The Sealed-beam Headlight and North American Citroëns
Most North Americans were denied Citroën’s inventive lighting systems, except for a few brief years in Canada.
Most North Americans were denied Citroën’s inventive lighting systems, except for a few brief years in Canada.
Many of the photos for the European-market 2006 Xsara Picasso brochures were shot in Southern California.
Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, studies of car accidents were finding that a leading cause for fatalities was if the occupant was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.
A 5 course delicious French meal from the Alsace region was prepared by Richard and Hondier for the 22 guests in attendance.
Along comes Citroën with a very unusual braking system that, at least on paper, had some architectural weaknesses that a dual-circuit master cylinder didn’t have.
Chris Dubuque has made another in-depth research effort regarding the history of Citroën in the USA and Canada.
Undoubtedly very expensive to create, since they were 100% hand made by craftsmen in Citroën’s design studio, very few were made.
Citroën utilized plastic optical fiber to send light from the dashboard cluster to the ignition switch keyhole.
To truly make the trip truly memorable, and to honour André Citroën’s 149th birthday, Fernando J Alva Mirás is organizing a special dinner party on February 5.
Ward & Wallace was quite successful at one point signing up other New England dealers to offer Citroëns and Panhards, but that didn’t last long…
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