Type CGTLM/5 Serial number Rare model Nice original condition Clear history Important file of invoices Provisional French title Charles Deutsch, engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées and René Bonnet, mechanics, met in 1932 when the family workshop of the latter was family workshop was put up for sale. Very quickly the project was born to ingenious cars intended for competition, all based on the competition, all based on a Citroën engine. Thus, in 1938, the two friends managed to enter a car in the 12 Hours of Hours of Paris. However, the war put their projects on hold and it was not until 1945 that 27 Deutsch and Bonnet took up their tools to pursue their Mans circuit, notably under the bonnet of the Panhard- dreams of racing cars. Thus, in 1947, the foundationMonopole team cars from 1954. of the "Automobiles DB" was made, accompanied inThanks to this engine and its lightness (less than one 1949 with the first participation in the 24 Hours of Le tonne when loaded), the DB Le Mans became a sports Mans of the duo with a Citroën-powered "tank". It wascabriolet. With a top speed of 170 km/h, the car is finally to Panhard that the ingenious enthusiasts turned nevertheless elegant, almost Italian in form, with taut, to Panhard for the mechanical components for theiraggressive lines and a name on the rear wings recalling future cars. the numerous victories of the brand in the Le Mans race In 1959, the "Le Mans" cabriolet was presented at thein the mid-1950s. Paris Motor Show. Equipped with a plastic body, itVery rare on our roads, only 200 of these convertibles shared many mechanical elements with the Panhardwere produced until 1962, when the two partners at the PL17 following agreements signed between the twoorigin of the DB firm separated. manufacturers. Under the bonnet of the "Le Mans" is the 850cc twin-cylinder engine that develops 50 horsepower The example presented here, built in Champigny-sur- and is known as the "tigre". This innovative and powerful Marne, is a luxury model that never left Switzerland. engine was developed and tested in large part on the Le It bears the chassis number 5023, which indicates NOITCELLOC ED SELIBOMOTUA 1202 TELLIUJ 40 EHCNAMID