The Tale of Isabelle, Coralie and Eugénie

As long as I can remember we loved the Traction and hoped to be able to have one...........

Isabelle - 1934 Paris Built 7B

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1996 July 3^rd : we saw a small red car 'for sale" along the road... it was love on first sight, within the hour we bought it………

At first, we did not know it was a 7B from 1934 and that this model was rare and very different from the other Tractions.

The interior had been renewed, body was good, but the engine and the mechanics were in a dreadful state...

Over a period of 2 years we had many breakdowns…… Fortunately then we met Daniël, who worked a whole year (1999 - 2000) on the restoration of the engine.

Because she's a pretty little lady, we call her Isabelle.

Coralie

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2006 January : Now we look to buy a second Traction, to do the heavy work in Europe.....  After all Isabelle is a fragile lady...  

This time we searched on the Internet and found a beautiful blue 11BL from 1939 between other “old-timers”, in a garage... neglected...

She seemed to be more or less in good condition, but there has been done much DIY-work on the car ...   only the interior was OK.

The restoration took almost 9 months. 

Because of her remarkable colour, we call her Coralie.

 Eugénie

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2008 April : We meet a Traction-collector, who has a very smart 15-6 from 1951 for sale, with the small boot as we like it….

And there we go again. Mechanics, engine and body are in very good condition, but the interior has to be redone completely. 

Because of her majestic appearance, we call her Eugénie.

2009 September : it's Isabelle's 75^th birthday ! …  So, for this occasion, she deserves an official Belgian stamp value € 0.57. 

walter & noëlla

Wenduine, Belgium

(Rest of the World, Section Co-ordinators)

Thanks to Walter and Noëlla for submitting these pictures

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