 235 sortie de chez Delahaye et présente sur le stand au salon de Paris de 1951. acheter neuve par Willy Breitling (les montres) / the convertible is the third exit at Delahaye 235 and on the stand at the Paris Salon of 1951. buy new Willy Breitling (watches) . Moteur 6 cylindres en ligne Cylindrée 3557 cc Puissance : 152 cv Vitesse maxi : 170 km/h
Bonhams les grandes marques du monde au grand palais 2014 . Carrosserie Henri Chapron Châssis n° 4272001 Moteur n° 002743 Carrosserie n° 7505 38 exemplaires construits
It's hard to talk about this 1964 Citroën DS 19 Décapotable without mentioning its coachwork. Created by Henri Chapron, the DS convertible started as an...
see Car in motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBoD0vEdWtc Werkscabrio "Usine" Nur 128 Stück Nachvollziehbare Historie Der Karosseriebauer Henri Chapron lieferte von 1961 – 1971 Cabriolet Karosserien für den Citroen DS/ID. Es entstanden in diesen 10 Jahren lediglich 1.325 „Werkscabriolets“ auf französisch „Usine“. Von unserer Version, dem DS 21 M, nur 128 Stück! Unser
One of the most stylish cars in the 1960s, was the work of the famous Parisian coachbuilder Henri Chapron who baptized his first convertible model the Citroën DS La Croisette in 1958. The convertible version of the Citroën DS was at first not approved by Citroën, forcing Chapron to buy complete cars rather than bare chassis. Public demand was so great that Citroën eventually asked Chapron to build a cabriolet. The result was the Usine Cabriolet (Factory Cabriolet) which was sold via the dealer network. Throughout the 1960s, Chapron continued to build his own versions of DS convertibles: the 2+2-seater Le Caddy and the 4-seater Palm Beach (distinguished by an extra pair of second quarter windows), as well as several limousines and cut variants. While the factory cabriolets were uniform in their finishing and trim, the Chapron custom coupes and cabriolets, on the other hand, were frequently finished to the customer's taste. Wooden dashboards, different wheel covers, several levels of outside trim and even bullet proof glass were offered as options. After La Croisette, the second version of DS Convertible by Chapron was Le Caddy. It was unveiled in 1959 and was a net improvement on La Croisette. While La Croisette used the rear wings of the 4-door sedan, requiring a chrome strip to hide the joint between the wing and the panel added behind the door, Le Caddy used a wing in one piece, much more elegant. The front doors of the saloon were used until 1960 when longer doors were adopted, further improving the proportions. The rear wings were redesigned in 1965. An optional hard top was available. Le Dandy (1960-1968; 49 copies) was the coupe version of the 2 + 2-seater convertible Le Caddy. The Chapron D-series (ID and DS) models were mechanically identical to the run-of-the-mill D sedans. Powered by 1,911 cc, 1,985 cc or 2,175 cc in-line 4 engines. All technical innovations such as the turning headlights, LHM hydraulics and five-main bearing engine, were incorporated into the Chapron cars. Only 34 copies of Le Caddy convertible were built between 1959 and 1968. Needless to say they are in high demand. (bonhams.com, citroenet.org.uk & citroen-ca.com) 1959-1965 models (Above) Henri Chapron poses in front of a Citroën DS Convertible Le Caddy at the Grand Palais. 1965-68 models With redesigned rear wings. (Photos from bonhams.com, flickr.com, autopaedia.com, leroux.andre.free.fr & phautomobile.fr)
