Wankel Wannabees — Good Intentions… Unintended Consequences
Like GM/Chevrolet, Citroën jumped into the deep end of Wankel waters, but took a more cautious approach.















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Like GM/Chevrolet, Citroën jumped into the deep end of Wankel waters, but took a more cautious approach.
Citroën initially planned to build 500 M35 prototypes. The final total was far lower for several important reasons
It all started two weeks ago at the 50th Annual Citroën Rendezvous in Malta, New York.
The C3 was recognized as the most user-friendly vehicle on the market.
The teams at Citroën Design and the Marine nationale have devised a design inspired by the naval world.
Alan was the proud owner of a 1984 2CV done in a white “France 3” tribute theme.
The DS Club Ile-de-France is organizing a DS Platinum Jubilee, planned for Saturday, October 18th, 2025 and Sunday the 19th.
There are temperature and pressure gauges along with an assortment of buttons, knobs and switches that have some markings but will need to be verified.
A very early 1946, post-war, Belgian made Traction Avant, likely assembled with pre-war parts including opening and closing hood ventilators and Pilote wheels.
Air conditioning, turning headlights, light brown leather seats and ocher carpeting.
The conversion was performed in 1951/52 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France and it is based on a 1936 11AL.
A couple channeled their “deux chevaux” passion to transform an old TV set they had in their basement.
These models are Z scale (1:220) and T scale (1:450) — so much smaller than N scale, yet with astonishing accuracy.
Bought new in Greece and modified to be registered in the USA. A nice rust-proofed and rust-free example that runs well.
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