70th Anniversary of the DS to be Celebrated at Retromobile, but…
DS Automobiles continues to whitewash it’s Citroën heritage.
French Brand Hertiage in Stellantis Needs a Serious Makeover
The whole process has been about as effective and trying to separate colours after they have been mixed into one paint.
CITROËN HERITAGE Adds Factory-Garage Invoices from 1972 – 1978 to Archives
Factory-Garage invoices from 1972 – 1978 Citroën vehicles have arrived at CITROËN HERITAGE.
Citroën Heritage: A New Edition of the Book “Le Patrimoine Citroën”
Back in 2010 Citroën Héritage published “Le Patrimoine Citroën”, a book that through the historic Archives service of the Citroën Conservatoire visually encapsulated the Citroën brand. The Citroën Conservatoire site houses a magnificent collection of models and objects collected over the years. Their continued effort to preserve, classify, organize and make available the marque’s …
Citroën History Video
Here is an excellent short video on the overall history of Citroën, and the effort Ctiroën takes to preserve it’s heritage with Le Conservatoire. https://www.youtube.com/embed/d5QBEEQiaLk
April 18, 2014: 80th Anniversary Date of the Traction Avant
In just 7 days – April 18, 2014 will mark the 80th anniversary date of one of a landmark date in automotive history – the introduction of Citroën’s Traction Avant. The Traction was not only a milestone achievement for Citroën, it set the standard for modern cars produced today. …
Citroën Showcases its Family Cars at Retromobile
At this year’s Retromobile show in Paris Citroën paid homage to the cars it has developed to meet the needs of families. A selection of Citroën family cars were on display, including some of the most emblematic of the Brand’s history, from the 1931 C6 Familiale and Traction Avant to …
ECO 2000 Up For Grabs at Retromobile
Citroën has decided to sell one of its unique concept vehicles from Le Conservatoire, the company’s private heritage museum. The ECO 2000 – SA 103 (the vehicle for sale is the first of four ECO 2000 prototypes) will go up for auction of Feb. 7 at the Retromobile 2014 exhibition …
Conservatoire Citroën Now Managed by Marc-André Biehler
On September 15, 2013, CITROËN HERITAGE, the part of the company that cares about the preservation of knowledge and history of the brand including the“Conservatoire” archive of cars and documents located at Aulnay-sous-Bois (near Paris) has appointed a new manager for the operation. Marc-André Biehler has replaced Denis Huille, manager …