Electrifying the Goddess
As newer battery technology, efficient engines and means of charging continue to develop, more power provision has come to market for DS owners to convert their cars into EVs.
Broken Duck
During a fierce wind that raged through Leersum in the Netherlands on June 18, 2021, a tree fell on top of the 2CV owned by Joke and Jan Louis Kuiper.
E-power your 2CV
Sander AAlderink 2CV Garage, has managed to make use of the cavity section of frame to pack in power that makes going the EV route practical.
Burton — Sold!
“We now have 44 employees, but my brother and I are not real managers. That is why we thought it was time for the next step.”
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.
Putting a Special AMI Back in Service
Patrick van Griethuysen has been busy these past few months restoring a very rare AMI – a 1969 Service Panel AMI 6.
Traction Flea Market Find
Sometimes it pays to look carefully through flea markets as Citroënvie member René Bakker discovered the other day in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. In doing some research on the web, post purchase, René found that this Traction Avant model of an early 15/6 seems to be quite rare. It is …
One Smok’in Goddess
Certainly a depressing event but wow, what a photo! It was taken on the A2 today near Born, a town of approximately 6,000 people in the Dutch municipality of Sittard-Geleen. We’ll bet the owner wished that he changed his fuel lines for fresh rubber and if that was a carb …
New book soon to published about the Citroën DS in Asia
One aspect of Citroën DS history that has not been well documented to date is how it succeeded in the Asian market. A new book that is coming out called “Citroën DS in Asia” aims to change that. Thijs van der Zanden, a Dutchman who is not only a Citroen …
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 …