Where have all the B18’s gone?

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Suppose you’re a large automobile manufacturer and you receive an order to supply 1200 motorcars. Sounds good, although a few small changes will have to be made because the cars are going to the Far East. No problem you think and get to work. You take your standard model, convert it from left hand drive to right hand drive; increase the track width with 19 centimetres to 1.42 metres for use on the existing cart-ruts; because of this new track the fenders have to be widened and the batteries relocated from the sills to the front fenders. And then, just when the 1200 cars are ready for shipment, the order is cancelled. A disaster, yes, and that’s just what happened to Citroën in 1927. They had taken their existing model B14G, made the above mentioned changes and called this new model the B18. What happened to these Citroën B18’s after the order was cancelled? History says they were sold in France. Today, as far as we know, only two B18’s are left, one in Holland and one in France. And that’s about all there is known about the B18 as no official documentation exists. Or do you know more? Who ordered the cars? Why was the order cancelled? And are there any more B18’s left? Enlighten us! (RB) (photos collection Fer Cools)

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