The Original Ami — A Crucial Bridge in Citroën Generations
In total, more than 1,840,396 Amis were manufactured over the model’s production run.
In total, more than 1,840,396 Amis were manufactured over the model’s production run.
It embodied not just speed and luxury, but also a poetic confidence in technology, design, and the future.
Undoubtedly very expensive to create, since they were 100% hand made by craftsmen in Citroën’s design studio, very few were made.
“Henry De Ségur Lauve — An American designer in Paris” is a particularly suitable read for North American Citroënistes.
Jay is most impressed with his Panhard 24 BT, and shows off some it cool features such as the exposed four-corner drum brakes that are bolted directly to the wheel rims.
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