BX 4TC REGISTER XL3000 series

BX 4TC REGISTER XL3000 series (mark II)

This register shows all Mark II produced BX 4TC 200 series cars, build in 1987.
In fact this second series (1987 models) are the remaining 1986 production cars with some minor improvements.

C/N	ORGA	Licenseplate	Status	Remarks
XL3001	3783	114 TB 45	Active-France	[ORGA 3783 = 19-3-87] Owned by Jean Francois Pierre with licenseplate “114 TB 45” when he bought it directly in 1987. Beneath photos provided by the owner, taken in 2006 and 2007.
XL3002		None	Auction France	This BX4TC was sold new by the Citroen dealership in Le Blanc-Mesnil to Jean-Claude Texier, of Asnieres. It was later recovered by the Citroen factory and given to Andre Trigano without any registration papers. It was kept in very good shape inside his private collection and offered at the Retromobile auction February 2016.
XL3003			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3004		????????	Active-Japan	[2-7-1987]. The first owner (from July 1987), living in Bordeaux sold it in October 1988 to the second owner. In 1999 the car was seen on an auction but was not sold. It carried license plate number “9491 WWC 33”  In 2005 it was bought by a Japanese car collector and imported in Japan. There it was seen during meetings. In France it once had a license plate number ending with “50 WCE 42” and a license number starting with “279“. On photos it is recognisable by the special stripings. Photos beneath were taken in 1998 by Vincent Lasser and 2006 (Japan) by Koji Kirazawa.
XL3005			Scrap.	In 1987 this car, wearing license plate number “9403 NA 13” was burned (due to engine fire). After that the car was sold in December 1987 to someone who planned to use it for spare parts. Not much was left and rest was scrapped. Sadly no photos are known of this car.
XL3006		2592 LL 04	Active-France	This car is still with its first owner. Photos beneath were provided by Ludovic and the rally marked one was taken in December 2008.
XL3007		????????	Active-Japan	Since 1999 it was seen often on auctions, located near Bordeaux. In December 2005 it was bought by a Japanese car collector (known by us) and brought over to Japan. Beneath the only known photos of the car, taken in Japan on a maintenance bridge.
XL3008			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3009			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3010		None	Preserved France	This car was found inside the big Schlumpf Car Museum at Mulhouse, France in October 2010. It was still as delivered from the factory with interior protection shields and written chassis number calcked on the front window. It is protected from dust by a white blanket. Unknown what the museum is planning to do with it. Beneath photos taken in 2010 by Sébastien Bogiraud.
XL3011	3797	1663 RV 26	Active	ORGA number 3797 (production date  2 April 1987) It was identified in 2017 by papers and fits with its orga number.
XL3012			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3013			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3014			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3015			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3016			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3017			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3018			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3019			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3020			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3021	3810	BY 857 NJ	Active-France	[ORGA = 3810 = 15-4-1987]. First owner got it in 1987 and gave it license number “860 AAH 77“. Second owner had it from 12 February 1991 and the car had license number “4270 XE 45“. Then the third owner bought it in December 2002 and gave it license number “201 BVA 38“. In July 2006 it was for sale and soon after bought by the current owner (known by us) who gave it license number “505 EEY 78″. That owner put it for sale around December 2008. The car was sold and completely stripped, repainted and restored as new. It got license plate number “BY 857 NJ” and was first noted in 2013. Beneath photos of the car. Left taken by Wouter Bregman around 2002, and the other was taken when it was for sale in 2008.
XL3022			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3023		None	Preserved France	Preserved inside the large collection of the Reims Champagne Car Museum. The museum received the car in 1988 and it is one of the paperless (non-homologation/licensed) 4TC cars. Beneath a photo taken in April 2008 by Marc Milano and right taken in July 2012 by Iain McLauchlan.
XL3024		None	Active-Holland	This car was given by Citroen to ex-Formula 1 driver Jean Pierre Beltoise. Early May 2005 it was put for sale on a French auction and sold to a Dutch car collector. It was brought over to Holland where it can be found today as part of his collection near Eindhoven. Photos beneath have been taken during a Citro event in Kerkrade, September 2012.
XL3025			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3026	3839		Stored Suisse	[engine 000226] Sold during auction in February 2017. No road license papers, demo car.
XL3027			Scrap??	Unknown history – likely scrapped.
XL3028		1-OAS-006	Active-Belgium	[engine 000228] This car was sold to someone in Luxembourg (1987). That owner sold it to a collector in Belgium. In 2013 it was seen with license plate number “KFT-649” but that could have been given already by a next Belgium owner. Around 2014 a new owner got the car giving it number “1-OAS-006“. He is still owner today. Beneath photos showing the car still owned by the owner in Luxembourg (june 2009), the other shows the car with the current plate, taken at the Citroracing event 2014 by Jean Francois Pierre.
XL3029		528 EDF 91	Active-France	[engine 000229] This car was one of the non-homologated cars from Citroen which gave it calked “3622 WWM 91” license number. It was for sale in May/June 2002 and sold in November 2002. The owner managed to get it licensed and in 2005 the former owner bought it back and still has it today. New license number “528 EDF 91” became assigned later on. It was first noticed with this number on a forum in June 2007. Car should have been registered in 2006 and located at Essones, near Paris, France. It has now chassisnumber 00XL0016 identity for road-license purposes. That number once belonged to a crashed 4TC. Beneath old photo by Vincent Lafuente.
XL3030	3874	37W47	Active-CZK	[ORGA 3874 = 18-6-1987]. It was one of the non-homologated cars. It was exported to Belgium soon after production. In 2006 it was offered for sale and sold to someone in France. In January 2008 it was bought by a Czech car collector (known by us) and brought over to the Czech Republic and carries now still the original license number “37W47″. Beneath photos provided by the Czech owner.