tard, que son petit-fils entreprend la remise en route de l’auto (aidé d’un spécialiste NSU), avec succès, pour permettre à son grand père de faire quelques tours de roue. La voiture a toujours son immatriculation d’origine. Elle est dans un état exceptionnel et est prête à prendre la route. Elle a entre autres : échappement inox neuf, stator trochoïde neuf, segmentation neuve, pompe à eau refaite à neuf, sphères suspension et pompe hydraulique neuves. Cette voiture est un marqueur d’une époque d’innovations techniques automobiles prolifiques, pendant laquelle un constructeur confiait des prototypes à ses clients, pas certains que cela soit possible aujourd’hui ! A noter, un ensemble de documentations sera fourni avec la voiture, comprenant un book de pièces détachées. 125 Chassis 00EA 0438 consumers thus became official Citroën testers and were Rare in this condition responsible for passing on their experiences to the Design Exhibited at Epoqu auto for the Citroen centenary Office in order to test and improve this technology. Sold for Full history known 14,120 francs, customers were given a two-year full engine 2nd hand warranty. The experiment was a failure and Citroën tried to To be registered as a collector's car buy back most of these cars once the experiment was over. The car we are presenting today has a clear story. Dr Marion, The Citroën M35 is a prototype developed by the Frencha loyal customer of the Chevron brand, was selected to test manufacturer in 1969, on an Ami 8 base by the coachbuilderthe prototype. After more than 40,000 km, he approached Heuliez, with the two rear doors removed and equippedhis Citroën dealer because the engine was getting hot. Mr with an oleo-pneumatic suspension chassis and a bi-rotorBlanc had two choices: he could call the parent company engine. They were painted in a metallic grey colour with the to transform the M35 into a Caesar or he could buy it words "Prototype Citroën M35" followed by their respectiveand keep it to repair the engine. Fortunately, he chose the numbers on the front wings. second option. But repairing a rotary engine is no easy task, Less than 500 were made and fewer than forty are knownand he gave up. It was not until many years later that his to date. grandson undertook to restart the car (with the help of an At the end of the 1960s, Citroën, in search of innovations,NSU specialist), with success, to allow his grandfather to became interested in the Wankel rotary engine. Adrive it a few times. The car still has its original registration. collaboration began with NSU, whose first contract, knownIt is in exceptional condition and is ready for the road. as the "Comoto" contract, allowed the use of Wankel engines. Amongst other things, it has new stainless steel exhaust, In 1969, NSU, which had gone bankrupt, was taken overnew trochoidal stator, new segmentation, new water pump, by Volkswagen and the French manufacturer was thereforenew suspension spheres and new hydraulic pump. forced to continue the Wankel adventure alone. This car is a marker of an era of prolific automotive technical The public relations director Jacques Wolgensinger had theinnovation, during which a manufacturer entrusted its idea of producing a small series of experimental vehicles and customers with prototypes, not sure if this is possible today! entrusting them to customers. The aim was to have a panelA set of documentation will be supplied with the car, of people in regions with different climates and terrain. The including a parts book. NOITCELLOC ED SELIBOMOTUA 1202 ERBMEVON 70 EHCNAMID