Preserving Your Wiper Blades and Windshield
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2018 Rendezvous at Saratoga Springs Report
by George Dyke….. While perfect weather helped make the 42nd annual Citroën Rendezvous at Saratoga Springs NY on Fathers Day weekend a great event this year, it wouldn’t have happened without the organizing efforts of the ‘Chauffeurs’; Michaela Hellman, David Cossitt Levy, Tim Kinnel and Chris Westfall who once again …
ACI Adds New Canadian Delegate
by George Dyke….. I’m pleased to announce that I have added a new dimension to my involvement in the world of Citroën. As Editor of CITROENVIE and President of Citroën AutoClub Canada, I have been chosen to be a Delegate with Amicale Citroën Internationale (ACI). Here is the info that …
A Chance Meeting with Global 2CV Travellers
by George Dyke….. On a last minute business trip to Las Vegas this week, I managed a chance encounter with 2CV world travellers Chang Luo, his wife Jie Ding , and Yuding Luo their adorable 4-year-old daughter. They were exactly one-year to the day into their two-year trek around the …
Mullin Museum Elevates Classic Citroëns to a New Awareness Level
by George Dyke….. I had a chance to visit the Mullin Museum on January 16 and see the “Citroën: The Man, The Marque, The Mystique” exhibit that is on through March of this year. Peter Mullin, the founder of Mullin Consulting and other financial services, is a true automotive enthusiast. …
The History of a Unique Traction 11BL Convertible in Toronto
Many Traction Avant convertible conversions have been done since the Citroën factory ceased making them in 1941. While the UK conversions and those done on the European continent came close to mimicking factory original cabriolets by featuring the folding windshield, extended doors with the top edge swooping upward toward the …
Citroën Autoclub Canada – 2017 Fall Outing to Port Hope
by George Dyke….. Back by popular demand from our first Fall outing to Port Hope in 2015, we once again made the trip just 100 kms east of Toronto to take in the magnificent salmon migration up the Ganaraska River. Our route was considerably longer because we took back-roads there …
Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance – 2017 Report
by George Dyke….. The 5th annual Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance was held on Sunday September 17, 2017. 8,000 spectators enjoyed the fifth annual show that was staged on the 18th fairway of the 574-acre Cobble Beach Golf Resort community on the shore of Georgian Bay outside Owen Sound, Ontario. Of …
Found! – The long lost white DS Cabrio from Toronto
by George Dyke….. We received an interesting letter, requesting info about the history of DS Cabriolet that is now in the hands of Mr. Serge Vanneville in the village of Mezieres sur Seine in France. He included a photo of a DS Cabrio he had purchased from Andre Pol 12 years ago …
In Heaven at Classic Remise in Berlin
by George Dyke….. Forget the official museums, the endless bars and the historic landmarks in Berlin – the one place you’ll want to make sure you visit is Classic Remise, and specifically in there; Atelier Automobile GmbH – a Citroën restoration shop. Quite the place and always a dozen …