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In
1995, an additional three cars were found in a barn at
the Bureau
d'Etudes at la Ferté-Vidame and the cars have been
kept exactly as they were
found. During the World War II German occupation of
France Michelin and
Citroën decided to hide the TPV from the Nazis,
fearing some military
application. A number of TPVs were buried at secret
locations, one was
disguised as a pickup, and the others were destroyed.
It had been
believed that only these two prototypes had survived.
However, it would appear that management knew of their
existence since in the 1950s an internal memo was
issued ordering them
to be scrapped. These surviving TPVs were, in fact,
hidden from the
company's management by some workers who appreciated
their historical
value.
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