bradbury west
Jan 16 2006, 15:57
Both are listed at Zandvoort 21.5.1956
The Koop Mikron is given as a Porsche engined Citroen ( sorry cannot do the tramarr over the e) and looks very sleek like a flattened cross of a 50's Porsche S/R and a Willment S/R (raised rear wing tops. )
The Cidero looks like a boxier version of the Connaught sports car MPH239, and is given as powered by an 11CV Citroen motor
They are shown in M Louche's book
Any thoughts?
Roger Lund
Henk Vasmel
Jan 17 2006, 21:28
An obvious one for our Dutch contingent to reply to. Yes both are Dutch specials from the early fifties. My source is Autodesign in Nederland by Jan Lammerse.
In both cases the spelling is not quite correct.
The Cidoro was built in 1953 by Cees den Ouden, A Citroën dealer from Rotterdam. The name stands for CItroën Den Ouden ROtterdam. It has been used until the sixties. It was originally licensed HX9474, a pre-1951 number, which suggests a donor car. Most of its life it was orange in colour. The Citroën engine was tuned to give some 80 bhp. All parts were second hand, except the gearbox. After a few years of racing the nose of the car was modified, giving it a more modern appearance. After a crash the car was put aside, eventually deterioratng, until a mechanic offered to restore it. Nothing came of this project, and the car must be considered as lost.
The Koopmikroon was built in the Brabant region of the Netherlands, somewhere around Eindhoven. Ir. Koopmans built the chassis from Fiat and Citroën parts. P. Mikkers also built the chassis according to my source, but this may possibly be the bodywork. He used to be the driver of the Front-Wheel Drive car. The engine was a 1.3 Porsche, supplied by Kronenberg. It seems to have been an effective racing car. On the picture I have, it is registered N51404, again a pre-1951 number, so again probably from a donor car.
Regards,
Henk Vasmel
bradbury west
Jan 18 2006, 00:20
Very many thanks for your prompt reply. It is always interesting to learn about some different cars, especially from a small marque. I will file the details in the page of the book for a record.
with kind regards
Roger Lund.