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The association L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS exists to preserve the heritage of all Groupe PSA makes and expanding and developing that heritage acrossthe world.
The Association represents over 200 years of history and consists of several heritage operations, L’Aventure Peugeot, Citroën Heritage, DS Héritage,L’Aventure Peugeot Museum in Sochaux, The Conservatoire Citroën-DS in Aulnay, L ’Aventure Automobile in Poissy and The Archives centre based withinthe Terre Blanche site in Hérimoncourt.
L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS, employs a team of dedicated staff supplemented by a network of volunteers, often former employees of Groupe PSA, inits daily operations. These staff are active across all the sites supplying Advice, Certification, Restoration, Archive Identification, Event Organisation andPublic Relations. Their experience and knowledge of the Groupe PSA guarantee an excellent service across every field that we represent.
To meet growing demand and to meet the needs of enthusiasts, L’Aventure Peugeot Citroen DS continues to expand and develop services such as vehiclerestoration in its workshops in Sochaux and Aulnay. and its Classic parts operations L’Aventure Peugeot Classic, Citroën Heritage Classic and Néo RétroClassic parts. These parts operations have their own dedicated websites www.pieces-de-rechange-classic.com and https://www.neoretroclassic.com/fr/
To see all of our latest our news go to : www.laventurepeugeotcitroends.com
L’AVENTURE PEUGEOT
When Pierre Peugeot created L’Aventure Peugeot in 1982 his aim was to lay the foundationsof a large organisation to serve the industrial history of the family group, which has been apart of French industrial history for over two centuries.
L’Aventure Peugeot is the first association created for the preservation of the heritage of oneof its makes. It acts for enthusiasts and collectors of all objects bearing the Peugeot Lionbadge as well as motorbikes, tools, furniture, fashion, etc.
With regard to the motor car L`Aventure Peugeot brings together various affiliated OwnersClubs, whether of a general nature or devoted to a single model, from all over the world.L’Aventure Peugeot provides support for its Clubs in their promotional activities. It helps toorganise National and International meetings like the International L`Aventure PeugeotMeeting (IAPM) as well as attending Peugeot events in many different Countries.
The Individual members of L’Aventure Peugeot and Affiliated Owners Clubs also benefit fromaccessing products and services provided by L`Aventure Peugeot at an advantageous price.
L’Aventure Peugeot museum in Sochaux is the cornerstone of this association and itsworkshops are a real magnet for enthusiasts. The museum’s collection tells the story of therichness of the Peugeot makes vast and diverse industrial history, the Museum displaysrepresent the eclectic nature of this history through documents, everyday objects and ofcourse modern and historic Peugeot vehicles. The displays evolve to represent the manyanniversaries of the Peugeot models and are housed in a modern 6000m² Museum setting.
The museum with its Brasserie, its meeting rooms, reception venues and its auditorium is aflagship destination for all lovers of the Make symbolised of course by the iconic PeugeotLion badge and its many evolutions.
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CITROËN HERITAGE
Citroën Heritage through the Citroën & DS France Association and the Citroën InternationalAssociation brings together lovers of the double chevron make which celebrates itscentenary in 2019.
Citroën quickly became very popular which led to numerous Owners clubs springing up allover the world.
The richness of the make’s history and the dynamism of the clubs deserved a major gestureof recognition so in 2001 Pierre Peugeot opened the Citroën Conservatoire in Aulnay-sous-Bois in the Northern suburb of Paris, which has a preservation workshop, and houses alarge collection retracing the story of one of the most innovative makes in the history ofvehicle manufacturing.
On display in the main hall of the Conservatoire are more than 300 road-going and racingcars as well as prototypes, concept cars and utilitarian vehicles.
