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Curbside Classics Archives
Citroen Archive
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![Let’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_20230730_190210_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Visa Club – Ugliness Does Sell
Posted on September 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsLet’s end this flawed Froggish four-door foursome with – in my opinion – one of the most horrid cars ever committed by Citroën, the indescribable Visa. The problem is that, […] -
![It’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_20231217_103904_edited.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën SM Automatique – Franco-Italian Sado-Masochism
Posted on May 27, 2024 | 32 CommentsIt’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […] -
![(first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/page2garde_estaf_typeH.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play")
CC Twofer: 1972 Renault Estafette / 1976 Citroën HY – A Couple Of Your Best Van De Table, See-voo-play
Posted on January 19, 2024 | 44 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) From 1960 to 1980, the Renault Estafette and the Citroën HY (a.k.a “Type H” or “Tub”) were straight up rivals in the small world of […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2018) Seventy years ago, in the fall of 1948, Citroën unveiled the most iconic small car France had ever seen to a universally frosty and skeptical reception […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/IMG_20180101_121652.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën 2CV 6 Spécial – Sumptuous Septuagenarian")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën 2CV 6 Spécial – Sumptuous Septuagenarian
Posted on January 13, 2024 | 49 Comments(first posted 1/13/2018) Seventy years ago, in the fall of 1948, Citroën unveiled the most iconic small car France had ever seen to a universally frosty and skeptical reception […] -
![(first posted 12/6/2017) The year is 1976 and the place is anywhere they drive on the left. You are in the market for a saloon, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_20171107_122411.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1970 Citroën DS 21 & 1974 Citroën DS 23 – The Goddess Is In The Details")
CC Twofer: 1970 Citroën DS 21 & 1974 Citroën DS 23 – The Goddess Is In The Details
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 32 Comments(first posted 12/6/2017) The year is 1976 and the place is anywhere they drive on the left. You are in the market for a saloon, but […] -
![(first posted 11/15/2017) Here’s something I really did not expect to see in Thailand: a British-made Traction Avant. These were quite popular in nearby Indochina for a long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_20171107_122044.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Global: 1955 Citroën Light Fifteen – Anglo-French Asian Fusion")
CC Global: 1955 Citroën Light Fifteen – Anglo-French Asian Fusion
Posted on November 16, 2023 | 33 Comments(first posted 11/15/2017) Here’s something I really did not expect to see in Thailand: a British-made Traction Avant. These were quite popular in nearby Indochina for a long […] -
![(first posted 7/22/2017) It’s funny how, when returning to a familiar place after a long while, you notice the little changes. Such a shop is no longer there, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/IMG_20170716_104832.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën Méhari – Plastic Frenchtastic")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën Méhari – Plastic Frenchtastic
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 7/22/2017) It’s funny how, when returning to a familiar place after a long while, you notice the little changes. Such a shop is no longer there, […] -
![Note the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/R.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car")
COAL: #1 Citroen 2CV – A Perfect Student’s Car
Posted on February 26, 2023 | 67 CommentsNote the canvas top rolled all the way rearwards. A much valued quality of the 2CV My first real car! I briefly owned a car just before this one […] -
![(first posted 12/22/2016; revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/22/2022) Here we go for the final installment of the First Batch of the French Deadly Sins. In doing these in chronological […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FrDs1_rsze3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1973-75 Citroën GS Birotor: Rotary Death-Spiral")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1973-75 Citroën GS Birotor: Rotary Death-Spiral
Posted on December 22, 2022 | 68 Comments(first posted 12/22/2016; revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/22/2022) Here we go for the final installment of the First Batch of the French Deadly Sins. In doing these in chronological […] -
![(first posted 12/21/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/21/2022) Welcome to the second post in this first edition of the French Deadly Sins series (see Part 1 here). Today, we […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/FrDs1_rsze2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1954-65 Panhard Dyna Z / PL 17: Faustian Bargain")
Automotive History: French Deadly Sins (First Batch) – 1954-65 Panhard Dyna Z / PL 17: Faustian Bargain
Posted on December 21, 2022 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/21/2016, revised, augmented and re-illustrated 12/21/2022) Welcome to the second post in this first edition of the French Deadly Sins series (see Part 1 here). Today, we […] -
![(first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1954_brochure.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101")
Automotive History: The Citroën 15-Six – Traction Royalty Genealogy 101
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 35 Comments(first posted 10/26/2016, revised in October 2022) The Citroën 15-Six, colloquially known as the “Quinze” in its native land, was the apex of the automaker’s car range for 18 […] -
![(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Rosengart_Supetrac_coupe1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539")
Car Show Classic: Monday Morning Rarities – 1939 Rosengart Supertraction LR 539
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 64 Comments(first posted 9/19/2016) This is a one-hit (or rather one-year) wonder. Take the advanced, yet proven engine and drivetrain of a popular car, the Citroën 11CV Traction Avant, and […] -
![(first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/28140006.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch")
Car Show Classic: 1972 Citroën SM Opéra – The Final Stretch
Posted on September 13, 2022 | 47 Comments(first posted 9/13/2016) The Citroën SM has been covered quite a few times on CC (here, here, here and also here), so I won’t bother reinventing the wheel. Still, this […] -
![To find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_20220613_095710-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën")
Storage Lot Classics: 1973 Citroën DS-23 Pallas, 1974 Citroën SM & 1984 Citroën GSA X3 – A Most Unexpected Ci-Trio-Ën
Posted on July 18, 2022 | 12 CommentsTo find one classic hydro Citroën may be regarded as good fortune; to find three in an advanced state of decay looks like a black swan sat on a unicorn […] -
![How many times can one write about a particular model before the motivation runs dry? I’ve cooked up the Citroën CX in virtually every type of sauce: wagon, saloon, LWB […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_20220320_163520-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1987 Citroën CX 25 TRI Wagon – Longing For A Break")
Curbside Classic: 1987 Citroën CX 25 TRI Wagon – Longing For A Break
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 16 CommentsHow many times can one write about a particular model before the motivation runs dry? I’ve cooked up the Citroën CX in virtually every type of sauce: wagon, saloon, LWB […]
