DS Dissection in Toronto
The Citroen Autoclub Canada had known about this 1968 DS 21 for years in Toronto, located in the High Park area. It sat in a driveway, uncovered and seemingly neglected.
Traction Avant Gearbox Fragility
CAC Summer Niagara Wine Tour – 2019
The weather was sunny and the temperature perfect for our annual drive to Niagara’s wine country.
From the ‘Needs Everything But a Clutch Dept’ – 1939 Traction Needs a Home
It’s ironic how Traction Avants that you think you lost track of seem to turn up again. Case in point is this 1939 11BL that one of our members, Nazar Miszcuk, had a friend check out for him 10 years ago in Toronto and advertised for sale on the Citroën …
BAT Explains Their Love for the Citroën SM
Citroën SMs have come up for sale frequently on the e-auction website Bring-A-Trailer. A few in pristine condition, others that are just “drivers”, some that needed “a few things” fixed and a couple where the term “parts car” would be considered a compliment. Nevertheless BAT have embraced the SM and …
2017 West Coast Rendezvous
This year’s event, held from September 8 to 10 at Atascadero, California, was record-breaking in that 84 people turned out and each one of came away with lovely memories and great new friends. One such person was Lyn Woodward who attended the event for Automobile Magazine. Fascinated with Citroëns and …
2016 – Saratoga Springs Rendezvous Report
by David Cossitt-Levy – with addendum by George Dyke. Photos, by Dale Martin, Jeff Teerlinck and George Dyke…. This year’s 40th annual Citroën Rendezvous was a tremendous success. Since the late 1970’s, the Rendezvous has been held over Father’s Day weekend. With folks coming from all over the US, Canada …
No flipping way – in a 2CV?
While the eye might first be drawn to the bulbous aftermarket trunk on this 1957 2CV, (an aftermarket accessory offered by the specialty firm Raoul at the time), a closer inspection will reveal that something very interesting! The usual horizontal split front side-windows are missing. There is no flip-up lower …
In the Belly of the Beast!
by George Dyke….. In May of this year Citroënvie member Larry Lewis purchased a 1949 Traction Avant 11BL that had been sitting in a barn near Tilbury, Ontario. We went to get it on May 29 and dragged it back to Toronto. It had not run for at least a …