BX 4TC Evolution Rally Car & Citroën Group B Rally History
A great video about this often overlooked chapter of Citroën’s Group B rally car history.
Japan’s Greatest Living Animator Takes Inspiration From His 2CV
For the past 40 years, Hayao Miyazaki, an animator more revered than Walt Disney in his homeland Japan, has driven to work behind the wheel of a Deux Cheveaux.
Relevant Considerations Regarding the Switch to Electric Vehicles
As electric vehicles proliferate, finding a balance between them and internal combustion engine automobiles will necessitate us all determining what is practical to allow us to live to some degree in the manner we have become accustomed.
HY Van Power Mod Update
With 2.5 years of development, HY Conversions in The Netherlands has honed designs for dramatically accelerating HY Van performance and delivering stopping power to match.
The New Citroën Ami – Not So Friendly When ‘Driven’
The folks at Fifth Gear, the British motoring magazine series, just took aim at the new Citroën Ami, in a road test test where they took the urban runabout to the track to test handling parameters.
Preface to The China Car — Chrysler CCV
The China Car book by François Castaing goes into great detail about the Chrysler CCV project to design and built a third-world car, but it only glosses over how the company managed to find and purchase the little French gem that inspired – a Citroën 2CV.
2CV 4×4 Trek Through the Alps
Cyril Ribas from Aventure 2CV has produced a spectacular short video documenting a road trip he and his 16 year-old son Evann took through the Swiss Alps in his four-wheel drive 2CV.
Driving James May’s Legendary Top Gear Ami 8 to the Limit
Tiff Needell takes the Ami 8 driven by James May in Top Gear 10 years ago to the track for an “all-out” run.
Royal Wedding 2CV
When James Middleton and Alizee Thevenet were married this past summer, the couple chose to ride from the ceremony to the reception in a white 2CV.
A Three Country DS Restoration
The article goes into great detail and shows some good pictures of the process involved, but one needs to stay on top of all stages of a DS restoration.
Kégresse footage from La Croisière Jaune
The film contains some incredible archive footage of a Kégresse track vehicle and then La Croisière Jaune — the trans-Asian expedition in 1931/1932 that was organized by Citroën to promote their Kégresse vehicles and further the company’s reputation for reliability.
DS at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC
MoMA had the car repainted before the exhibition. Things were disassembled, and the parts must have been reassembled by people with no knowledge of a DS.
2CV Upkeep Tips
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Rob Hattin Goes the Extra Mile with his 2CV
Among the Aston Martins and the other exotics that participated in the event, his lowly 2CV continually stood out as the crowd pleaser.
Did the BX Just Get A Whole Lot More Desirable?
A Citroën BX 4TC Evolution, a car roundly considered Group B’s most spectacular failure, defied expectations at the Artcurial auction on Nov. 4, 2021, selling for an astounding $485,287 USD
A Childhood Wish Come True
Kevin Haggarthy from MotorOverload recently got to drive the car that caught his fancy as a youth — the Citroën SM.
Tips on Towing a 2CV
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A Glimpse into the Mullin’s “At Home” Car Collection
Here is a rare peek into what Peter Mullin of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, CA and his wife Merle keep at their home in Brentwood.
Could There Ever Be a True DS Reincarnation?
The CX was the evolution of the DS, but it was a radical change that abandoned its form in favour of what Citroën felt a modern sleek flagship sedan should be.
Chinese Reproduction of an H Van
With Halloween coming up in few days we felt that posting a tricked-out Citroën H Van reproduction food trailer being offered for sale in China would be appropriate.
Citroën Autoclub Canada – 2021 Fall Outing to the Durham and Northumberland Regions of Ontario
It was a true Indian Summer day on October 3, 2021, for our Citroën Autoclub Canada annual fall outing. As we have for the past two years, we ventured east of Toronto on the backroads of the Durham and Northumberland regions of Ontario.
Wes Anderson Populates Citroëns in Animated Music Video for The French Dispatch
A visual homage to Where’s Waldo, where you can spot a number of classic Citroens; DS, 2CV, Ami 6, HY Van, GS, and even the front end of a Traction Avant.
Amassing Les Ami
Where in the world do you see these many Citroën Ami gathered in one spot?
What could possibly go wrong? — Noel Slade aftermath…
Citroën specialist Jean-Francois “JF” Martin was so shocked with the abysmal workmanship he encountered that he asked us to share the following report.