Charawacky Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Here is a pre WW2 Citroen Kegresse for sale: http://www.prewarcar.com/classifieds/ad48098.html Others made them including Crossley: http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/military/kegresse/kegresse.html Do any more Kegresse survive? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooky Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I seem to remember one in an auction sale near Milton Keynes in the 1980's Will try to find a picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 There's bits of them lurking in a field in Trun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Kegresse top of my shopping list. There has been a thread on these before. To hear that there was one near Milton Keynes for sale annoys me, despite the fact it was many years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Here is a pre WW2 Citroen Kegresse for sale: Do any more Kegresse survive? Tom There is a similar one in Tony Olivers "History on wheels museum" at Eton nr Windsor http://www.thehistoryonwheelsmuseum.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 There is a Citroen kegresse in Denmark, in running condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Peskett Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I think there are several Citroen 'Kegresse' in existance, besides military use they were popular for trans - Sahara journeys etc. Now a tale from the past !. In my 'junior' collecting days in 1963 I heard of a Crossley 'Kegresse' for sale ( I had a contact who was a television aerial erector ,quite useful), I duely went to view the said item, it was on Lloyd George's estate at Churt , Surrey and was on offer from the gardner for £ 12/10/0d. It was declined as one track was broken. Subsequently sold it appeared in the 1964 London to Brighton commercial run. Surrey registered ,I think GPD 627, it had no doubt been acquired by the estate in the late 1930s. Original markings were still visible under a thin coat of grey paint and in very original condition. Also at the time I was told that there were two Citroen 'Kegresse' on Charingtons estate at nearby Thursley but I never got to see these. Richard Peskett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Are they still there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) There are quite a few Kegresse half-tracks around, although many are missing tracks. There are (or were) 3 Crossleys - Tony Oliver's; one that was at Beverley before it closed (on loan from the Army Museum collection?); and one that appeared in The Automobile July 1989. This last one went to France where it's half-track unit was removed for use in the restoration of another vehicle. The rest returned to the UK and helpped in Roger Bone's six-wheeler restoration. The six-wheeler and the remnants of the half-track are currenly for sale. Tony Oliver also had another Kegresse - a Citroen I seem to remember. As well as a lot of the Sahara Citroens, plenty of Unics also survive including armoured variants. There's also a Alfa Romeo Kegresse in captivity, which is rather nice! http://www.classicdriver.de/uk/find/4100_results.asp?sorderby=tblManufacturers.sName+ASC%2C+tblModels.sModel+ASC%2C+bOfficial+DESC%2C+tblCars.sType+ASC&action=simple_search&coopid=0&lmanufacturer=10002&lcurrency=2&next=4100_results.asp&whatbutton.x=0&dealerid=0&bsubmit=true&lmodelflag=13782&bclicked=false&bshowstock=Wahr&page=0&lCarID=1760658 And then there's Lenin's Rolls Royce with it's early track system... Edited October 7, 2010 by Runflat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 I think there are several Citroen 'Kegresse' in existance, besides military use they were popular for trans - Sahara journeys etc. Now a tale from the past !. In my 'junior' collecting days in 1963 I heard of a Crossley 'Kegresse' for sale ( I had a contact who was a television aerial erector ,quite useful), I duely went to view the said item, it was on Lloyd George's estate at Churt , Surrey and was on offer from the gardner for £ 12/10/0d. It was declined as one track was broken. Subsequently sold it appeared in the 1964 London to Brighton commercial run. Surrey registered ,I think GPD 627, it had no doubt been acquired by the estate in the late 1930s. Original markings were still visible under a thin coat of grey paint and in very original condition. Also at the time I was told that there were two Citroen 'Kegresse' on Charingtons estate at nearby Thursley but I never got to see these.Richard Peskett. Richard, My grandfather was a chauffeur to a invalided gentleman who had an estate in West Sussex. This man bought one of the first Citroen Kegresse Type P2 models to be sold in Britain, in 1922. It had a specially made bodywork so that he could travel around his estate. I have photos of my grandfather driving this vehicle and my father had memories of it. Always wondered whether it might have survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 There are quite a