Hi dear,
Last weekend I found a CX 2200 Super stood in garage for the last 22 years. Mileage is only 56 000km, but body have some rust. It will be my third CX-project “100% original”
I have a few questions, hope you can help me.
1) I know, that my CX is 2200 Super without DIRAVI, so it was produced from 01/1975 to 07/1976, but do you have any ideas how to know exactly ? This is plate:

2) I need brown central console ( like on the picture, marked red):

and door panels in good condition. I already wrote to Peter Bonhof and Garage Hydraulique, but they have not.

3) I have oldfashion airco, with York (?) compressor. Is it possible to find dryer for this system? Is it possible to repair this type of compressor ?

Thank you in advance

Cool project! With that centre console it is a model year 1976 and with that VIN it should be quite far into that model year. According to the book “CX, une lignée Prestigieuse” the first CX 2200 of model year 1976 was 01MC3001. You could order a document from the Conservatoire stating the exact production date and the original specifications of your car.

Hi there, nice find !

Airco: You might have had the system filled with Freon 12, not available anymore ( perhaps still at your place), that was common in the past.
You will have to change to “modern gas” , whatever is available at your place.
If you change the “gas” you also have to change the oil in the compressor.
I would see if the compressor is still 1. pumping to check the valves and the pistons and 2. not leaking mainly in the shaft joint.
You might be surprised as these york’s are quite resilient.
Repair is doable, but pieces is another problem. Mostly changed to sanden 508 or compatible. ( if you might want to use a very modern compressor be careful to check the sense of rotation ( clockwise or counterclockwise). The old compressors did both as do the 508’s but most modern compressors only support one direction. 

Dryer: You can use a “universal” dryer, there is no specific on that, just make sure you have the same unions ( connections).

Good luck !

very nice project!

Please keep in Touch and let us follow your steps in restauration.
the more pictures the better.

good luck!

Thank you very much for information about airco and countenance!
I’ve paid 60 euros to Conservatore to know about my car, and today they sent me a trinket from archives, it means my car was sold in Dakar!
So, I already decided what CX will go to Rally Senegal!

VgF

Wow, that proves to be an interesting history. From Paris to Dakar to Russia… Great key ring.
Good door panels will be near to impossible to find I’m afraid.

A car with an interesting history! It must have the “pack isother” and it probably has some more equipment that was specific for African cars.

Would this be a CX Grande Exportation? The only visible difference (according to Michael Buurma’s excellent book) apart from the optional A/C, would be a reinforced spring for the bonnet. Other things, such as thicker insulation, two roll-up sun blinds for the rear window and tinted windows are more common, be it not for the early model years. A CX G.E. would be possible since it is a model year 1976.