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So, just how many Citroën GS are there in North America?

That is a question that at least a few enthusiastic GS owners in Canada and the USA ask occasionally when they get together at events.One such person to wonder is Peter Kristensen, a 1982 GSA Club owner from Washington, DC.Since it is going to be the 50th year anniversary of the GS’s introduction ...

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Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance – 2019 Report

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Sep

Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance – 2019 Report

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COOL AUTOMOTIVE THEMED STUFF (non-Citroën)

by George Dyke.....The Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance proved to be a great classic car weekend even with no Citroëns on the show field.Well, this year, just two attended the event in the club display area; Mike and Linda Gillespie’s 2CV and me with my 1973 GS, but encouragement from CEO Rob ...

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Aug

CAC Summer Niagara Wine Tour – 2019

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by George Dyke…..While we normally hold our Citroën Autoclub Canada annual summer outing in July, but this year, because some of us attended the 100th Citroën Anniversary Celebration in France at that time, we decided to move the event to August 24. It turned out to be a good choice! ...

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Ethanol Gasoline – Why you want to avoid using it if at all possible.

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Jul

Ethanol Gasoline – Why you want to avoid using it if at all possible.

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Citroënvie Articles

(Requires paid member status to access.)by George Dyke…..From an automotive standpoint, there is nothing good about ethanol, the blend of gasoline (typically 10-percent) sold at most pumps around the country.Ethanol is hygroscopic –it absorbs water.One would think that the ability of gas to abs ...

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Rendezvous 2019 – Par Les Trois Chauffeurs

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Jun

Rendezvous 2019 – Par Les Trois Chauffeurs

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by George Dyke…..As Citroën celebrations for their 100th anniversary are being staged all over the world this year, the annual tradition of gathering Citroëns on Fathers Day weekend at Saratoga Springs, NY continued unabated.With a mild reference to Citroën’s Centenary, for the most part, it ...

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A Practical Solution For SM Suspension Stops

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May

A Practical Solution For SM Suspension Stops

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Citroënvie Articles

(Requires paid member status to access).by George Dyke and George Klein.....Keeping the suspension stops on an SM in good condition is essential. The reason being that they determine how low the car will settle, when at rest. Sitting too low is caused by flattened or missing rubber cone stops for t ...

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100th Anniversary Celebration at Citroëns at Carlisle Report

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May

100th Anniversary Celebration at Citroëns at Carlisle Report

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, CITROËN NEWS (Global), Citroënvie News, Events

by George Dyke…..A gathering of Citroëns each May in Carlisle has been a tradition for over 30 years, but this year was something extra-special.Brad Nauss celebrated 25 years of his Citroën parts supply business Brad Nauss Automotive, and though Brad has taken the helm to organize the meeting f ...

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CAC Outing to the Ontario Steam Heritage Museum

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May

CAC Outing to the Ontario Steam Heritage Museum

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Citroënvie Articles, Citroënvie Events

by George Dyke…..For our annual Citroën Autoclub Canada spring outing, we went back in time with a visit to the Ontario Steam Heritage Museum, a place where a huge collection of steam powered vehicles from farms and steam engines once used in factories reside just west of Puslinch, Ontario.Wayne ...

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Canadian DS Cabrio to be auctioned at Amelia Island

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Feb

Canadian DS Cabrio to be auctioned at Amelia Island

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Citroënvie Articles

by George Dyke.....The Gooding & Company auction at Amelia Island on March 8, 2019, will be an interesting one to watch as it will feature a 1970 Citroën DS21 Décapotable that I am very familiar with.As the auction listing describes, the cabrio, Chassis: 00FA0662, Engine: 458000706, as a rare ...

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Turning headlights in the SM – An example of Citroën over-engineering.

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Feb

Turning headlights in the SM – An example of Citroën over-engineering.

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Citroënvie Articles

By George Dyke and George Klein.....(Requires paid member status to access).When it came to building the ultimate super coupe, Citroën wanted to take the engineering offered in the DS to a new and higher level.While there are many innovations that Citroën brought to the SM, such as DIRAVI steering ...

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