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”.
An exhibit dedicated to the accomplishments of Robert Opron will be held in Amiens France from Aug. 24 to Oct. 30, at the Maison de l’Architecture des Hauts-de-France. As part of that event, there will be a special tribute on Sept. 4.
All new in a package.
This year you can watch all the action on your internet device!
Show this clip to your young ones and see if it motivates them to put down their iphones and live a little!
I would like to sell all as a package for $2,000 CAD. Individually on application.
Tim Clark shares 2CV photos from the ‘Carmel By-The-Sea Concours On the Avenue’ car show in California.
The association l’Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS must deliver its verdict in September as the lease for the present building in Aulnay-sous-Bois ends in 2022.
Taken together, the many brands of Stellantis have great promise. The speed and relative ease with which Stellantis’ car plants across the world can now switch to building a model from a sister company miles away offers great flexibility to respond quickly to changing demands.
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