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CC Outtake: Two Modern Cars
Posted on November 23, 2018 | 33 CommentsIn a post a few months back, I asked when cars became “modern“. Two milestone cars I mentioned were the Citroen DS (in a comment) and the Nissan Leaf (in […] -
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 2) – The Rest (Pre-War, Coachbuilt, Prototypes, Other Marques)
Posted on June 6, 2018 | 19 CommentsAside from the usual “production” FWD Citroëns, there were a number of rare cars at this 15th International Citroën Car Club Rally (ICCCR). There usually are a few RWD cars […] -
Car Show Classics: ICCCR 2012 (Part 1) – Post-War Series-Produced Citroëns
Posted on June 5, 2018 | 30 CommentsO, to be in sunny England, on a bright and breezy summer’s day… with the clattering cacophony of flat-twins whirring up hills and sleek aerodynamic shapes resting on the grass? […] -
CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland
Posted on March 20, 2017 | 24 CommentsAs our Clan continued on our little roadtrip in Ireland, I was starting to realize that this place is a bit of a CC bonanza. After the MGB GT the […] -
CC Capsule: 1991 Citroën CX Evasion – Last Chance Wagoon
Posted on October 28, 2016 | 28 CommentsAs a companion piece to Paul’s CX article, I dug out a few pics I took this summer when I went back to the old country. I spent a little […] -
CC Driving Review – 1970 Citroen ID19 Familiale – Yes, You Can Meet Your Heroes.
Posted on June 5, 2016 | 40 CommentsShould you meet your heroes? Many say “No, you will be disappointed in one way or another”. But what about meeting a true CC, a holder of the CC Grand’Croix […] -
Curbside Classic: Citroën GS1200 Club Break
Posted on May 21, 2015 | 50 CommentsThis car is one of the first I photographed after finding the Curbside Classic website back in 2011, as I remember I was driving home one evening when I saw […] -
Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique
Posted on January 9, 2015 | 86 CommentsAh oui, le French and big saloons or hatchbacks: a fantastique genre that’s never quite managed to make it to the big boy’s table, but not through lack of […] -
Curbside UFO Sighting: A Citroen SM Parked In Washington, DC For 15 Years
Posted on March 3, 2014 | 30 CommentsFrom the late 1970s to the mid 1990s, this white Citroen SM sat parked on P Street in Georgetown in Washington, DC. It descended to earth with its hydro-pneumatic suspension […] -
History Outtake: Avant-Garde Traction Avant 22CV
Posted on January 19, 2014 | 18 CommentsThe Traction Avant, the revolutionary front wheel drive model of 1934 that set Citroen on the path of unconventional engineering that would be the company’s identity for half a century, could have had a variant […] -
Curbside Classic: Citroen Traction Avant en Indochine
Posted on January 17, 2014 | 57 CommentsThe Citroen Traction Avant, one of the revolutionary automobiles of the 20th Century, rarely appears in the United States. Aside from an unusual junkyard find in the Eugene, Oregon area […] -
Car Show Classic: 1985 Citroen CX 25 GTi Series 2 – Blue Is A Warmer Color Than Grey
Posted on January 10, 2014 | 145 CommentsThe grey market was a strange creature. During the late seventies and eighties, a raft of European cars not officially offered for sale in the US began appearing on our […] -
CC Outtake: Citroen Acadiane – A Van for All Seasons
Posted on December 15, 2013 | 19 CommentsThe Citroen Dyane was an evolution of the more famous 2CV, focussing on more power (most had a 602cc engine with all of 32bhp), a construction that permitted more efficient […] -
Curbside Classic: Citroen 11CV – A Traction Avant Sends Its Greetings From Switzerland
Posted on January 16, 2012 | 9 CommentsMathis (csi.ch) says this fine late-model Citroen 11CV is a regular visitor in his neighborhood in Switzerland, and often spends the night outside. Looks like it’s none the worse for […]