George Dyke Archives - CITROËNVIE !CITROËNVIE !

Canadian DS Cabrio to be auctioned at Amelia Island

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 ...

→

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

2

Feb

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

admin

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 ...

→

The Variety of Radios Citroën Fitted in the SM

20

Jan

The Variety of Radios Citroën Fitted in the SM

admin

Citroënvie Articles

By George Dyke and George Klein.....For a production model with a mere 5 year life span, (arguably 4 considering that the SM was produced from 1970 to 1975 and that few were made in 1970 and only a handful in 1975), the number of different standard radio configurations that Citroë ...

→

21

Dec

Méhari Night in Toronto

admin

Citroënvie Articles

by George Dyke.....Back in September Jim Sciberas and I did a video shoot for driving.ca with my two Citroën Méharis. We had talked about it for some time with producer Clayton Seams, who has developed an appreciation for Citroens over the past few years.(Clayton did a video/article on my SM and ...

→

CAC Announces the Winner of the 2018 Golden Sphere “Philippe” Award

3

Dec

CAC Announces the Winner of the 2018 Golden Sphere “Philippe” Award

admin

Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, Citroënvie News

Congratulations go to George Klein for winning Citroën Autoclub Canada's 2018 Golden Sphere “Philippe” Award. George Dyke (pictured left) presents the 2018 Golden Sphere “Philippe” Award to George Klein (pictured right).Actually, it's the second win for George and again thi ...

→

Increasing Front Legroom in the Traction Avant

18

Nov

Increasing Front Legroom in the Traction Avant

admin

CITROËN NEWS (Global)

(Requires paid member status to access.)by George Dyke.....Tall people often find that driving a Traction can be a rather confining experience, especially when it comes to legroom. Without the ability to move the front seat rearward sufficiently, one's knee frequently hits the "mustard spoon" ...

→

The New York Times takes a spin on Peugeot’s return to the U.S.

16

Nov

The New York Times takes a spin on Peugeot’s return to the U.S.

admin

Citroënvie Articles, CITROËN NEWS (Global), News

by George Dyke.....On November 13 The New York Times featured an article titled "Peugeot Returns to U.S. to Help People Get Around, but Not With Its Cars" saying that the company is thinking smaller, rolling out a mobility app, but also bigger: The move is about the future of the car market as ...

→

29

Oct

GS Rescue Adventure in Ontario

admin

Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

GS in Canada are rare cars indeed. Only 6 were originally imported into the country in 1971 by Citroën (who were still selling cars here) and those were demonstration models that were not "officially" sold here. (Though at least 2 managed to find their way into owners' hands. The other ...

→

CAC Peterborough and Warkworth Fall Outing – Sept. 29, 2018

9

Oct

CAC Peterborough and Warkworth Fall Outing – Sept. 29, 2018

admin

CITROËN NEWS (Global)

by George Dyke….. September 29th marked Citroën Autoclub Canada’s third outing to the Peterborough Lift Locks - a great destination not only because of the engineering wonderment of the lift locks on the Trent River Canal, but also the route taken whereby participants managed to drive on l ...

→

Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018 – Report

21

Sep

Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018 – Report

admin

Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by George Dyke.....Another Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance has come and gone with certainly no regrets once again. Click here to view a full photo gallery.Three Citroëns made it on a two day trip this year, traveling from Toronto. I drove my Traction 15-6, Roland Voegele his Tra ...

→

Categories