CITROEN C3 5HP type Trèfle ess, 5hp, 3 seats. Engine: 4 cylinders. 55x90. Registered 347 AS 41, N°56740 with registration document dated 12/06/1998. Restored. Attached: a spare engine and BV as well as documentation and a few extra parts. Sold without technical control. Provenance: Solognote collection. While the French government encouraged carmakers to invest in cycle cars through tax breaks, Citroën preferred to focus on small cars. The 5HP was the first Citroën to enter the small car segment, which was then monopolised by Peugeot and Renault. It was so successful that by the same date it accounted for almost half of Citroën's sales. In 1923, a cabriolet version with 3 seats, 2 at the front and one at the rear, was launched, earning it the nickname of the 5 HP "Trèfle".