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.
If you are a DS purist, this will make you cringe.
Classicdriver.com had the privilege of wandering through the collection one last time to appreciate Citroën’s history.
Did you know that in the 1980s, Citroën continued in a rather obscure manner in Canada, supplying 2CV engines and gearboxes to Vehicules Raidtrac Inc.
Pierre-francois Raimbault has spent the past eight years transforming this 1960 2CV that his father originally bought and used for many years in France.
Rumours have been swirling for a few years about the introduction of a modernized DS.
An authentic DS19 Cabriolet sold for just over €100K, about half the market value of a year ago.
A very nice example from the final year of production.
Volvo was testing it in a modified 740 model where under the hood, hydraulic struts were fitted in place of the stock MacPherson struts.
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