The Museum

This museum of 75 Tractions at Artois Expo (Arras) is a world first for the well-justified celebration of the 75th anniversary of this legendary car.

The organisation of the “75 Hours for 75 Years” museum has been entrusted to Traction Avant Nederland (“TAN” at www.traction-avant.nl).  TAN has succeeded in the mammoth task of assembling Tractions from each year of manufacture of the car, that is from 1934 to 1957, with vehicles coming from several European countries.

 

You will be able to admire all versions of the Traction – saloons, rare cabriolets and coupés, familiales and commerciales, special bodywork – but also those produced in places less well-known than Javel: Forest (Belgium) or Slough (Great Britain), sometimes with individual trim (for the British cars, for example, a wooden dashboard and opening roof).

 

“75 Hours for 75 Years” is particularly pleased to present some unique exhibits, such as the 15/6 Traction owned personally by General de Gaulle, kindly lent to us by Mémorial Charles de Gaulle (Colombey-les-deux-Eglises), and which is only very occasionally loaned.  This car is still owned by General de Gaulle’s family (Madame de Guitaut).  Another unique exhibit you can admire is the only “Big 6 Grand Luxe” (1940) in existence.

  

 

List of Cars being Exhibited

The list is non exhaustive and may change

 

1934 7A without font end, Saloons 7A, 7B, et 7C, 11A Familiale, 22CV Saloon (an amazing replica!)

1935 11AL Roadster, Saloons 11A, Big 15 et 7UA

1936 Saloons 11AL et Light 12

1937 7C Roadster, Saloons 11BL et 11B, 11B Saloon

1938 Saloons 7C, 11BL et Rosalie, 11BL Cabriolet, 11BL Cabrio Bernath, 11B Coupe, Fixed Head Coupe, 11B Familiale

1939 Saloons 7C Eco, 11BL, et 11B, 11B Familiale, 15 SIX Limousine, 15 SIX Familiale,

1939 15 SIX Splendilux, 7C3 Roadster

1940 11 Commerciale, Big 6 Grand Luxe

1941 TUB (provisional)

1946 Saloon 11BL

1948 11BL Roadster, Saloons 15 Six et Light Fifteen

1949 Saloons 11BL, 11B, 15D et Big 6, Roadster

1950 Saloons 11 BL, 11BN, 15 Six et 2CV

1951 Saloons 11 BL, 11B, 15 Six, 15 SIX Marius Renard

1952 Saloons 11BL, 11BN, Big 6 Malle plate et Light Fifteen

1953 Saloons 11BL, 11 C

1954 15 Six, General de Gaulle’s 15H, 11 Commerciale, President Coty’s 15 D Familiale

1955 Saloons 11BL, 11B, 11 Commerciale, 11B et 15 SIX Familiales

1956 11BL, 11 C Commerciale, DS (provisional)

1957 Saloons 11BL, 11B, 11 Familiale