A One-Off Finnish Station Wagon with a Traction Avant Drivetrain
Mr. Pentti H. Aaltio felt that building a station wagon with durable Traction Avant mechanicals could have potential for a production run of such vehicles.















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Mr. Pentti H. Aaltio felt that building a station wagon with durable Traction Avant mechanicals could have potential for a production run of such vehicles.
N°7 will come with a choice of hybrid and electric powertrains when deliveries begin later this year.
To avoid emission regulations in California it has been a practice for some owners in California to register their cars in Montana.
All are being offered without reserve by Hagerty’s Broad Arrow Auctions.
In the early 1980s Citroën was suffering from a somewhat outdated lineup in the family sedan segment.
In this case a Citroën Jumpy with Ram style headlights, front end and a few Ram nameplates and logos tacked on for good measure.
Dubious dealings have happened through HY Conversions in the Netherlands doing H Van disc brake and engine conversions.
The 1963 2CV Sahara, chassis number 0663 is understood to have been destined for a nunnery in the French Congo
Luckily the insurance company did payout on the policy for the SM, but only for the insured value of the car.
Literally everything is new except the base 2CV chassis which has been galvanized and the 1981 602cc engine/transmission/disc brakes and license plates.
Postponed from 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, it was finally held from July 25 – 30, 2023, in the Délemont region of Switzerland.
I thought that I ought to remove the cylinder head after doing a compression test.
Vincent Beyaert describes the production and development of the 2CV assembled at the Forest plant in Belgium.
Chris Bronkhorst in The Netherlands has published a book that focuses on the design of the DS.
And if theses don’t make you want to open your wallet, we have a lead on a lovely 1964 DS Cabriolet…
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