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Title: Solved - NEH 1523: Citroen VGD proposal for future DS "The Hippo" - abt 1950/52
Post by: Carnut on January 25, 2012, 05:51:04 AM
What's this, what was it commonly known as and from when does it date - for 1 point?

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Title: Re: NEH 1523
Post by: Carnut on February 01, 2012, 05:29:32 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 1523
Post by: tonyola on February 01, 2012, 08:29:35 AM
Project VGD - an early prototype for the Citroen DS from around 1946.
Title: Re: NEH 1523
Post by: Carnut on February 01, 2012, 08:35:41 AM
Quote from: tonyola on February 01, 2012, 08:29:35 AM
Project VGD - an early prototype for the Citroen DS from around 1946.

Right so far.
And to complete the questions, what was it commonly known as?
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Title: Re: NEH 1523
Post by: tonyola on February 01, 2012, 08:37:28 AM
Hippopotamus, from the odd-for-the-time looks.
Title: Re: NEH 1523
Post by: Carnut on February 01, 2012, 09:05:43 AM
Quote from: tonyola on February 01, 2012, 08:37:28 AM
Hippopotamus, from the odd-for-the-time looks.

That's it, yes!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1523: Citroen DS prototype "The Hippo" - about 1950
Post by: Wendax on February 01, 2012, 09:18:01 AM
To be precise, it is the ,,Citroen 10 CV" drawing by René Bellu, shown in L'auto-journal from June 1, 1952, an attempt to visualize the VGD prototype, finally becoming the Citroen DS.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1523: Citroen VGD proposal for future DS "The Hippo" - abt 1950/52
Post by: pguillem on February 01, 2012, 03:52:29 PM
Baby Hippotamus ?
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1523: Citroen VGD proposal for future DS "The Hippo" - abt 1950/52
Post by: Wendax on February 01, 2012, 09:50:09 PM
It even has the same family name  :D
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