This organization looks after the Conservatoire whose exceptional collection is now open to the public. It is possible to book tickets online at: https://www.laventurepeugeotcitroends.fr/visiter-conservatoire/
As a sign of this collective dynamic that serves the history of the double chevron, itsheritage and its collectors, the Citroën & DS France Association with the help of CitroënHeritage, L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS and the support of the Groupe PSA are holding amassive event celebrating Citroën’s centenary, at an International get-together for lovers ofthe make on 19-20-21 July 2019 in La Ferté Vidame, France.
DS HÉRITAGE
DS Héritage is now the third marque represented by L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS. As aniconic and prestigious marque the DS name has recently been proudly added to our title.
DS Héritage brings together collectors, owners clubs and associations devoted to the ID, DSand SM models.
These three iconic models are now widely accepted as landmarks in the history of the motorcar because of their iconic design which was a revolution at the time and also due to theirtechnical innovation.
The exclusive, innovative characteristics of the ID, DS and SM were the birth of the DNA ofthe DS Automobiles marque we see today.
Through meetings, events, rallies, advice and help for maintenance and restoration and thesupply of parts and documentation, DS Héritage provides a whole range of services toenthusiasts across the world.
DS HÉRITAGE
L’AVENTURE AUTOMOBILE POISSY
L’Aventure Automobile Poissy preserves everything connected with the history of the PSAproduction site in Poissy and the legendary models produced there. Its services andworkshop, run by volunteers, provide technical and administrative support to collectors ofall the makes, whether current or dormant, of the Groupe PSA.
Founded in 1984 , L’Aventure Automobile Poissy record all the events that marked thehistory of the Poissy car factory, which began production in 1938. Almost all the Groupe PSAmakes have, at one time or another, seen one of their models roll off the production lines ofPoissy: Peugeot and Citroën of course, Ford SAF Poissy, and earlier makes like Mathis andMatford as well as Simca, Donnet et Zedfel, Talbot, Clément and Darracq.
L’Aventure Automobile Poissy preserves not only a collection of cars from the Poissy factory,but also the equipment used to manufacture them. Thus, it preserves a large number ofarchives and tools.
www.caapy.net
ARCHIVES OF TERRE BLANCHE
The Terre Blanche Archives stores in one place all the written documents, photographs,sound and video recordings, and objects that illustrate the history of the Groupe PSA underthe umbrella of L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS. This Archive is unique due to its size and thequality of its contents. It is a real treasure trove of information that is very popular witharchivists, researchers and students .
The Terre Blanche Archives contain the history of the activities of the Groupe PSA since itscreation. This document centre which has the name “Peugeot Endowment Fund for theMemory of the Industrial History” is managed by Thierry Peugeot. Initially it covered theArchive for the Peugeot Marque only, but its activities have now been extended to cover allthe marques of the Groupe PSA. The Terre Blanche teams collect, identify, preserve andmake available to researchers, professionals, collectors and those who have requested thehistorical evidence of more than two centuries of industrial activity.
Through the history of Peugeot, Citroën and DS as well as Panhard, Simca, Chrysler France,Talbot, etc. it is now possible to follow the complete industrial story of the Groupe PSA andthe vital part it played in the history of manufacturing in France,. Current projects are underway to speed up the digitising of all the documents in the Archive to safeguard our historyfor future generations to enjoy.
In 2018, Terre Blanche launched a website to boost access to its documents :https://www.archives-laventurepeugeotcitroends.com/fr/
• Contact : [email protected]
https://patrimoine-archives.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/
CLASSIC PARTS OPERATIONS
In parallel to its normal parts stock the major priority of L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DSparts operation is a massive program to reproduce parts for its most iconic models whichare no longer available from the normal Groupe PSA Parts stock.
To meet the current and future needs of members, collectors and those who joinL’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS in the future, the clubs and associations have sent aquestionnaire to their members asking which parts are a priority to include in thisreproduction programme.
This market study amongst has helped to identify the parts that are the most urgentlyneeded. New development and production has begun to supply those that havecompletely disappeared from our shelves . This process will continue and will be enlargedto meet the maximum number of parts requirements.
