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SM Restoration Extraordinaire!

George Klein is wrapping up his 1972 SM restoration in Richmond Hill (north of Toronto) just in time to show it the Cobble Beach Concours Show in September. What a job George has done - and singlehandedly!Purchased in April 2015 in Waterloo, Ontario, this SM (serial number SB005755, 2.7L 5-spe ...

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27

Jun

SM Fuses

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Citroënvie Articles

by George Klein.....So you open the fuse cover panel on your 1972 SM and see a bunch of black bricks. What the heck? Wonder who was messing around with the wiring? Any SM I recall seeing (and I have owned a few) have had glass fuses. However on the 1972 model I am restoring at ...

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9

Jun

Citroën SM – Wiper Innovation

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Citroënvie Articles

Citroënvie member George Klein sent in these these pictures of repair work he has done on his SM time delay pot for the windshield wiper motor. The delay mechanism for the wiper motor. It is located in the bottom of the steering column housing. Note the white post toward the ...

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24

Oct

Yet Another Citroën Rescue Adventure

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CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS, Citroënvie Events

by George Dyke..... Just when we thought we had unearthed every old Citroën in Southern Ontario came news of another stash that has languished for decades. This time 2 x DS21, a D Special, a Dyane and a 2CV on a farm just east of Tottenham Ontario. Citroënvie member Graham McCreery made t ...

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9

Aug

So, you want to keep a SM tickety-boo?

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Citroënvie Articles

What is it about the clocks used in Citroëns? They seem to be the first dashboard item that fails. And while removal of the clock in a DS is a relatively straightforward process, not so on a SM. Tucked into that sexy way the dash panel tapers toward the center, it requires considerable dashbo ...

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George Klein’s restoration of a 1972 SM from Kitchener

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Feb

George Klein’s restoration of a 1972 SM from Kitchener

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

George Klein is taking on another SM restoration. But what a find to start with! This 1972 2.7L 5-speed with European headlights was tucked away in dry storage in Kitchener Ontario. Consequently it was virtually rust free and although disassembled in the the front end by the original owner som ...

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20

Jan

Don’t try this in a Tatra!

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COOL AUTOMOTIVE THEMED STUFF (non-Citroën)

Tatras are arguably even more eclectic than Citroëns. The Tatra 603 is a large rear-engined luxury car which was produced by the Czechoslovakian company from 1956 to 1975. It was a continuation of the series of Tatra streamlined sedans started by the Tatra 77 and then the model 87. In Communi ...

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The Maz Collection – Yet another Great Citroën Rescue Adventure!

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Dec

The Maz Collection – Yet another Great Citroën Rescue Adventure!

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by George Dyke.....We had quite a scramble in the Southern Ontario region at the end of December. John Mazmanian passed away five years ago, (read his death notice here) and his property in Ft. Erie Ontario had been left to his his girlfriend to occupy for 5 years. “Maz", as he was known as in ...

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6

Nov

Dual D Rescue Adventure in Gravenhurst

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

by George Dyke….Back in late August Bob McLeod from the Ottawa Citroën Club wrote me to say that he had been contacted by a fellow by the name of Rob in Gravenhurst Ontario. Rob was charged with cleaning out a garage that contained a Sunbeam Alpine hardtop convertible, a DKW 1000, 2 Citroëns, ...

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George Klein talks about his trio of Citroën SMs

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Sep

George Klein talks about his trio of Citroën SMs

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Citroënvie Articles, CITROËNVIE NEWS & EVENTS

Discussing his passion for the Citroën SM, Citroënvie member George Klein of Richmond Hill Ontario was featured in the Wheels section of the Toronto Star newspaper this past Friday (September 25, 2015). George presently owns three SMs; two that are on the road and one that his in the process of ...

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