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In the early 1980s Citroën was suffering from a somewhat outdated lineup in the family sedan segment.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.
This year a 1974 Citroën SM meticulously prepped by owner Tony Burgess made quite an impression with the admiring crowd and the Concours judges who voted to give it the Technical Innovation Award.
The young man excitedly said that he had only seen a few Citroëns in real life.
The nose of the D dropped down under the sudden weight transfer, scooped up the motorcyclist and deposited him into the car’s back seat via the windshield.
Although we question their conclusion that the Dyane is “twice the car a 2CV is”, both articles are good reads.
GM was issued these warrants by Peugeot SA in 2017 as part of the sale of its Opel-Vauxhall business.
The judges were generally aware of the SM but had never or rarely ever seen a French specification highly original car.
Since 1938, the Citroën test center has been a Mecca for the automobile.
“I never thought it could be cheaper to drive the C3 Picasso than the BMW i3 on fuel costs.”
As we pause to fondly reflect on her reign, here are two photos of her taken during her visit to Paris in 1972.
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