Traction Avant

CITROËN TRACTION AVANT

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Citroen Traction Avant

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

CITROËN TYPE H

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Side three-quarter view of a 1960s Citroën Type H van parked on an empty French country road at golden hour.

The Van That Stole Junkers’ Bomber Skin and Ran 34 Years Citroën Type H: corrugated steel, unibody construction, and the lesson the industry still hasn’t learned Paris, October 1947. Motor Show. There’s a beast on the Citroën stand that doesn’t look like anything else on Earth. Pig snout up front. Corrugated metal flanks like a … Read more