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Zoo Safari – Covid Style

A trip to the zoo has never been so funky!We live in Toronto, Canada, and we're very fortunate to have an amazing zoo close by, the Toronto Zoo.When Covid-19 hit in March, nearly everything was shut down over the course of 5 days, including our beloved zoo. Our family has a membership, and we like ...

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Jul

CAC Summer Niagara Region Outing – 2020

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CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, Citroënvie Events

by George Dyke.....We thought that Covid-19 restrictions would hamper our annual Niagara outing this year, but in fact the opposite was true.For two of our winery visits, at Kacaba Estates and Featherstone Estates, where we would typically have encountered packed parking lots and long waits for tas ...

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Looking Back at Rendezvous 42 Years Ago…

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Apr

Looking Back at Rendezvous 42 Years Ago…

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, Events

by George Dyke.....I was doing research the other day about a Citroën DS Cabriolet that was once owned in the Toronto area and dug into our archives — checking out the Citroën Autoclub Canada newsletter/roster from the Fall of 1978.While I was not able to find info on John Ord, who once lived a ...

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The Collective Works of Robert Opron to be Displayed at Carlisle

17

Mar

The Collective Works of Robert Opron to be Displayed at Carlisle

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Citroënvie Events

Like most automotive designers of the era, Robert Opron was a classically trained artist who spent years at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, learning all the skills that artists use, including; painting, sculpting and architecture.There were no CAD programs back when Opron got ...

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2CV Vent Rust – A Greater Challenge Than Anticipated?

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Mar

2CV Vent Rust – A Greater Challenge Than Anticipated?

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Citroënvie Articles

(Requires paid member status to access)by George Dyke....Inevitably, any 2CV that is exposed to rain or surface moisture is going to rust.While there are many preventive measures that can be taken to greatly reduce rust gremlins, once the paint starts to bubble in the area of flimsy metal used betw ...

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21

Jan

Giving Your SM 20/20 Headlight Vision

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Citroën Articles (general), CITROËN NEWS (Global)

(Requires paid member status to access)By George Dyke & George Klein....This article applies to SMs with the European headlight configuration (6 headlights under glass covers).When driving at night, particularly with low beam headlights activated, many SM owners find that the illumination is no ...

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D Cabriolets – A High Stakes Game with Potentially High Returns

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Dec

D Cabriolets – A High Stakes Game with Potentially High Returns

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Citroënvie Articles

By George Dyke…..The value of D Cabriolets over the years has skyrocketed compared to the price of 4 door D sedans. While sedan values are now starting to rise, in large part because the DS (including ID and D model variants) has been consistently voted as one of the most stylish and innova ...

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Transatlantic Odyssey of a 1971 DS21 EFI

15

Dec

Transatlantic Odyssey of a 1971 DS21 EFI

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by Pierre CambillardOnce upon a time, I lived in Germany and, from the ’80s, was the proud owner of several DS models including a 1966 manual DS21 Decapotable. Due to overwhelming job commitments at the time, coupled with the fact that a DS needs to be driven and maintained regularly, not just ...

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Greg Long Shows Off Cramped Style In His Peel P50.

13

Dec

Greg Long Shows Off Cramped Style In His Peel P50.

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, COOL AUTOMOTIVE THEMED STUFF (non-Citroën)

By George Dyke.....Today's Globe and Mail featured an article by Brendan McAleer about Citroënvie member Greg Long and how he occasionally deviates from purchasing Citroëns to buy something even more unusual – in this case, the world's smallest car – a Peel 50 three-wheeled microcar.Originall ...

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CAC 2019 Christmas Party – Happy Holidays!

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Dec

CAC 2019 Christmas Party – Happy Holidays!

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CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, Citroënvie Events

Citroën Autoclub Canada’s 2019 Toronto Christmas Party took place onDecember 7. Once again it was held at the Mandarin Restaurant in Markham, ON but this time in a larger room to give some appreciated space to the 42 people that turned out to celebrate the Holiday Season. The Mandar ...

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