2CV Recognition At Gathering of the Classics
Diana and James William win top prize for best import at the Gathering of the Classics.
CAC Outing to the Ontario Steam Heritage Museum
For our annual Citroën Autoclub Canada spring outing, we went back in time with a visit to the Ontario Steam Heritage Museum.
The Largest Collection of Classic Citroëns May Well Be in Canada
Just outside the small Ontario town of Verona, about 40 km northwest of Kingston, lives Angus MacDougald, who has quietly been amassing Citroëns of the company’s golden era, that he has been purchasing for the last 60+ years.
GS Rescue Adventure in Ontario
GS in Canada are rare cars indeed. Only 6 were originally imported into the country in 1971 by Citroën (who were still selling cars here) and those were demonstration models that were not “officially” sold here. (Though at least 2 managed to find their way into owners’ hands. The other …
Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance 2018 – Report
by George Dyke….. Another Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance has come and gone with certainly no regrets once again. Click here to view a full photo gallery. Three Citroëns made it on a two day trip this year, traveling from Toronto. I drove my Traction 15-6, Roland Voegele his Traction 11BL …
Gary Magwood talks about seeing America Traction style.
A local TV channel in Belleville Ontario showed a video featuring Citroënvie member Gary Magwood who gives a heartfelt explanation of why he holds the Traction Avant so dear. His comment about seeing America by back roads rather than Interstates really resonates with us. Gary’s experience with racing and servicing …
Canada to Database Cars and Trucks for Environmental Impact
Perhaps curtailing Prime Minister Trudeau’s around the world vacations for “selfie’s” would contribute more to reducing Canada’s Green House Gas emissions than any results that might be achieved through this initiative… Global News reported yesterday that the Canadian federal government is looking to collect data on every light-duty vehicle currently …
A Look Back at This DS Camper Conversion
We made brief mention of this DS Camper Conversion back in the days we were publishing the Fall 2008 edition of Citroënthusiast. We have some updated info about it. The conversion was built by a Palisades Motors in the US using the rear of a 1970′ Toyota truck with 8′ …
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 …
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 …