Well it's been a while since I posted an update and today I thought it would be quite fitting to do so especially due to the significance of the day, 10th May. Well according to the Citroen Conservatoire, 43 years to the day, in 1971 Celia was manufactured at the Javel Factory in Paris.
All they required to provide this information and more was the following details:
- a copy of the certificate of ownership and/or sale or transfer document (any official document that proves that you own the vehicle)
- a photo of the vehicle or the registration plates
- any number found on the vehicle (bodysheel, bodywork, engine, etc)
- a cheque or standing oder payable to Automobiles Citroen 50Euro per car to be identified in order to cover administration costs
- your postal addres to receive your order
What they also prove to you is whether your car, if a Pallas model, is in fact an authentic Pallas vehicle or one that has been converted to Pallas spec some time in its life. I was pleased to discover mine was a Pallas! Not that I would in any way wish to sound like a snob or anything! It's just a case of it being reassuringly what it is supposed to be.
If you are interested in the history and authenticity of your own Citroen vehicle then I would recommend you contact the Conservatoire and they will be happy to perform the research, for a fee of course, follow link for further information:
Citroen Conservatoire
Sadly there was no fond tapping of the steering wheel to wish Celia a happy birthday as she is currently at the Health Spa in Staines aka
Citroen Classics, but Darrin Brownhill, assured me he was going to send her regards on my behalf....! Darrin, I will be checking!!!! :)
No presents for Celia apart from those I mentioned for her rejuventation but if you take a closer look at the photo of Celia above, you will notice directly above her a Citroen lamp. This was recently purchased from ebay and originally came from Citroen Banbury where I am told it was used in the 80s as part of a display rack. I like it a lot and it also serves the purpose of illuminating the rear of the garage quite well.
