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![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 […] -
![This is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_20220320_164426-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New")
CC Capsule: 199X Citroën XM – Something Old, Something New
Posted on April 13, 2022 | 13 CommentsThis is a problem. There aren’t too many French CCs to be found in Tokyo, so anything over the age of 20 bearing a double chevron badge should be fair […] -
![It’s not easy to follow a legend, especially by trying to repeat the recipe for its success. Keeping it within the automotive realm, just look at the Ford Model A, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210816_104302-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Dyane 6 – The Uglier Duckling")
Curbside Classic: 1980 Citroën Dyane 6 – The Uglier Duckling
Posted on September 30, 2021 | 17 CommentsIt’s not easy to follow a legend, especially by trying to repeat the recipe for its success. Keeping it within the automotive realm, just look at the Ford Model A, […] -
![Here we go again with the plastic Cit. We’ve seen the Citroën Méhari on CC a few times – I’ve committed a full-length post on the subject myself, but that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210817_175049-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1979 Citroën Méhari – Deep Dive In The Car-Pool Lane")
Curbside Classic: 1979 Citroën Méhari – Deep Dive In The Car-Pool Lane
Posted on September 13, 2021 | 8 CommentsHere we go again with the plastic Cit. We’ve seen the Citroën Méhari on CC a few times – I’ve committed a full-length post on the subject myself, but that […] -
![Nothing is ever 100% sure in this world, particularly nowadays as regards intercontinental travel, but by the time this is published, I should be in Europe (France and Switzerland, to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_20210505_112812-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1982 Citroën CX Pallas IE – Hydropneumatifragilistic Pallasialidocious")
Curbside Classic: 1982 Citroën CX Pallas IE – Hydropneumatifragilistic Pallasialidocious
Posted on August 8, 2021 | 34 CommentsNothing is ever 100% sure in this world, particularly nowadays as regards intercontinental travel, but by the time this is published, I should be in Europe (France and Switzerland, to […] -
![Big hydropneumatic Citroëns died out in the 2010s, but at least they went out on a variably high note. The last cars to have the system that Citroën pioneered in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_20210418_091733-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2006-10 Citroën C6 (Japan-Spec) – Bonjour, Bonsoir & Sayonara")
Curbside Classic: 2006-10 Citroën C6 (Japan-Spec) – Bonjour, Bonsoir & Sayonara
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 33 CommentsBig hydropneumatic Citroëns died out in the 2010s, but at least they went out on a variably high note. The last cars to have the system that Citroën pioneered in […] -
![French car geeks have a saying: “Nothing beats a well-born hydro Citroën.” Well-born means the ones that were made for a long time and sold in good numbers, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IMG_20200228_163809-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Twofer: 1995 Citroën Xantia Saloon & 1999 Wagon – Last Of The Green Bloods")
CC Twofer: 1995 Citroën Xantia Saloon & 1999 Wagon – Last Of The Green Bloods
Posted on February 18, 2021 | 15 CommentsFrench car geeks have a saying: “Nothing beats a well-born hydro Citroën.” Well-born means the ones that were made for a long time and sold in good numbers, such as […] -
![I’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20200722_101822-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony")
Curbside Classic: 1974 Citroën HY Van – Corrugated Irony
Posted on July 25, 2020 | 8 CommentsI’m writing this literally from the middle of nowhere, otherwise known as the island of Hokkaido. And it so happens that on the western shore of said island, in a […] -
![The C15 is the ultimate myth-buster. When discussing Citroën, it’s easy to fall back on clichés and parrot “well-known facts” that are, at best, only half-truths. They went belly up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20191225_160625-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule / Twofer: 1984-2006 Citroën C15 – The French Camel")
CC Capsule / Twofer: 1984-2006 Citroën C15 – The French Camel
Posted on February 28, 2020 | 11 CommentsThe C15 is the ultimate myth-buster. When discussing Citroën, it’s easy to fall back on clichés and parrot “well-known facts” that are, at best, only half-truths. They went belly up […] -
![All families have their problem child. In the small household of the big Citroëns, they all came out with a number of birth defects, but for the longest time, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200105_144034-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1997 Citroën XM – The Spaghetti Incident")
Curbside Classic: 1997 Citroën XM – The Spaghetti Incident
Posted on February 11, 2020 | 33 CommentsAll families have their problem child. In the small household of the big Citroëns, they all came out with a number of birth defects, but for the longest time, the […] -
![We’ve covered the Citroën CX pretty extensively on this website, as can be seen from the “related posts” section at the end of this piece. We’ve seen the Series 1, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191231_190951-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 Citroën CX Prestige – Stealth Spaceship")
Curbside Classic: 1984 Citroën CX Prestige – Stealth Spaceship
Posted on January 23, 2020 | 37 CommentsWe’ve covered the Citroën CX pretty extensively on this website, as can be seen from the “related posts” section at the end of this piece. We’ve seen the Series 1, […] -
![As I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20191225_110607-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development")
CC Capsule: 1995 Citroën AX 4×4 – A Rusted Development
Posted on January 7, 2020 | 15 CommentsAs I prowled the pavement of my native country recently, I figured my posts, which had been all very JDM-focused of late, might benefit from a bit of CPR – […] -
![In a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/28140002-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest")
Car Show Capsule: 1983 Citroën CX Orphée by Deslandes – Hello Strangest
Posted on November 26, 2019 | 32 CommentsIn a slight deviation from the JDM stuff I’ve been posting lately, here’s a little something I found in an old stash of photos I took back in August 2008 […] -
![Four nights ago I was in Minneapolis, MN. Three nights ago I was was in Murdo, SD. Two nights ago I was at home in Fort Collins, CO. Yesterday (Sunday) […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_3634.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Parking Garage Outtake: Las Vegas Never Fails To Surprise…")
Parking Garage Outtake: Las Vegas Never Fails To Surprise…
Posted on June 24, 2019 | 14 CommentsFour nights ago I was in Minneapolis, MN. Three nights ago I was was in Murdo, SD. Two nights ago I was at home in Fort Collins, CO. Yesterday (Sunday) […]
