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”.
We find it telling that Stellantis press releases mention most of the brands assimilated into the new company, but Citroën seems to be absent in many.
Citroën-DS-Manufaktur in Germany has just completed a new DS Caddy – Series 2, built according to a licensing agreement with Chapron International.
Currently part of the Mullin Automotive Museum collection, it has had only two owners and shows 10,000 original kilometers on the odometer.
A rare yet familiar Traction Avant will be on the block at the Gooding & Company auction held at Pebble Beach on August 13 and 14, 2021.
Bastille day this year marked a very special occasion for Citroenvie member Tim Clark who’s 2CV, affectionately known as Mlle Clouseau, rolled over the 100K mark on its odometer.
We’d like to give a special shout-out to Silodrome for the excellent article they have published — “A Brief History of the 2CV – Everything You Need to Know”.
When Hayden Mayeur wanted to make some income between his training sessions for the Canadian Olympic Speed Skating Team, he set his sights on a selling specialty coffee around Calgary, Alberta.
During a fierce wind that raged through Leersum in the Netherlands on June 18, 2021, a tree fell on top of the 2CV owned by Joke and Jan Louis Kuiper.
We are pleased to show a success story of one DS Safari that was recused from the estate of the late John Mazmanian in Ft. Erie, ON.
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