Are you facing a DS tire choice dilemma?
(Requires paid member status to access.) Citroëns were designed to run with Michelin tires. In fact, during the period from 1935 to 1974 Michelin actually owned Citroën. So the cars …
Weekend in Anjou Driving a Traction
OK die hard Traction Avant fans, have we got a video for you. Posted by Video Parisien the clip is called “My weekend in Anjou driving an old car”. They …
GS Birotor Driving Video
Graham H Wilson, GSection Registrar of the Citroën Car Club in the UK, recently uploaded a video of a GS Birotor that visited him a few weeks ago at his …
What An Awesome Pair!
You are looking at a 1926 Packard parked beside a Traction Avant. Both cars belong to the Bjorn Teerlinck in Belgium. Bjorn bought the Packard three months ago at an …
Get Ready for Classic Citroën Prices to Skyrocket!
by George Dyke A bold statement indeed, but one I think will come to fruition based on the recent auction trends in classic cars and the desire by those with …
Peacock Tackles Modern DS Engineering
You may remember Peacock Engineering as the company owned by legendary artisan craftsman Mick Peacock. Peacock built very high quality all-steel aftermarket cabriolet conversion bodies for six-cylinder Traction Avants. Fabricated …
How NOT to start a 2CV
(Requires paid member status to access.) Just to be helpful here, 2CV’s are started when cold by pulling the choke and NOT depressing the gas pedal. When hot, don’t touch …
Accurate Solution for Reading Traction Avant Coolant Temperature
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Citroën Makes Cameo Appearance in Top Gear’s Patagonia Escapade
It’s not a North American event but it takes place in The Americas; the latest 2 hour Christmas special episode of Top Gear has Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May …
1954 2CV Found in Halifax Brewery
We have all heard of “barn finds” as they relate to Citroëns. However, Citroënvie member Bob LaRoche in New Brunswick has a new method of finding them. He calls it …
Solving the Mystery of Citroën’s Involvement with Jean Béliveau and the Montreal Canadiens
by George Dyke We are now discovering that the commitment Citroën Canada made to align itself with Jean Béliveau in the 1970’s timeframe is turning out to be nothing short …
Traction Avant Pioneering Recognized at Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance
This past fall the organizers of the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance held at the Hilton Head Island Resort in SC, invited Citroënvie member Joseph “Woody” Rutter to display his …
Chapron DS21 Concorde Coupe – Clues to Citroën in Montreal
Citroënvie member Michael Gillespie has made one of his retirement priorities to organize all his old photos and scan them. He sent George Dyke a photo he found from a …
Citroën DS in Herbie Love Bug Movie
On December 8, 2014 the classic car marketplace website Bring a Trailer listed one of the Herbie Volkswagen “Love Bugs” for sale. It was discovered a few years ago in …
Michelin Talks Tweel for North America
ABC News today ran an article profiling Michelin North America’s chairman Pete Selleck, and the company’s new airless tire called Tweel. Pete Selleck While we first covered the the …
Citroën Challenger Roadster Update
We are pleased to provide a status update to the custom-bodied Citroën Challenger roadster that surfaced in the Los Angeles area back in 2000. Originally sold by Challenger Motors LA, …
French-German DS Chronicle 1990-2000 and Canada 2012 Onwards
by Pierre Cambillard Before we start I wish to extend my great appreciation to George Dyke, who relentlessly has led the CITROËNVIE Club to become a world leading Citroën club …
A Pilgrimage to the Mille Miglia
Last spring, my wife and I, as part of a Franco-Italian trip, assisted at the start of the race and were spectators, but this time with more finesse and experience…
Citroën Stashes in Belgium and Bretagne
by George Dyke…. While I was in Belgium and France for the Traction Avant 80th Anniversary celebration, as luck would have it I was able to visit some extraordinary classic …
Driving a “True” DS in France
by George Dyke…. Just going to France to celebrate the Traction Avant Anniversary is a dream come true, but the trip I recently made was heavenly. For starters, a friend …
Canadian 2CV Survivor – A Rare Duck Indeed
by Bruce Grant…. This little Deuche is a bit unusual in that was a “Modèle P-O”, (Pays Outre-mer) designed for sale in the colonies, instantly recognizable by the tubular bumper …
SM Cleaning Tips
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Kar-A-Sutra – How Delightfully Weird Citroën Can Get.
We mentioned back on June 10 that Michael Banovsky finds the weirdest cars and presents them in his “Car of the Day” blog. We’ll, he unearthed a gem the other …
A Citroën Too Hot to Handle!
The Méhari was never sold by Citroën in Germany because in German safety tests it was discovered that if a fire happened while driving, the ABS (plastic) body would be …