Anyone who follows my urbex adventures knows by now that I am not a fan of visiting abandoned cottages. But every now and then, you stumble upon a pleasant surprise in the shed of such a cottage. Like here, for example. The cottage itself was nothing special, but in the shed behind it, we found this beautiful Citroën C3 Trefle from the mid-1920s.

Between 1922 and 1926, approximately 81,000 examples of the Citroën Type C were manufactured in various variants. Edmond Moyet's design was characterized by a distinctively shaped rear end, which earned the car the nickname 'chicken butt'. Strangely enough, the first Type Cs had only one door, on the passenger side, as the spare wheel was located on the driver's side.

The Type C was succeeded in 1923 by the two-seater C2. This was built on the same 2.25 m long chassis as the Type C. In 1924, the C3 was introduced on a 10 cm longer chassis. The C3 was also called "Trefle" (cloverleaf) and had room for a third person in the rear. Although a great success, the Type C series proved not to be very profitable. Consequently, Citroën ceased production of these cars in 1926.