Chausson CHS Prototype
Built during France's Occupation, this highly sophisticated prototype microcar embodied the company's ambitions for the post-war years. Designed for large-scale industrial production, building the cabriolet in France was to prove impossible because of the restrictions in force on using steel at the time. So it was imported to the UK by car enthusiast Tom Delaney who was sure it had potential. But the same factors resulted in the same effects and production failed. After numerous attempts to get it onto the production line, the CHS ended up forgotten in a British garage for nearly 70 years… until one day in 2012 when Christophe Chausson, the grandson of one of the two founders, acquired the prototype at an auction. Partially restored by a team of specialists, the prototype will be on show for the first time at Rétromobile.
Salon Rétromobile 2017
Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles
Paris - France
February 2017
Chausson CHS Prototype
Built during France's Occupation, this highly sophisticated prototype microcar embodied the company's ambitions for the post-war years. Designed for large-scale industrial production, building the cabriolet in France was to prove impossible because of the restrictions in force on using steel at the time. So it was imported to the UK by car enthusiast Tom Delaney who was sure it had potential. But the same factors resulted in the same effects and production failed. After numerous attempts to get it onto the production line, the CHS ended up forgotten in a British garage for nearly 70 years… until one day in 2012 when Christophe Chausson, the grandson of one of the two founders, acquired the prototype at an auction. Partially restored by a team of specialists, the prototype will be on show for the first time at Rétromobile.
Salon Rétromobile 2017
Paris Expo - Porte de Versailles
Paris - France
February 2017