few Kegresse half-tracks around, although many are missing tracks. There are (or were) 3 Crossleys - Tony Oliver's; one that was at Beverley before it closed (on loan from the Army Museum collection?); and one that appeared in The Automobile July 1989. This last one went to France where it's half-track unit was removed for use in the restoration of another vehicle. The rest returned to the UK and helpped in Roger Bone's six-wheeler restoration. The six-wheeler and the remnants of the half-track are currenly for sale. Tony Oliver also had another Kegresse - a Citroen I seem to remember. As well as a lot of the Sahara Citroens, plenty of Unics also survive including armoured variants. There's also a Alfa Romeo Kegresse in captivity, which is rather nice! http://www.classicdriver.de/uk/find/4100_results.asp?sorderby=tblManufacturers.sName+ASC%2C+tblModels.sModel+ASC%2C+bOfficial+DESC%2C+tblCars.sType+ASC&action=simple_search&coopid=0&lmanufacturer=10002&lcurrency=2&next=4100_results.asp&whatbutton.x=0&dealerid=0&bsubmit=true&lmodelflag=13782&bclicked=false&bshowstock=Wahr&page=0&lCarID=1760658 And then there's Lenin's Rolls Royce with it's early track system... Are they advertised for sale anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Are they advertised for sale anywhere? Yes, in the Crossley Register newsletter. They're being offered to CR members to begin with. The six-wheeler is a civvy version : http://www.svvs.org/gallery-bricomms6.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Good link. Thank you!:thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Here is a Citroen Kegresse that is a regular at shows in Scotland. I don't think it has a military background, but, interestingly, was used in the Himalayas. These photos were taken a few weeks ago at the Scone Rally near Perth. I first saw it at Knockhill in about 1988. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 There was a Kegresse at Beltring a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugenio Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Dear all, I am interested to see more pictures about the Kegresse in the field in Trun..... and how many Kegresse are survived in Great Britain today? I keep a register over Kegresse cars, and are interested to know all about them who are left. More interesting info on my website: http://kegresse.dk/ Regards Eugenio Lai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Just to whet your apetite, itch with antcipation and start thinking how do i get my hands on that; the National Army Museum are giving away a Crossley-Kegresse half track, 30cwt truck. Only to accredited museums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzkpfw-e Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Here are some photos taken in the famous "M. Maurat's Field" in Trun. http://the.shadock.free.fr/photos/trun_scrapyard/ Some recognisable Kegresse parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 More of Trun here: http://news.webshots.com/album/558427007gFEarO?start=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 im sure i have just seen one in raiders of the lost ark tonight (desert scene ) BBC 1......the shot showed it from the rear . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Well done! http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_77629-Citroen-Kegresse-C6-P19-1928.html ...and if you follow the links you get to Biggles as well! Edited January 5, 2011 by Runflat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver99 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Bought some postcards at auction, in amongst is this aviation pic, kegresse can be seen up the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 (edited) On quest channel now ch 38 ,Salvage Hunters , one in the barn, ex beaulieu, on a scottish estate now (Mc Clew estate?), very original,complete and nice layer of dust Edited November 14, 2011 by Willyslancs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 On quest channel now ch 38 ,Salvage Hunters , one in the barn, ex beaulieu, on a scottish estate now (Maclew estate?), very original,complete and nice layer of dust im sure this was the one (only saw the number briefly) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikewest Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) Just to whet your apetite, itch with antcipation and start thinking how do i get my hands on that; the National Army Museum are giving away a Crossley-Kegresse half track, 30cwt truck. Only to accredited museums. The vehicle in question is now in possession of the RLC Museum , at Deepcut Surrey. My colleagues and I will start on it's restoration in the Autumn ! It currently has no tracks, bodywork or bonnet and wings ! So it will present quite a challenge ? But , worry not - WE WILL SUCCEED ! I will post a photo of it in current form later ! Mikewest Edited April 27, 2012 by Mikewest Add Photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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