LaChance Encounter with a DS20 Break
Automotive writer David La Chance has a soft spot for Citroëns and recently took a drive in an ID20 Break belonging to Jon Chomitz.
Mais Pourquoi? — Traction Avant Restorod
The car’s builder merged the engine, drive-train, and dashboard/console from a 1991 Toyota Supra Turbo, then added some VW Beetle running lights and massive Köng rims.
In a Dyane for a Day
David LaChance tells of putting trepidation behind him and venturing forth from Vermont to the coast of Maine.
Traction 15-6 in Hemmings’ Great Race 2022
Peter and Eric placed 51st overall out of 105 finishers. But really wasn’t about the finish position — it was about the ride!
Hemmings Touts 2CV Off-road Adventure
Get down and dirty with these muddy Ducks
2 Unique SM World Wonders to be Auctioned
When your ex-wife takes your life’s work and sells it at an auction.
Hemmings Compares the Oldmobile Toronado to the Citroën SM
Great insight into two forward thinking front wheel drive accomplishments; the Citroën SM and the Oldsmobile Toronado.
Thank God This DS Never Came to Be
Daniel Strohl of Hemmings wonders if this DS restyle rendering for the US market was ever shown to Citroën?
How Citroën nearly became a GM subsidiary
We’ve covered GM’s involvement with Citroen in the past, but today in Hemmings Daily there is an excellent article by Daniel Strohl that nicely discusses GM’s interest, as early as 1919, into buying into the company. Highly recommended reading that you can find here: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/03/07/not-long-after-it-was-founded-100-years-ago-citroen-nearly-became-a-gm-subsidiary/?refer=news#comments-block
Tantalizing 2CV Sahara up for Auction in the USA
Hemmings reports that an extremely rare and well preserved 2CV Sahara is slated to cross the auction block on June 11 in Hershey, PA. The car is profiled along with an excellent history of Citroen’s development of the Sahara in this article by Kurt Ernst in Hemmings: https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/06/02/is-citroens-2cv-4×4-sahara-the-most-innovative-off-roader-ever-built/?refer=news