1st Step in Checking Hydraulic System Pressure in a Citroën
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First We’ve Seen – A Folding Windshield Sahara
Look what has come up for sale on the French auction site Leboncoin – a 1966 Sahara 2CV. (Arguably a 4CV when you consider that it has 2 engines!) Saharas are very rare as Citroën only built 791 between 1960 and 1967. Developed for use in hard to reach regions …
Resolving 1986 CX Gti Turbo 5-speed Shifting Issues
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Forward Thinking (and collecting) in India
On a recent trip to India, Citroënvie member Prakash Raja noticed an article in the Hindustian Times about classic and vintage car collectors. It mentioned B.S. Manco, Founder and Secretary General of the Vintage and Classic Car Club, Chandigarh. The 75 year old gentleman owns a 1938 Traction Avant. …
A Special Era at the End of Series 1 CX Turbo Models
by Prakash Raja….. Towards the end of production of the Series 1 CX GTi there was a crossover time when the CX 25 GTi Turbo model was introduced with a dashboard that was a mix of old and new. Look at the images below and you can see that prior …
Preventing Exploding Spheres
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2CV Schmoooshed
by Prakash Raja….. One of my longtime 2CV dreams has been to put a brand new 2CV on the road with an earlier VIN, like Escargot Motors and a few other 2CV importers in the 1980’s had done. Or if not 2CV per se, build a 2CV kit car of …
13 Best Steering Wheels Ever
Citroënvie member Prakash Raja sent us this link to an article by Gary Axon published on the Goodwood Road & Racing website. Their resident photographer Tom Shaxson came back from a photo shoot enthusing about an early 1980s mid-engine Renault 5 Turbo that he saw. Keen to know more and …
Once upon a time – CX Reflections
by Prakash Raja….. Looking back almost over two decades, I remember looking at these in various shades and thinking to myself – gee what if I could get one of each? CX Break 5-speed And so my internal journey began, seeking a polyamorous CX love affair. Rational thinking brought reality …
Citroën Autoclub Canada – 2017 Fall Outing to Port Hope
by George Dyke….. Back by popular demand from our first Fall outing to Port Hope in 2015, we once again made the trip just 100 kms east of Toronto to take in the magnificent salmon migration up the Ganaraska River. Our route was considerably longer because we took back-roads there …