BBC News published an article in their African website section on October 26 about how Madagascar is still infatuated with the 2CV and to this day some are still functioning as taxis. The article profiles three taxi drivers, whose family history stems from either their fathers owning a 2CV and …
From the You Learn Something New Everyday Dept: (Requires paid member status to access.) Did you think that all Tractions manufactured in France and Belgium were negative ground? Apparently not. Citroënvie member Jean-Jacques Sanfaçon purchased a 1955 Traction Avant 11B two years ago that was built in France for …
(Requires paid member status to access.) Richard Boudrias writes: Claude Guillot and I recently changed the clutch and roller thrust bearing in my Traction Avant 15-6H for the conventional graphite type sold by Renel in France. The casting quality required some machine shop milling… Claude tells me that he has …
(Requires paid member status to access.) by Ian Stokes….. After several times cleaning and/or resurfacing the contacts of the Ducellier starter motor switch on my 1936 7C, I realized there might be a better way to get a long term fix. The problem was the contact material – …
by Per Ahlstrom….. The Citroën family in the US has got a new addition. I, Per Ahlstrom of Yardley, PA, have brought my 1939 B11 Commerciale over from Sweden to my new homeland. And now it is back on the road, purring happily over its resurrection from the dead. …
by George Dyke….. Digging through our Citroënvie archives the other day, I came across notes I made during a presentation by Jon Presnell on the Traction Avant. They were made during my trip to the 75th Anniversary of the Traction Avant gathering in Arras France in 2009. Discussing the …
With the holiday season over, we thought it would be nice to show three very artistic Citroën themed greetings we received: A Christmas greeting with a reindeer Traction Avant theme from Richard Boudrias. This Happy Holidays wish with chevrons in the sky from André Pol at Citroën André. …
