The French presidential Cars
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French presidential cars in pictures:
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroen 15/6 H FRANAY
It is in 1954 that the French President of the Republic René COTY decides that in order to welcome with dignity the foreign heads of states in France, the Presidency must be equipped with a prestigious French limousine.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY
The task is entrusted to the coachbuilder Marius FRANAY. He opted for the top of the range CITROËN of the time: the 15/6 H.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY
From this base, this one recovers the windshields and bumpers of FORD Comet, the rear window of a BUICK Roadmaster, door handles of BENTLEY, rear lights of CHEVROLET.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY
The car is so heavy that the braking system is not powerful enough and imposes that the car runs only during parades...
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY
It will even break down during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II of England in 1957.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY
It was modified however and served under the French presidencies of DE GAULLE and POMPIDOU.
Model: Citroën 15/6 H CHAPRON Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
French President René COTY asks in 1956 another presidential sedan but which is this time convertible.
The President De GAULLE and his Prime Minister POMPIDOU in a Citroën 15/6 H Chapron
Indeed, this will allow the crowd to see the President's guest and himself parading on the great Parisian boulevards during their visits...
An iron bar will be mounted to allow people to remain standing while the car moves forward, without the risk of falling backwards.
An iron bar will be mounted to allow people to remain standing while the car moves forward, without the risk of falling backwards.
The presidential Citroën 15/6 H FRANAY and CHAPRON
The coachbuilder FRANAY having gone bankrupt, it is to the coachbuilder CHAPRON to which will be entrusted this task. From a 15/6 H, this one will elaborate a convertible.
Model: DS 21 Presidential Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
General De GAULLE ordered a ceremonial car to replace the 15/6 H FRANAY model. Affectionate of the DS, the coachbuilder CHAPRON, still him, proposes the DS 21 Presidential.
Model: DS 21 Presidential Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
It took however three years so that the model is realized. It made its first turns of wheels in 1968. Once again, it was the top of the range model of CITROËN which was chosen.
Model: DS 21 Presidential Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
However, the measures were gigantic: 6,53 meters long (against 4,8 meters for the original DS 21) and 2,13 meters wide, with a height of 1,79 meter.
Presidential DS 21 in front of the entrance of the Elysée Park
This presidential limousine was little used, because the period of May 68 had passed by. And President POMPIDOU did not like it, preferring the classic DS to go to the provinces.
Citroën DS 19 black Version "Préfecture" BUSCH model at 1/87
Note that a DS "prefecture" version will be created. This car is recognizable with its panels of sheet metal custodians painted in black instead of striated aluminium hubcaps like the other DS. These DS 19 are black with a grey fabric interior.
Black Citroën DS 19 Version "Préfecture" - 1959For the processions, they have the possibility to receive special lights fixed on the central body pillars between the front and rear doors.
Black Citroën DS Version "Préfecture" behind the Car of President De GAULLE in 1963 at Isle sur Suippe
The processions are usually opened by police motorcyclists and the DS are driven by police officers selected for this task. The cars of the presidency will be maintained in the garages of the prefecture of police until the arrival of French President Mitterrand.
1/87 scale diorama of a SM CHAPRON Presidential car
In 1972, France will welcome on its territory the Queen Elizabeth II of England. In the autumn of 1971, the newly elected French President Georges POMPIDOU orders a presidential sedan from CITROËN.
1/87 scale diorama of a SM CHAPRON Presidential
The brand with the chevrons will turn to the coachbuilder Henri CHAPRON, to whom France had already ordered a Citroën 15/6 H presidential convertible and a DS 21.
1/87 scale diorama of a SM CHAPRON PresidentialHe proposes to take an SM Opera with a longer rear overhang and a length increased to 5.60 meters. This one will be discoverable.
1/87 scale diorama of a SM CHAPRON Presidential
Three examples were produced, two of which were delivered to the Elysée, the French Presidential Palace.
1/87 scale diorama of a SM CHAPRON Presidential
The model is equipped with a black leather top. This material is found everywhere in the interior of this convertible.
And at the time of the visit in May 1972 of the Queen Elizabeth II, this one parada at the side of the President of the French Republic Georges POMPIDOU on the Champs Elysées in PARIS...
Model: CX 25 Prestige Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
The following French President, Valéry GISCARD d'ESTAING opted for Citroën CX 25 Prestige.
CX 25 Prestige in the court of the Elysée
Model: CX 25 Prestige Landaulet 1981 Brand: EVRAT Miniature Scale: 1/43
The coachbuilder CHAPRON will even propose at the end of 1980, with the approach of the French Presidentials of 1981, a model découvrable, but which will not be used by the Presidency of the French Republic...
CX 25 Prestige Landaulet 1981
with figurines Jacques CHIRAC and François MITTERAND
Indeed, the Citroën SM presidential were also chosen by the Presidents of the Republic elected thereafter at the time of their investiture and at the time of great national gatherings.
François MITTERAND during his election in 1981,
and Jacques CHIRAC in 1995...
Video during the investiture of Jacques CHIRAC
It was also used during the visit of Pope John Paul II in France on May 31, 1980.
Video of the visit of Pope John Paul II in SM Presidential
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1/87 scale diorama of a 604 CHAPRON LANDAULET Presidential
François MITTERRAND will also order a PEUGEOT 604 CHAPRON Landaulet.
1/87 scale diorama of a 604 CHAPRON LANDAULET Presidential
It is based on a Peugeot 604 SL with a wheelbase lengthened of 20 cm.
1/87 scale diorama of a 604 CHAPRON LANDAULET Presidential
But it will not seduce the Elysée which will use it very little.
Peugeot 604 CHAPRON LANDAULET Presidential
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroen C6 Presidential
CITROËN will return as official car with the model C6. It was put into service on July 14, 2005.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroen C6 Presidential
They will be used during official visits of French Presidents CHIRAC, SARKOZY, HOLLANDE and MACRON in province.
Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/87
However the C6 model was not a commercial success.
1/87 scale diorama of a Citroen C6 Presidential
Arrival of the President Jacques CHIRAC on board a Citroen C6 Presidential
Model: Peugeot 607 Paladine Brand: MINIACAR Scale: 1/43
At the time of the investiture of the president of the French Republic, Nicolas SARKOZY, in 2007, he went down the Champs Elysées on board a Peugeot 607 PALADINE.
Model: Peugeot 607 Paladine Make: MINIACAR Scale: 1/43
This one will not be kept by the Presidency of the French Republic.
Parade during the election of Nicola SARKOZY in 2007 in 607 Paladine
Indeed, this car was a loan of the brand PEUGEOT.
Model: DS5 Presidential Hybrid Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
It is in 2012 that CITROËN comes back as presidential car to parade on the Champs Elysées with a discoverable model which allows the President of the french Republic to stand.
Model: DS5 Presidential Hybrid Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
First with the DS5 during the election of the President of the French Republic François HOLLANDE,
Parade of the President F.HOLLANDE in 2012 on the Champs Elysées
Video of the inauguration of F.HOLLANDE in DS5
Model: DS7 Crossback Présidentielle Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
then with the DS7 Crossback in 2017 during the election of President Emmanuel MACRON.
Model: DS7 Crossback Présidentielle Brand: NOREV Scale: 1/43
This car became besides the vehicle of displacement of the French ambassadors in the countries where they officiate.
Parade of the President E. MACRON in front of the Arc de Triomphe on the day of his inauguration
Video DS7 Crossback Presidential
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