1965 Citroën DS 21 Concorde Coupé (Chapron coachwork)
- Colour
- Midnight Blue with Shell Gray roof
A 1965 Citroën DS 21 Concorde coupé, bodied by Henri Chapron and one of only approximately 35 such cars built, with this example being among just six second-series cars distinguished by squared-off rear bodywork. Originally commissioned by French architect Jean Lavail and delivered in December 1965, it was specified with an extensive luxury package including wire wheels, auxiliary lamps, and an FM radio. The car spent most of its life in France, passing to a Citroën mechanic in 1985 who undertook a light restoration around 2000 and used it regularly thereafter.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$159,500
- 1965-12-01 →Factory deliveryJean Lavailfull documentation
Parisian architect associated with the firm CETAB; commissioned the car to a high specification from the coachbuilder's order books, with the invoice totaling approximately FF 41,000.
- 1985 →Acquisition unknownFrench owner as of 1985partial documentation
Identified in French registration documents as a professional Citroën mechanic; undertook a light restoration around 2000 and used the car regularly for over three decades.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2000Restoration
A light cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment carried out by the then-owner, a professional Citroën mechanic, though no detailed documentation of the work survives.
Work was gradual rather than a single campaign.
- —Service
Recent cosmetic freshening prior to sale: exterior brightwork polished and detailed, and the original Robergel wire wheels refitted with correctly sized staggered Michelin XAS radial tyres.
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