Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 8
“What year is your Sihtrone?” “1981” “Is it made by Fiat?” “No, it’s made by Citroen…a French company. Fiat is Italian and they made the Fiat 500.” Silence…. That’s how …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 7
The plan for today was simple. Pack up and check out the Corn Palace in Mitchell and then head to MN to pick up Uschi at the airport before continuing …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 6
Today we started in western South Dakota and ended up in the eastern part of the state with three things on our trip venue. Our campsite in the am …
Citroën SM – Wiper Innovation
Citroënvie member George Klein sent in these these pictures of repair work he has done on his SM time delay pot for the windshield wiper motor. The delay mechanism for …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 5
Well, this should be a shorter blog as this was really only a travel day…Cody, WY to Custer, SD. So, lots of driving and the only sightseeing, more of the …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 4
Axel and I were up early and packed up while the ladies slept in. His allergies were acting up so it had not been a good night for him and …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs Raid to Rendezvous – Day 3
Awake early in Idaho Falls and it’s another great day. A quick stop for supplies at local supermarket where almost every customer stopped to talk about our cars…it’s becoming part …
Seattle to Saratoga Springs – A ‘Cross the USA’ Account of a Raid to Rendezvous
Welcome to an account of a voyage across the USA in 3 Deux Chevaux: Ursula Walter (Uschi) and Axel Kaliske, Wally (Waltraud) and Kiki (Kristina) – friends Uschi and Axel …
Yesterday was a sad day…
The last hydropneumatic Citroën rolled off the production line at Rennes… The end of an era. You can watch a tribute to Citroen’s hydropneumatic suspension achievements here:
Seminar at Citroëns at Carlisle – May 20, 2017
Presented by: Brad Nauss, Brad Nauss Automotive, Mechanicsburg, PA. I worked as a Citroën mechanic from 1970 until 1993. I have owned and operated Brad Nauss Automotive, selling Citroën …
The Phantom H Vans of Noel Slade
The latest escapade of Noel Slade that has come to light is a tale of two H Vans. Well actually one, and what has now become pretty much half of …
Have You Been Fully Compensated by Your Insurance Company for Diminished Value After a Collision?
(Requires paid member status to access.) This article deals with insurance in Ontario, but you may well find that its content applies for the most part throughout Canada and the …
Citroën Autoclub Canada – Spring 2017 Outing to Mono, ON Report
by George Dyke….. It was a rain soaked week leading up to our annual spring outing on Saturday May 6. Weather improved a bit for the event but it was …
Want to Drive an H Van Around the USA All Summer?
by George Dyke…. Want a job for a few months taking an H van around North America? Well, apply here to the Union Wine Company in Oregon. They’ll be sending …
2CV Seat Belt Extender
(Requires paid member status to access.) by Douglas Ogle….. After installing two Securon seat belts for the front seats of my Citroen 2CV6, I discovered that the latch belt on …
Paper Cut-out DS
Citroënvie member James McMahon sent over this link to a page in Japan with paper cut-out models of the DS and D-Super. Here’s what the DS looks like. …
Found! – A Modern Substitute for LHS Hydraulic Fluid
(Requires paid member status to access)…. For the past 5 years we have been conducting an experiment in Toronto on a 1960 ID19 running what seems to be an LHS …
Citroëns Support African-American Brain Health Initiative at Rutgers University.
Dr. Mark A. Gluck is a Professor at the Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience, at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Mark is also a Traction 15-6 owner and Citroën enthusiast. …
Imitation…
…is the sincerest form of flattery. We’re pretty sure the designers at Bugatti didn’t have the 2CV in mind when they decided to re-sculpt their Veyron to produce latest versions …
Citroën Resuscitates a H Van to Service 2 Wheelers
While Peugeot recently showed how its Expert van could be transformed into a food service vehicle serving as an oyster bar, Citroën, not to be outdone, announced a conversion of …
So, who actually designed the SM?
Robert McLeod wrote in to say that he had just watched the latest episode of “American Pickers”. They visited the home of the son of a former GM stylist, Henri …
Florida Citroën Meet 2017 Report
On April 8 Citroën’s converged on the Longwood Cruise for the annual Florida Citroën meet. Rather that meeting on their own this year as André Garnier had arranged in past …
Is this a Valuable Citroën Model?
Citroënvie member Martin Greaves writes; ” My wife recently bought this model Norev No 10 model of Citroën DS. It is plastic and has a friction drive which is seized. …
1921 Citroën racing car purchased by nearby California collector
On March 4, 2016 we wrote about Citroënvie member Nazar Miszczuk and his passion for pre-war Citroëns. At the time had purchased what looked to be the remains of a …