1930 Citroën-Kégresse C4 P.17

1930 Citroën-Kégresse C4 P.17 in Car Crazy, Non-fiction TV, 2001-2024 Ep. 11.04

Class: Others, Tracked vehicle — Model origin:

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johnfromstaffs ◊ 2012-04-29 16:58	Link to "www.google.co.uk" Citroen Kegresse half track.
zodiac ◊ 2012-04-29 17:08	I'd believe this is a Citroën Kégresse, which was the brainchild of Adolphe Kégresse (1879-1943). He was at the time a most famous engineer and invented the half-trac (as shown here) and the double clutch system. This car really, as no other car, was used to travel to the most hostile environments, like the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and some parts of Africa. But it wasn't without flaws, the front wheels were too narrow as they had a tendency to sink down in to the sand (or snow or marshland) which made it almost impossible to steer. The solution was to fit a barrel in front of the wheels to act as a bolster. Here're some interesting films Link to "www.youtube.com" and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jzGQ-Te8b0&feature=related and a link http://derela.republika.pl/c-k.htm . -- Last edit: 2012-04-29 17:08:12
Ingo ◊ 2012-04-29 17:17	There's also a book of it, printed in the early 80ies, I think. My father got it as a present someday back then. It has a yellow cover.
Yvon52 ◊ 2012-04-30 19:54	Le lien idéal: http://www.autoviva.com/kegresse_p17/version/48073
zodiac ◊ 2012-05-01 09:27	Here's another link http://classics.com/retro04.html .
antp ◊ 2012-05-02 15:15	We listed others as "Citroën-Kégresse" make, so to match the other P17 listed it would be "Citroën-Kégresse C4 P.17"