Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...
The world loves happy-endings, and there’s no happier ending than that of a very rare 1939 Citroen Traction Avant limousine, one of the three still remaining in the world, finally being restored. What ...
Perhaps the world’s most innovative car. The Traction Avant didn’t invent the technologies that made it famous: independent suspension, monocoque construction, front-wheel drive, hydraulic brakes; but ...
French cars are known for their delicate, yet quirky style, especially Citroens, so we’d imagine this Traction Avant model comes as a shock to the marque’s aficionados. So, forget what you’ve learned ...
Jacqueline Citroën, fille de l’industriel André Citroën, pose devant un modèle décapotable de Traction Avant, devant le casino de Deauville en 1934. Rue des Archives/Rue des Archives/Tallandier LES ...
Les voitures d'aujourd'hui lui disent toutes merci. La Traction a inventé la "traction avant", c'est à dire les roues avant motrices, et ça a tout changé. Elle est devenue la référence en terme de ...
Barn finds are often quite appealing for petrolheads, especially if a weird story is involved or if the model in question was a big deal for the automotive industry. The latter is the case with the ...
The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you’ve never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're due for another French car, so let's break out the ...
La Traction avant de Citroën lancée en 1934 va révolutionner l'automobile. Rue des Archives/Rue des Archives/Tallandier LES ARCHIVES DU FIGARO - En avril 1934, André Citroën présente à la presse une ...
A life’s work can build a career, and paradoxically, destroy it at the same time. That is what the Traction Avant did to Andre Citroen. It parked him in the automotive hall of fame, but also caused ...
Rarement une voiture a cumulé autant de sauts technologiques... Seule sa remplaçante, la DS19 de 1955, fit aussi bien, voire mieux! Développée en douze mois à peine, la Traction était une voiture ...
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