Citroën 5HP Type C Model T2 (Torpedo 2) 1923 (5595)

Manufacturer: Société Anonyme des engrenages Citroën, Paris - France

Type: 5HP Type C Model T2 (Torpedo 2)

Engine: 856cc straight-4

Power: 11 bhp / 2.100 rpm

Speed: 55-60 km/h

Production time Type C Model T2: 1922 - 1923

Production time all Type C: 1922 - 1926

Production outlet Type C Model T2: unknown

Production outlet all Type C: 80,759

Curb weight: 620 kg

 

Special:

- French industrialist André Gustave Citroen was inspired by Henry Ford's work and established the world's first mass-production automobile factory outside of the United States in 1919.

- The C-Series are designed by Edmond Moyet and shown at the 1922 Paris Motor Show.

- It was Citroën first car built in "big numbers" and only available in yellow, therefore its nickname "petite citron" in France.

- The Type C mobilized France after World War I.

- This boattail model body is mounted on a shortened chassis and built between October 1922 and September 1923.

- It has a three-speed sliding-gear manual transmission, rear wheel drive, a single sidedraft Solex carburetor and 2 mechanical drum brakes at the back.

- The floorboards are made of aluminum, as is the dashboard.

- The engine has thermosyphon cooling, so it has no water pump.

- It has only one door (on the passenger side), because the spare wheel was on the drivers side.

- The headlights are adjustable with a (supplied) plated tie pin.

- From 1923 (1923-1925) was a popular (adjustable) three-seater, the 5HP Type C2, known as "Trèfle" ("Cloverleaf").

 

Photographed at the PATAN event in Nunspeet - The Netherlands.

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