And now the short version
10/03/2024
As beautiful as Henri Chapron's two-door model presented in 1958 was, it was not a "coupé" in the original sense of the word. It had not "cut off" any of the 3125 millimeters of wheelbase of the standard Citroën DS. André Ricou from Grenoble did this all the more drastically at the beginning of 1959: he amputated a whole 55 centimetres from the goddess's floor assembly, sacrificing not only the rear doors but also the entire bench seat.
The engine output was increased to either 100 or 125 hp with two Solex twin carburetors and increased compression. Monsieur Ricou charged the equivalent of around 3,000 francs for his conversion. In addition, of course, there was the 14,600 francs for the basic vehicle. He wanted to build 100 units for the racing homologation in the GT class - three were supposedly built. None of them survived.
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