The New York Times takes a spin on Peugeot’s return to the U.S.
by George Dyke….. On November 13 The New York Times featured an article titled “Peugeot Returns to U.S. to Help People Get Around, but Not With Its Cars” saying that …
Resolving 1986 CX Gti Turbo 5-speed Shifting Issues
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Time Travel for a 2CV Owner
Citroënvie member Mike Gillespie wrote us to mention that a couple of weeks back he came across a video of the TV show Motoring 2000 which included a short clip …
2CV Engine Praise
Recently on Quora (a question-and-answer website based in Mountain View, California, where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions) that this …
GS Rescue Adventure in Ontario
GS in Canada are rare cars indeed. Only 6 were originally imported into the country in 1971 by Citroën (who were still selling cars here) and those were demonstration models …
Hagerty Enters Into Car Sharing – Wanting Your Classic Car!
Not content with just insuring your classic car, Hagerty now offers an Air B-N-B type service they call DriveShare where they encourage those who don’t own a classic car to …
2019 Event Plans Announced by Citroën
This year at the Paris Motor Show, Citroën affirmed its ‘Inspired by You’ theme by holding a press conference billed as “The World of Citroën Live Performance” where the comapny’s …
Transcendental Abstruse Video Featuring a 1925 Citroën Trèfle
Mario Hacquard is a well-known baritone singer from France who has also acted in various movies over the years. He is also an artist who produces abstract videos featuring classic …
The Philadelphia Story – with an XM Twist
There was an ad on Philadelphia Craigslist this summer with a rather unusual offer. The ad title stated: “Free Running and Driving Citroën (Please Read Details)”. What the ad proposed …
Jarred Newallo Remembered with Skateboard Park
Jarred Newallo imagined a skate park in Hempstead Village, Long Island, NY where kids could safely practice their tricks and form a close-knit community around the sport. Jarred was killed …
DS Faux Cabriolet on ebay
Recently, this DS convertible was on ebay and drew the ire of a couple of “truly original” DS chapron owners. Notably the ad listed no serial number and stated …
Jean-Luc Comtois – In Memoriam
We are saddened to report the passing of Jean-Luc Comtois, a 2CV legend in Quebec. Always up for a 2CV adventure, Jean-Luc Comtois traveled regularly throughout Quebec in 2CV, alone …
US Spec Ami 6 Find in Utah
Patrick van Griethuysen of The Netherlands is Citroën AMI fanatic and founder of the Dutch Citroën AMI club. He has been restoring a US specification model over there and we …
More Citroën Treasures in Tampa Bay, Florida Area
On September 22 a group of Citroën enthusiasts organized by Lionel Guilbert, Willem G. van de Wouw, and Michael Vest met for a very special gathering of French cars. The …
Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018 – Report
by George Dyke….. Another Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance has come and gone with certainly no regrets once again. Click here to view a full photo gallery. Three Citroëns made …
Peace & Love Rendezvous 2018 – Report
At the end of August, for the past three years, Citroën garage and restoration shop “Les Automobiles de Rik” has staged an informal gathering of Citroën enthusiasts near the village …
Méhari USA Trek with Fabien de Valroger and Etienne Musslin
Fabien de Valroger and Etienne Musslin have embarked on a road trip yesterday from San Francisco to Houston in a 1969 Méhari! Etienne bought the Méhari from …
1972 Citroën SM Chapron Mylord
By Marvin McFalls….. Since 1955 Citroën’s top of the marque model had been the four-door DS, while it was a wildly popular car, it was not particularly sporting. With …
Hanoi Hotel Tractions
Citroënvie member James McMahon was in Vietnam this month and writes that he “was surprised and pleased to spot this pair of immaculate Citroëns in front of an old elegant …
DS Sales Continue to Slide as Citroën Refocuses Brand Identity
The numbers are in on the success of the DS brand spun off from Citroën, and as we and many of our members predicted, it has been a debacle. As …
New Volvo Brand, Suspicious Familiar Logo
Does this Polestar logo look familiar? Polestar is the official Volvo Cars performance company and develops electric high performance cars based on Volvos and offers technical and cosmetic upgrades to …
Crocolion Enthralls Attendees at Lime Rock
Frank Locker, the current owner and restorer of “Crocolion” a one of a kind twin engine Citroën rally car built in France by the late Jack Hannon, reports to us …
In Memoriam – Don Leach (December 21, 1924 – August 11, 2018)
One of the original Citroën men in charge of establishing Citroën in the USA has passed away. Don worked as both Advertising Manager and Director of Dealer Relations for Citroën …
2CV Trekking in the Maritimes
by George Dyke….. Another opportunity presented itself for an extended 2CV road trip in the last two weeks of August with my friend Roland Voegele. We discussed going south to …