1934 Citroen Rosalie. For Sale

I bought Rosie without seeing her in January 2017 (other than a few photos).
She was running but spewing oil out both the front and back of the engine, consequently the clutch was covered in oil on the flywheel side and was slipping on the slightest of hills.
The last-named issue was especially unwelcome as there are ‘plenty of hills here in County Durham!’
In 2018 I decided to remove Rosie’s engine in order to tackle those oil problems and also to remove the clutch.
However it quickly became apparent that the Citroen required a complete re-build of the motor – but fortunately a fellow Rosalie enthusiast had a spare plant!
I encountered further challenges, from paintwork in need of refurbishment, an exceptionally noisy rear axle to wayward steering which all had to be corrected.
Rosie once more returned to the road, turning heads at shows and generally amazing anyone unaware of the marque’s pre-FWD models.
The official top speed of the 10 is 62 mph, and I find the best aspect of driving his example to be ‘the relaxing pace of 40-45 mph’.
And to see this elegant saloon today is to appreciate the appeal of the Rosalie – understated and with quite awe-inspiring levels of charm.
Due to retirement and having other cars its time for Rosie to find a new home, she comes with a large amount of paperwork including old log books, petrol ration books, maintenance booklet etc etc etc. These cars have a large following in Europe so spares are not a problem to source via various mark websites and spares dealers.

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