Budget: £6,000
Purchase Price: €4,000 (£3,300)
Final Cost: £6,300
Selling Price: £10,000
Profit/Loss: +£3,700
Work Completed: Engine rebuilt with new barrels and pistons. New suspension cylinders installed, new leading arm friction dampers installed, tuned mass damper refilled with LHM oil and the housing cleaned and resprayed satin black. Body resprayed in period satin blue. Interior refurbished with new seat covers and door panels. Steel steering wheel and seat frames repainted in original gray. New custom canvas roof fitted. New headlamp pods and taillight lenses installed.
Notes: Purchased from France. Restoration price includes £200 travel expenses. Restored car taken to a ploughed farm field to test Citroën’s original claim of the body and suspension being able to keep a basket of eggs intact while in motion before going to Chateau Impney.