Citroën H-van Video & Article by Denis Foley

March 2, 2010 by Denis · 4 Comments 

Remember the TV ads where Chrysler acted as if they invented the front wheel drive van? Well, back in 1947 Citroën introduced a front wheel drive, no nonsense van that lived on in it’s basic form with very few changes until 1981. Built in factories in France and Belgium the 473,289 Citroen H vans were sold [...]

LAST CHANCE: Traction Avant magazine special issue : “75 Ans de la Traction”

February 23, 2010 by Denis · 6 Comments 

Traction Avant Special Edition: 75 Hours for the 75 Years
The meeting of the *75 Hours for the 75 Years* of the Traction Avant in Arras in July 2009, has really been a great international event.
According to all the participants, that anniversary remains as a real success which will be engraved in our memories.
Therefore, in the way to keep a souvenir, the Club La Traction Universelle will publish a magazine entitled *75 Years of the Traction*
Dear Fellows Tractionnists, The meeting of the ‘75 Hours for the 75 Years’ of the Traction Avant in Arras in July 2009, has really been a great international event. According to all the participants, that anniversary remains as a real success which will be engraved in our memories. Therefore, in the way to keep a souvenir, the Club [...]

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 [...]

What’s the Easiest Way to Change a Fan Belt on a 1956 Citroën TAV 11BL

January 31, 2010 by Denis · 1 Comment 

Question What’s the easiest way to change a fan belt on a 1956 Citroën Traction Avant 11BL? There is not enough clearance between the cam pulley and the radiator bottom hose to remove the failing belt.  I notice that the new belt is flatter and ribbed rather than a v belt. However difficult removal of the present [...]

Meet New Citroën Club of North America Member Herb Grika

October 12, 2009 by Denis · 1 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 [...]

Citronuts At Orange Car Show

October 5, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

Citronuts attended the 9th Annual Fall Car & Truck Show held in Orange, Connecticut on Sunday, October 4th.  The event is co-sponsored by the Pyramid Shriners Car Club of Milford, CT and G-Force Motorsports of Bridgeport, CT.  The Pyramid Shriners Car Club was founded in the spring of 2001 by a group of Antique and [...]

Chauffering the Cornevaux – Paccagnella Wedding

June 11, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

What sorts of fun outings can we have with our Citroens? Here’s one. On Saturday, May 23rd, four members of the CCNA were privileged to contribute in a small way to the joyous occasion uniting Sylvain Cornevaux and Emma Paccagnella in marriage by providing a touch of Gallic class to the carriage of the [...]

Citroën Rendezvous June 19th, 20th and 21st, 2009

April 29, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

Image via Wikipedia Warm weather has arrived here on the East Coast!  We are finalizing plans for the upcoming Citroën Rendezvous in Saratoga Springs, New York.  This year we are celebrating  75 years of the Traction Avant and 50 years of the D break.  The dates for the event are June 19th, 20th and 21st, 2009. If you haven’t already registered, [...]

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 [...]

Traction Avant 15/6 70th Anniversary

March 6, 2009 by Denis · Leave a Comment 

This video is a slide show of a Traction Avant 15/6 event held at Seclin, Nr Lille, France 29-31 August 2008 for the 70th anniversary of the Traction 15/6. Cool music and all things Citroën. Really a must see video. 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 [...]

The Citroën Trucks Designed By Flaminio Bertoni.

February 22, 2009 by Denis · 1 Comment 

Most people know of the famous cars that Flaminio Bertoni designed for Citroën during the many years he worked for them. The Traction Avant, 2CV, DS, and the Ami6 all come to ones mind when they think of his famous car designs. Well, what about his TRUCK DESIGNS? In 1964 Citroën brought out a group of trucks [...]

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