CAC 2019 Christmas Party – Happy Holidays!
Citroën Autoclub Canada’s 2019 Toronto Christmas Party took place on December 7.
George Klein Tackles An Italian SM
Earlier this year, George Klein heard about a 1972 SM that was languishing in a garage near Miami, Florida. The body looked pretty good. It was repainted once in a close colour. There were slight rust bubbles on the bottom of the right front fender and some deterioration on the …
CAC 2018 Christmas Party – Happy Holidays!
Citroën Autoclub Canada’s 2018 Toronto Christmas Party took place on December 1. An all-time attendance record was set with 50 people turning out to celebrate the Holiday Season. To accommodate the larger crowd a new venue was chosen – the Mandarin Restaurant in Markham, ON. The Mandarin offers a …
Time Travel for a 2CV Owner
Citroënvie member Mike Gillespie wrote us to mention that a couple of weeks back he came across a video of the TV show Motoring 2000 which included a short clip of him and his 2CV shot almost 20 years ago! Back in 1999 or 2000 Mike was driving down Pape …
Citroëns Complement Toronto Bastille Day Celebration
Citroëns played a key role in the Fédération Tricolore de Toronto Bastille Day celebration held at Toronto’s Wychwood Barns on July 14, 2018. Bastille Day Committee Director Xavier Kleinermann contacted George Dyke at Citroën Autoclub Canada three weeks beforehand asking for a few Citroëns to be displayed at the event. …
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 …
CAC 2017 Christmas Party – Happy Holidays!
Citroën Autoclub Canada’s annual Christmas party was held on Dec. 2. This year at a new location, The Beiruti Grande Café & Restaurant, where we have also decided to hold all our monthly meetings for 2018. 36 members attended and enjoyed a delicious Middle Eastern …
The History of a Unique Traction 11BL Convertible in Toronto
Many Traction Avant convertible conversions have been done since the Citroën factory ceased making them in 1941. While the UK conversions and those done on the European continent came close to mimicking factory original cabriolets by featuring the folding windshield, extended doors with the top edge swooping upward toward the …
Get the kids involved in Citroën!
It’s great to see enthusiasm from our kids about the classic Citroëns we drive. Take for example Toronto Citroënvie member Philip Maguire’s son Brean. We did a story last month about how keen he is about their 2CV. Brean secured a spot at a local car show by getting there …