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The Chapron Cars
The carrossier, Henri Chapron who before the war had built custom made bodies for marques such as Talbot-Lago, Delage and Delahaye turned his attention to Citroën. In 1955, he was commissioned to build a Décapotable for the French President based on a 15 CV Traction. In 1958, he showed his first DS-based creation at the Paris Salon. It simply bore then name Cabriolet DS 19 Henri Chapron.
Below L to R: le Caddy, Croisette and le Paris
la Croisette le Paris le Caddy le Dandy Concorde Palm Beach le Léman Majesty Lorraine
1958
6
1
1959
19
8
2
1960
21
6
5
5
1961
2
7
5
11
1962
4
3
10
7
2
1963
2
4
6
3
1964
2
8
3
7
5
1965
3
8
6
4
3
1966
3
5
4
7
8
1967
4
3
2
9
4
1968
2
2
4
4
4
1969
2
2
3
2
1970
2
2
4
1971
1
2
1972
1
2
3
1973
1
7
1974
Totals
52
9
34
50
38
32
27
27
20