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Mullin Museum Progresses Toward a UK Presence

Further details about a new motor museum in England have been unveiled by Peter Mullin of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California. The American businessman and car collector extraordinaire announced his plans in early 2018.In March he told Octane magazine:“It won’t just be about clas ...

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Dec

Unique SM Powered Motorcycle

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Citroënvie Articles

A custom motorcycle with Maserati power was featured on RideApart two days ago.Created by Chris Barber of Crossbreed Cycles, as you can see in the photo, it uses the V6 engine that Maserati developed for the Citroën SM and which was also used in the Maserati Merak.Chris chose the V6 engine for his ...

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Adrian Von Lerber Citroën Collection to be Auctioned at Retromobile

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Dec

Adrian Von Lerber Citroën Collection to be Auctioned at Retromobile

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CITROËN NEWS (Global), News, Events

The Bonhams Auction at Retromobile in Paris at The Grand Palais on Feb 7, 2019 will feature nine Citroëns from the Swiss collection of Adrian Von Lerber.Here they are as well as two others that up for sale:1963 Citroën DS 19 Convertible (One of 241 built in 1963) Chassis no. 4251 ...

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21

Dec

Méhari Night in Toronto

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by George Dyke.....Back in September Jim Sciberas and I did a video shoot for driving.ca with my two Citroën Méharis. We had talked about it for some time with producer Clayton Seams, who has developed an appreciation for Citroens over the past few years.(Clayton did a video/article on my SM and ...

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21

Dec

History of the Car Radio

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CITROËN NEWS (Global)

Radios aren't that useful in some Citroëns like the 2CV, HY Van and Mehari, where engine noise makes the radio volume required for listening so high that you are most likely damaging your hearing.Nevertheless, radios have become ubiquitous in modern vehicles and found their way into many Citroën m ...

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19

Dec

1944 Paris Liberation Film

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Citroën Articles (general), VIDEO

Here is another good find on YouTube – this ten minute British Pathe reel. We have seen film of the liberation of Paris before including Charles De Gaulle walking on the boulevard but there is a lot of footage here that we have not seen before. And, of course, there is a smattering of Traction ...

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17

Dec

Expanding HY Van

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Citroënvie Articles

Citroënvie member Erik de Widt has just finished a major rebuild on an expanding HY Van that served as a mobile field hospital. Some Citroën HY vans were fitted with an odd but interesting telescoping trailer setup made by a company known as Currus in France. This is one such vehicle. When e ...

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Three European Traction Avant Parts Suppliers Consolidate

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Dec

Three European Traction Avant Parts Suppliers Consolidate

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CITROËN NEWS (Global), News

It was announced today that as of November 22, 2018, the investment group Parts Chain Company (PCC) has taken over all activities of Traction Avant José Franssen, based in Belgium. De Graaf Spare Parts Service and CTA Service are also part of the PCC holding.PPC says that all the spare parts ...

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H Van in PEI – And It’s Not Serving Potatoes!

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Dec

H Van in PEI – And It’s Not Serving Potatoes!

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Citroënvie Articles

Prince Edward Island is about the last place you'd expect to encounter an H Van, but there one can be found parked at the corner of Church and Grafton streets in downtown Charlottetown, serving ice cream in all but winter weather. Map of downtown Charlottetown marking the H Van's locatio ...

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In Memoriam – Walter Escherich: 1965 – 2018

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Dec

In Memoriam – Walter Escherich: 1965 – 2018

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

We regretfully announce the passing of Walter (Wally) Mason Escherich, a long time Citroën enthusiast in the Los Angeles area.Many considered him a friend, a mentor, and a source of all things Citroën.He died on Monday, Dec 3 after suffering a heart attack the previous Friday.Wally grew up with C ...

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