A CAR a father kept from his daughter for 15 years before revealing it as a birthday present has sold for £22,500.

French Citroen 2CV The model was one of the last models to roll off the production line before it was discontinued in 1990.

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His father sent him somersett He was going to give it to his daughter for her 21st birthday when she was six years old.

never drove a car red car and was kept off the road except for occasional runs, so it covered only 556 miles.

The seller, a former international athlete, no longer has space for the car, which is being auctioned in Ashorne, Warwicks.

A spokesperson for Iconic Auctioneers said: “Citroën 2CV is arguably one of the most enduring archetypes of global motoring culture.

“It helped put French The mobile working class is important, especially after the devastation World War II and offered basic transportation that was a boon to the French economy in terms of both transportation and manufacturing.

“French production ended in 1988, this example was built in 1988. Portugal and rolled off the line on June 12, 1990, with the last cars doing so just a few weeks later on July 27.

“Bought by the seller’s father as a 21st birthday present for his daughter – a lovely gesture but perhaps a bit of an impulsive touch as the girl was only six at the time!

“He enjoyed the car occasionally when he was at home, the odometer now showing a total distance of 556 miles from new, but the loss of storage space now gives us the opportunity to put it up for sale.

“In this day and age a car with a single registered owner rarely sees the light of day, even less so when it’s a model with such cult status.”

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