Citroen C6 Prototype at Conservatoire Citroën

[jamescarruthers]

I only had a brief time to visit Conservatoire Citroen but thought I would ask nicely if I could get closer to the C6 prototype. They kindly obliged but sadly it was locked so they couldn’t let me photograph the inside properly. 
 

Thought fellow shitters might appreciate these:

 

[jamescarruthers]

[jamescarruthers]

And a visiting C6 outside for comparison. 

[sierraman]

Looks like what an actual C6 looks like to me if I’d been in the pub all afternoon. 

[maxxo]

oh i bet that's a great place to visit

 

[jamescarruthers]

7 minutes ago, maxxo said:

oh i bet that's a great place to visit

 

Absolutely fantastic! This is my second time. 
 

Sadly no Mk. 1 or 2 C5, just the Mk. 3 C7.  They are much tighter on space at this new location. I really wish I’d visited the previous place before they downsized. 

[maxxo]

5 minutes ago, jamescarruthers said:

Absolutely fantastic! This is my second time. 
 

Sadly no Mk. 1 or 2 C5, just the Mk. 3 C7.  They are much tighter on space at this new location. I really wish I’d visited the previous place before they downsized. 

may have to pay it a visit at some point

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I love C6s.  The last properly bonkers car they made and all the better for it.  That prototype looks great.

[R1152]

I went there in 2019 whilst they were preparing cars for the Citroen centenary exhibition, so some vehicles have since been sold, like the prototype for a 21st century "H" van.

For those contemplating a visit, I think you still have to book an appointment (@jamescarruthers will confirm?) but getting there is a doddle by RER/bus from central Paris. On the same bus route (350) you can also take in the air museum at Le Bourget.

@jamescarruthers do they still have that flattened car hanging from the wall in the shop?!

[jamescarruthers]

15 minutes ago, R1152 said:

I went there in 2019 whilst they were preparing cars for the Citroen centenary exhibition, so some vehicles have since been sold, like the prototype for a 21st century "H" van.

For those contemplating a visit, I think you still have to book an appointment (@jamescarruthers will confirm?) but getting there is a doddle by RER/bus from central Paris. On the same bus route (350) you can also take in the air museum at Le Bourget.

@jamescarruthers do they still have that flattened car hanging from the wall in the shop?!

You can book online (I did last time) but it is not necessary. This time I just turned up. It was absolutely dead this time and last!

I think I saw the 21st century H-van— it had a massive pig nose. 
 

Flattened (ZX?) still on the wall in the gift shop too. 

[R1152]

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49 minutes ago, jamescarruthers said:

You can book online (I did last time) but it is not necessary. This time I just turned up. It was absolutely dead this time and last!

I think I saw the 21st century H-van— it had a massive pig nose. 
 

Flattened (ZX?) still on the wall in the gift shop too. 

Interesting re: the new H, because I thought they were selling it? One of @dollywobbler's vids covered the centenary celebrations and it was certainly on offer at the time - photo here:

When I went there it was extremely quiet too - I don't think it gets that much footfall which in some ways is a blessing but could also be its undoing. I get the impression it is intended for the hard-core Citroëniste.

[jamescarruthers]

Yes, the pig-H was certainly still there— still next to the taxi. 
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if it closed one day. When I visited pre-pandemic they had to switch the lights on for me. This time there were about 4 other visitors in the time I was there. 
 

I think they have one of nearly everything I’d like to see apart from the C5. I love a DS, 2CV abd Traction Avant but if space is tight does there really need to be 10 of each!

 

Either a way a great day out and I absolutely loved it. I will go again for sure. 
 

P.S. I also did the Silverstone museum a few weeks ago and that was the biggest pile of wank I have ever endured. 

[RichardK]

Interesting to see it so close. In some ways I think the production car improves on it; but I will never understand why the WIDE MOUTH look, because they didn't go all-in on art deco elsewhere.

Projet L still spluttering about there?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I can see that the Lignage windows had to change, as curved glass would never have opened. 

[R1152]

5 hours ago, RichardK said:

Interesting to see it so close. In some ways I think the production car improves on it; but I will never understand why the WIDE MOUTH look, because they didn't go all-in on art deco elsewhere.

Projet L still spluttering about there?

It's certainly in the book about the collection you can buy.

[cort16]

I'd say in this rare occasion the production car looks better than the concept. It's cool but a lot of the detail that didn't make it onto the production car are a bit daft and it seems to have carried over the important stuff.

[jamescarruthers]

9 hours ago, R1152 said:

It's certainly in the book about the collection you can buy.

I don’t doubt it was for sale, I remember reading the catalogue at the time and marvelling at some of the stuff. I wonder if it would have just been an ornament for someone, without a chance of being road legal and remained unsold? Their road legal cars must have sold very well, I remember some fantastic XMs being offered.