Disc Brake Solution for Traction Avant 15-6 and H Van
At Citromobile earlier this month, Ramon Arias de Bles showed off the the disc brake conversion he does to H Vans.
Expanding HY Van
Citroënvie member Erik de Widt has just finished a major rebuild on an expanding HY Van that served as a mobile field hospital. Some Citroën HY vans were fitted with an odd but interesting telescoping trailer setup made by a company known as Currus in France. This is one such …
H Van in PEI – And It’s Not Serving Potatoes!
Prince Edward Island is about the last place you’d expect to encounter an H Van, but there one can be found parked at the corner of Church and Grafton streets in downtown Charlottetown, serving ice cream in all but winter weather. Map of downtown Charlottetown marking the H Van’s …
Celebrating 70 Years of the Type H Van
The Citroën Type H made its world premiere exactly 70 years ago at the Paris Automobile Salon 1947. Its recipe for success was typical of the post-war period: simple design, robust technology, reduction to the essentials and its versatility made the front-wheel-driven utility van a “cash cow”. Whether being used …
Want to Drive an H Van Around the USA All Summer?
by George Dyke…. Want a job for a few months taking an H van around North America? Well, apply here to the Union Wine Company in Oregon. They’ll be sending the one they own to festivals, store openings, and other outdoor events to promote their canned wine products. I …
Citroën Resuscitates a H Van to Service 2 Wheelers
While Peugeot recently showed how its Expert van could be transformed into a food service vehicle serving as an oyster bar, Citroën, not to be outdone, announced a conversion of a their classic H Van to be a mobile bike shop. As well, a similar conversion was performed on the …
Reinvention of the H-Van on its 70th Anniversary
Check out this video of a just unveiled contemporary reinvention of the H-Van on its 70th anniversary. It was developed in collaboration by Fabrizio Caselani and David Obendorfer as a tribute to the original H Van’s designer Flaminio Bertoni. Builder Fabrizio Caselani and designer David Obendorfer. Designed to be …
Wheeler Dealers Tackles a H Van
There is a new episode of the UK program Wheeler Dealers where they buy a 1956 H van and restore it to be a commercial truck. They’ve done a DS and a very early 2cv in previous episodes. In each show they get their hands dirty and show you how …
Real Power and Braking for the H-Van
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Life’s a Beach in Classic HY-Van
Beach Towel company Vertty has chosen Citroën’s iconic HY-van as its mobile promotional showroom vehicle. Here are some shots of it on display duty in Spain. They do sell in North America. We wonder how long it will be before we see their HY-van at a California …