L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS has now launched a website dedicated to ordering fromthe vast parts stock thus supplying enthusiasts across the world those vital partsneeded to keep their vehicles on the road!
Contact PR CLASSIC : [email protected]
Contact NEO RETRO : [email protected]
Collecting isn’t a pleasure unless your car runs!
https://www.neoretroclassic.com/fr/
www.pieces-de-rechange-classic.com
WORKSHOPS
We are obviously the best placed to restore cars produced by our makes.
Up to the present, apart from some very rare exceptions, our restoration workshops wereused exclusively by the L’Aventure Peugeot Museum, the Citroën Conservatoire andL’Aventure Automobile in Poissy. Now, in Sochaux and Aulnay-sous-Bois, our services areavailable to collectors who wish to take advantage of advice, routine maintenance,repairs or the complete restoration of their vehicle.
In our workshops volunteers who have retired from our factories, often collectorsthemselves, who have vast experience of our models work alongside salaried staffselected for their expertise and young apprentices who are being trained to be able topreserve the history of all the makes of the Groupe PSA.
We have also set up a number of external partnerships with a network of professionalsoutside The Museum who we help in their training of future restoration specialists. We’realso extending this scheme to the “Grandes Ecoles” and other schools.
On the initiative of the association “des Voitures et des Hommes” and with our supportthe ENSAM of Cluny (Burgundy) and the Château d’Epluches Lycee (near Paris) areworking together on the reconstruction of a replica of the famous Golden Scarab that waspart of the “Croisières Citroën.” It has been presented in 2019 for the celebrations of themake’s centenary.
Contact : https://www.laventurepeugeotcitroends.fr/restaurer-vehicule/
Maintenance and Restoration service
ORGANISING AN EVENT?
L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS sites are more than just exceptional museums; they aremarvellous venues for meetings, receptions and celebrations. They are not only availableto Clubs for their meetings, their anniversary celebrations and their AGM`s. but we alsowelcome Corporate Events and Private Celebrations such as marriages, anniversaries, etc.
L’Aventure Peugeot, Citroën Heritage and DS Héritage also host big events for enthusiastsand the public that are not necessarily associated with cars!. For example during AutumnHolidays the Halloween event at Aulnay’s Conservatory and the Night at the Museum inSochaux.
L’Aventure Peugeot Museum is a privileged setting which is gaining in popularity and itnow hosts events at their different venues that are attracting a growing number ofpeople. During opening hours and weekends it welcomes thousands of visitors who comejust to enjoy the Museum as well as enthusiasts for sporting or design events orexchanges between collectors like the Bourse Classic (Autojumble) in September.
For your private or professional events, L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS teams are here tohelp. They can be contacted at:
Weddings, Meetings, Receptions etc… Organise yourevent at L’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS!
Musée de l'Aventure PeugeotCarrefour de l'Europe, 25600 Sochaux Tel + 33(0)3 81 99 42 03Email : [email protected]
Le Conservatoire Citroën DSBld André Citroën, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois Tel + 33(0)1.56.50.80.20 Email : [email protected]
DETAILS OF OUR SITES
L'Aventure Peugeot Citroën DSCase courrier 37, 2-10 Bd de l’Europe, 78300 Poissy
Tel + 33(0)1 61 45 16 10 - Email : [email protected]
Musée de l'Aventure PeugeotCarrefour de l'Europe, 25600 Sochaux Tel + 33(0)3 81 99 42 03 - Email : [email protected]
Le Conservatoire Citroën DSBld André Citroën, 93600 Aulnay-sous-Bois Tel + 33(0)1.56.50.80.20 - Email : [email protected]
Centre d’Archives de Terre Blanche34 rue du Commandant Rolland, 25310 HérimoncourtEmail : [email protected]
Neo Retro ClassicLe Crouzeix, 87220 FeytiatTel + 33(0)5 55 48 38 58 - Email : [email protected]
www.laventurepeugeotcitroends.com
