A Citroën 2CV made of wood and unique in the world was auctioned in France for 210,000 euros ($230,000), a record price for this iconic post-war car in Europe.
"210,000 euros, a record broken!" exclaimed the auctioneer Aymeric Rouillac, after the sale, broadcast online and held in Montbazon, near the city of Tours.
The previous record for a Citroën 2CV was 172,000 euros ($190,000), according to the same source.
The French cabinetmaker Michel Robillard was commissioned to make this 2CV, with a 1955 AZKA-type model, in walnut for the fenders, pear and apple for the body, and cherry for the doors and trunk.
"I dedicated five years of my life to it, 5,000 hours of work, passion, day and sometimes night. And the 2CV rolled out of my workshop in September 2017," said Robillard, about the car christened "La Belle Lochoise".
The vehicle, which does not have a circulation permit, was bought by Jean-Paul Favand, founder of a Paris museum specializing in fairs and "curiosity showman."
Robillard, a retiree whom Rouillac described as "Leonardo Da Vinci of the 2CV", is already preparing his next project: a convertible DS21 Cabriolet coupe Chapron to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this legendary car.
