Citroën Traction Avant: the bet Citroën lost How an aviation engineer, an Italian sculptor, a trip to Philadelphia and an impossible 18-month deadline gave birth to the car that made half the European industry obsolete, ruined its creator, and laid down the technical DNA of every Citroën that followed Paris, 18 April 1934. Motor Show. … Read more
The 2CV Wasn’t a Car. It Was a Spec Sheet Turned to Steel. Citroën 2CV and AK400: how Boulanger’s design brief wrote the car before anyone picked up a pencil You’re going to read it a thousand times. The 2CV was “four wheels under an umbrella.” It’s a lovely slogan and it sells itself, but … Read more
CITROËN DS “TIBURÓN” (1955–1975) The Citroën DS “Shark”: How France Invented the Future of the Automobile (And No One Copied It) In 1955, something extraordinary happened at the Paris Motor Show that shattered every existing convention. The Citroën stand drew a crowd that simply could not look away from an impossible silhouette — aerodynamic, almost … Read more
