Meet Citroën Club of North America Member Peter Prowant and his 1956 Citroën TAV 11B

February 1, 2010 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

Citroën Club of North America has a Meet the Members category on the blog so the community can get to know one another. We’d like to feature someone each week, so if you’d like to be on the blog and share your bio and some pictures, please send them to citroenclubofnorthamerica@gmail.com and we will post [...]

CCNA Member Paul Vogel Shares the 75th Anniversary of the TAV in Arras, France

July 19, 2009 by Denis · 1 Comment 

Image via Wikipedia I wanted to give a quick report on my trip to France to attend the 75th Anniversary of Traction Avant in Arras, France last  weekend. The event was organized by a number of French, British and Dutch Traction  clubs and you could quickly tell as you arrived in Arras that the event was [...]

Citroens Converge on Carlisle!

May 28, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

By Les Woods Forty five Citroens made their way to Carlisle, Pennsylvania for the annual Import and Kit Car Nationals the weekend of 15 – 17 May, 2009.  A wonderful array of models were present, including D models (ID and DS), SM, CX, XM, 2CV sedans, two 2CV AK 400’s (Truckette model), one Dyane, and no [...]

What To Do With a Character-Lacking Traction Turn Signal

May 18, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

This question comes from club member Charles Ferguson: My ‘54 Légère has a Scintex turn signal that quit. The flashers work individually, but the unit doesn’t. Can you refer me to a specialist or two? My homemade toggle-switch substitute lacks character. Traction expert Brad Nauss gives Charles this answer: The original turn signal switches USUALLY have an internal flasher of one type [...]

Citroen Traction Cabriolet Jouet 1990

March 24, 2009 by Denis · 3 Comments 

Here is a a find! Here is something that I remember from the early 1990’s. I did not realize they made so few of them! As I remember, it was built to around 1/3rd scale to an actual Traction Roadster and was powered by a 140cc Honda lawn mower engine. At the time when they came [...]

Here’s a Lovely Video of a 1953 Traction 15/6

March 8, 2009 by Denis · 1 Comment 

Here’s a really nice video of a 1953 Citroën Traction 15/6 being taken out for a nice spin in the country. Lots of really nice shots of this beautiful Traction. Enjoy! Like this post? Tips are appreciated!

How to Find a Good Citroen Traction Avant

March 1, 2009 by Denis · 1 Comment 

Image via Wikipedia QUESTION What books would you recommend for research before buying a Traction Avant? Is there one year and model that is considered the best of the best? Thank you. Sincerely, Scott Hirtenstein ANSWER There are several books on the Citroen Traction Avant as you can see from this link that we’re sending you. I don’t [...]

RetroMobile 2009 Videos For All of Us Citroenthusiasts Who Couldn’t Go

February 21, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

Visit RetroMobile 2009 in these super videos. CLICK HERE http://www.dstelevision.net/ Check out these great RetroMobile photos by Marc Demoulin  CLICK HERE http://www.pbase.com/marcdemoulin/retromobile_2009 More great photos.  CLICK HERE http://www.retromobile.fr/index.php?id=4737 Like this post? Tips are appreciated!

“Bird Strike” on Citroën Traction Avant

January 18, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

This just in from Citroën Club of North America member Paul Vogel… “Even last summer we had a bird strike! This large group of pigeons landed in front of our Tractions and one did not take off in time to clear my headlight! It made a loud thunk and flew over the car, almost landing [...]

More ICCCR Videos From Paul Vogel’s Trip to Rome.

December 20, 2008 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

Paul Vogel shares yet another video from his wonderful journey from Paris to Roma and back again to attend the 14th ICCCR. Thank you Paul! Look at those beautiful Traction Avants, and 2CVs. More photos below. And here is another video… ICCCR 2008 with Paul Vogel Like this post? Tips are appreciated!