Lovely car my father got a 12, his first car about '55 then a 1949 Light 15 a couple of years later. Sadly he sold it for £85 in 1960. Great car though.
I restored a 54 Light 15 here in Canada and it came from Botswana via South Africa. I sold it to a man in California because I needed another project, a 49 11BL. By the way, the Great Escape car is a post-war 11BL fitted with hub caps from a Citroen DS which came out in 1957.
@@SportsandGT Thanks- I scrutinise every Traction that I see in movies. I love them! I've had a 54 11B for over 40 years, my 49 BL for ten and I bought a 37 BL last May. Greatest cars every made!
Very commendable example . My father had three of them through the 1950's-60's ,starting with a pre war Slough designated 12/8 with the desirable Michelin Pilote flat-spoke wheels which were only fitted to 1938 & 39 models .If this model is really from a 1939 production run it should be wearing Pilote wheels which continued to be standard fitment throughout the wartime limited production, only to be replaced by solid pressed steel wheels (aka Bonne Marche wheels) in1946. Similarly the louvred bonnet does not appear to be appropriate to a 1939 model . Shuttered bonnet vents were only replaced by louvred bonnets in the Spring of 1946 . I learned to drive on father's Light 15 , wrestling with its beautiful aftermarket Bluemel's steering wheel;...they are pretty well bullet proof if properly maintained ...
Some good knowledge there. I was going by the dates in the history and documentation that came with the car. It is of course possible that those things you mentioned were replaced during the car’s lifetime - much of which was spent in South Africa.
My 1951 Legere R/H/D was built in Paris. Has all metal Dash, curfed door handles, 6 volts, one little tail light, wipers above screen. large long head lights. There are many in QLD Australia
Great video. I have just purchased this car and look forward to great adventures.
Oh wow. You got it for a great price I think - well done.
Lovely car my father got a 12, his first car about '55 then a 1949 Light 15 a couple of years later. Sadly he sold it for £85 in 1960. Great car though.
An icon for sure
Thanks for the history of this vehicle a lot you covered I wasn't aware of. A really nice restoration
thank you for watching
Thank for that I only thought about one and got all that fantastic information
@@paulshawp thanks for watching!
Such a pleasure that you pronounce French words actually in French!
Did I? Must have been thanks to school masters’ insistence on not using Franglais accents!
I have been lucky enough to see one of these in the flesh un restored Barn find today exactly the same model but dans son jus .incredible
I’m not a huge fan of French cars per se but I’d make an exception for one of these.
I restored a 54 Light 15 here in Canada and it came from Botswana via South Africa. I sold it to a man in California because I needed another project, a 49 11BL. By the way, the Great Escape car is a post-war 11BL fitted with hub caps from a Citroen DS which came out in 1957.
Good skills on spotting the errors with The Great Escape Citroen. To be fair it’s the least of the film’s inaccuracies! 😂
@@SportsandGT Thanks- I scrutinise every Traction that I see in movies. I love them! I've had a 54 11B for over 40 years, my 49 BL for ten and I bought a 37 BL last May. Greatest cars every made!
@@lawrencelewis2592 👍🏻
Very commendable example . My father had three of them through the 1950's-60's ,starting with a pre war Slough designated 12/8 with the desirable Michelin Pilote flat-spoke wheels which were only fitted to 1938 & 39 models .If this model is really from a 1939 production run it should be wearing Pilote wheels which continued to be standard fitment throughout the wartime limited production, only to be replaced by solid pressed steel wheels (aka Bonne Marche wheels) in1946. Similarly the louvred bonnet does not appear to be appropriate to a 1939 model . Shuttered bonnet vents were only replaced by louvred bonnets in the Spring of 1946 . I learned to drive on father's Light 15 , wrestling with its beautiful aftermarket Bluemel's steering wheel;...they are pretty well bullet proof if properly maintained ...
Some good knowledge there. I was going by the dates in the history and documentation that came with the car. It is of course possible that those things you mentioned were replaced during the car’s lifetime - much of which was spent in South Africa.
Not all R/H/D came from England. Lots of France Legeres R/H/D in Australia and South Africa. I own one.
Interesting to know. RHD and built in France for export?
@@SportsandGT Speedo's are in MPH
@@LesleyStoddard of course - they did export from UK to RHD markets like Aus and SA but I'd be interested to know if any RHD were built in France too
My 1951 Legere R/H/D was built in Paris. Has all metal Dash, curfed door handles, 6 volts, one little tail light, wipers above screen. large long head lights. There are many in QLD Australia
@@LesleyStoddard thank you for confirming - wherever they're built - they're cool looking cars 👍
1934 citrain
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1934 ciitroin
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1934 citrain
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