On the sidelines of the Tour Auto, the sale of a Citroën 2CV Charleston from 1990 never registered, with only 9 km on the clock, promised to panic the auctions. But the final price went even higher than expected, reaching € 120,000 without even including costs.
Buying a new Citroën 2CV? After World War II, it was a choice for less well-off households. But today, this archetype of the popular Frenchwoman has become very popular with collectors. When the Aguttes auction house announced that it would offer an unregistered copy with 9 km on the clock, on the sidelines of the Tour Auto 2021, we suspected that the auctions were likely to panic. Especially in the month of June, it had already sold a 39 km copy at a price of € 47,560. However, nobody had really anticipated that they would go up so high in the end: to acquire this Deudeuche like no other, a couple agreed to climb up to 120,000 €. This is far from the estimate which was between 50,000 and 70,000 €, and we even reach nearly 150,000 € to pay by adding fees.
TO READ. This Citroën 2CV Charleston with 39 km sold for less than € 50,000
A husband’s gift to his wife
For the husband, this purchase is first and foremost a nice gift to his other half. ” I am passionate about sports cars, my wife lets me live my passion, she wanted to have a nice 2CV for our house in Provence and we couldn’t find anything better than this magnificent 2CV from 1990 ”, he recounts. But now both are faced with a dilemma: whether to choose whether to use this car or not. For François Allain, the answer to this question is unequivocal:
“If it’s a car for driving, it doesn’t make sense, explains the host of the vintage car show Vintage Mechanic. Because suddenly we break the myth of a car that has never driven historically, which is one of the last produced and which has almost zero kilometers. “
The new buyer seems to be of the same opinion, and is already planning to put this brand new 2CV aside, like a museum piece.
Already owners of a 2CV Sahara
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For walks around the house in Provence, he would then go in search of another two-legged, identical but a little less immaculate. As François Allain points out, “ if we want to make a 2CV Charleston like new, we buy a rotten old 2CV Charleston, we have it completely rebuilt with all the new parts that exist today and for € 20,000 we have a new 2CV Charleston ”. For the couple, it could even be the third Deuche in the family. The husband told us that they also owned a 2CV Sahara, the extremely rare version with four-wheel drive thanks to its two engines. The story does not say whether it is the model which was sold for 172,840 € during the Artcurial sale of Rétromobile 2016. A price which is still record, but that of the model sold for 120,000 € this year by Aguttes at the Tour Auto is nonetheless unheard of for a mass-produced version.
When mileage changes everything
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If its two-tone dress makes it very endearing and recognizable, the Charleston is indeed very classic on the technical level. Born as a limited series in 1980, it ended up being included in the catalog on a regular basis. They are therefore quite frequently found for sale, and during these same Artcurial auctions in 2016, a copy was also awarded for € 38,144. A sum which seemed delusional at the time, but which today seems very ridiculous. The fact remains that this Deuche also had 2,900 km, which totally changes the situation for some.
“The bidding has skyrocketed because this car is a car that can’t be found, justifies Claude Aguttes, the boss of the homonymous company. We had already sold a car that was 30 or 40 km I believe, but let’s say it had been driven. This one is completely new.“
Exceptional mileage which must in return be preserved to retain its value. It is therefore unlikely that the new owner will test whether his 2CV is still capable of crossing a plowed field with a basket of eggs without breaking a single one, as the original specifications provided for.
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