Citroën Pioneered the Use of Fiber Optics in Automobiles
Citroën utilized plastic optical fiber to send light from the dashboard cluster to the ignition switch keyhole.
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This exceptional barn find includes a wide range of 2CV models, from the early models to the later ones.
Robert Opron was not a man of the grand stage and always avoided the spotlight.
Bob Deimert’s worldwide reputation as a genius at restoring “warbirds” enabled him to finance his dreams.
This Citroën ZX Rally Raid, number C05, debuted as car number 201 at the 1990 Pharaohs Rally, piloted by 1981 World Rally Champion and four-time Paris-Dakar Rally winner Ari Vatanen.
Additional models will be launched as part of a plan to be “daring and shocking”.
If we really want more energy efficient cars, the 2CV shows us that we need not more, but less technology.
This DS 7, spotted recently with Georgia license plates, makes us wonder what’s up with PSA’s commitment to return to selling cars in the USA?
100 years ago today, on June 4, 1919, André Citröen presented his first vehicle, the Citröen Type A 10 HP, to the press.
VanDerBrink Auctions will be auctioning off 2 SMs and a CX Prestige on Jun 15 in Springfield, MI.
After 15 months of work, Roland Faragher-Horwell of Quilcene, WA just got his SM back on the road.
Hagerty featured an article by Ron Glon on french collector Henri Fradet and his astounding collection of more than 110 post-war Citroëns.
The story of an exact replica of the Golden Scarab, rebuilt in every detail with the help of French students and many industrial partners.
Reaching out to the organizers of the Carlisle Import show and members of the Citroën community, Brad Nauss was able to stage an impressive event that had over 50 Citroëns in attendance, and made an indelible impression on the thousands of car enthusiasts.
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