Citroëns in Japan
Of the French manufacturers, the love for Citroën is remarkably strong in Japan. I noticed this immediately while attending various car shows.
Of the French manufacturers, the love for Citroën is remarkably strong in Japan. I noticed this immediately while attending various car shows.
The DS Club Ile-de-France is organizing a DS Platinum Jubilee, planned for Saturday, October 18th, 2025 and Sunday the 19th.
There are temperature and pressure gauges along with an assortment of buttons, knobs and switches that have some markings but will need to be verified.
A very early 1946, post-war, Belgian made Traction Avant, likely assembled with pre-war parts including opening and closing hood ventilators and Pilote wheels.
Air conditioning, turning headlights, light brown leather seats and ocher carpeting.
The conversion was performed in 1951/52 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France and it is based on a 1936 11AL.
A couple channeled their “deux chevaux” passion to transform an old TV set they had in their basement.
These models are Z scale (1:220) and T scale (1:450) — so much smaller than N scale, yet with astonishing accuracy.
Bought new in Greece and modified to be registered in the USA. A nice rust-proofed and rust-free example that runs well.
Access further archives on our Archive Documents page.