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”.
Some forgotten and sometimes surprising wrecks, like this Citroën SM, were discovered a few meters from the old shore.
If India, with its low-cost supplier base, is able to meet the company’s quality and cost targets by the end of 2023, it could open the door to exporting EVs to other markets
Those that have road tested it tout the astounding handling given it’s almost 1.9 tons weight.
On Dec 3, 2022 Citroën Autoclub Canada held their annual Christmas party returning to The Mandarin Restaurant to enjoy the vast buffet selection that they offer.
The last weekend of October 2022 saw a convergence of air-cooled Citroens and many one-off variations at Spa-Francorchamps for the 24H2CV.
This year’s annual West Coast Citroën Rendez-Vous was held at Sonora in California’s beautiful Tuolumne County. It involved a hundred participants and nearly 50 cars.
Nearly 100 vintage Citroens and other French marques that Pierre Minard, a former mechanic in the town of Breteuil, acquired throughout his life were offered without reserve.
Mike Mullen appeared at the 2020 Eyes on Design show in Detroit with his 2CV sporting a hippie paint job.
By John Fryday….. At a local car show a fellow enthusiast suggested submitting my car …
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