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Citroen Archive
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Curbside Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention
Posted on October 6, 2025 | 102 CommentsHow time flies, on Oct. 6th, 1955, the Citroën DS -of which the ID is a close relative- made its debut to the world. 70 years ago today. To honor […] -
Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 71 CommentsDoesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […] -
CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 21 CommentsBack in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […] -
Car Show Outtake: 1982 Citroën CX 2400 GTi – Fuel Injected Flying Carpet
Posted on September 5, 2023 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/5/2017) GTi, a Grand Tourer with fuel injection. A comfortable and luxurious automobile with sublime handling, perfectly capable of high speed and long-distance driving. It seems […] -
Future Classic: 2016 Citroen C4 Cactus – Who Needs Air Bumps When You Have Hi Vis?
Posted on September 2, 2023 | 34 Comments(first posted 9/1/2017) We have a keen Citroen fan here, who must have gotten in early to secure the rather clever personalised plate “C4CTUS”. And not a shrinking […] -
Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman
Posted on May 8, 2023 | 67 Comments(first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […] -
COAL: The Citroens Of My Father
Posted on December 17, 2021 | 14 CommentsMy father was a devoted Citroenist – starting from his first car, a Citroen 5CV he bought in the years following the end of WW2. -
CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan,
Posted on June 12, 2021 | 52 Comments(first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […] -
Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It
Posted on November 19, 2020 | 21 CommentsNo, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […] -
Cohort Pic(k) Of The Day – Citroën 2CV
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 18 CommentsThank you to chrisjcieslak -
CC Outtakes: Summer Mode
Posted on June 8, 2017 | 16 CommentsWhen the strictest professor in the department barely pushes you into the class for overwhelming tasks, it means it’s summer in the campus. Alas, it takes long time for the […] -
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 Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 1
Posted on November 22, 2015 | 56 CommentsThe above shot of twin Renault Twingos goes some way toward explaining why one doesn’t see too many older cars in Grey Paree. Although I somehow managed to end up resident there from 1990 […] -
COAL: You Helped Me Pick My Third COAL
Posted on February 1, 2015 | 24 CommentsWith the news of Jim’s exciting new car purchase, the thought occurred to me that I had never followed up on my March 2014 article. In September of last year, […] -
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 Classic: Citroën ID – The Goddess Storms The Bastille Of Convention How time flies, on Oct. 6th, 1955, the Citroën DS -of which the ID is a close relative- made its debut to the world. 70 years ago today. To honor […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1966-Citroen-ID.3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Musings: Bringing Color Back – There’s Actually A Lot Out There, Curbside and Otherwise Doesn’t that lovely line of Volvo 140 butts make you want to say “Man, I remember when cars came in so many different colors!”? That’s been my comment on that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0129.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Auction: Cache of French Cars on the Prairies – Moizard Auction Back in September an interesting auction was advertised semi locally which would give an opportunity to see some very rare vehicles. Additionally, we were fresh off a successful Great Beater […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Citroen-Traction-convertible.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Car Show Outtake: 1982 Citroën CX 2400 GTi – Fuel Injected Flying Carpet (first posted 9/5/2017) GTi, a Grand Tourer with fuel injection. A comfortable and luxurious automobile with sublime handling, perfectly capable of high speed and long-distance driving. It seems […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_4679.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2016 Citroen C4 Cactus – Who Needs Air Bumps When You Have Hi Vis? (first posted 9/1/2017) We have a keen Citroen fan here, who must have gotten in early to secure the rather clever personalised plate “C4CTUS”. And not a shrinking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Citroen-C4-Cactus-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Movie Review: The Junkman (first posted 12/19/2012) Once upon a time, a person could watch a movie that contained actual car chases. Yes, there are still car chases in movies, but the computer-generated stunts […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eldorado.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Outtake: Citroën DS Cabriolet – Spotted in Southfield, Michigan, (first posted 6/12/2015) Southfield was the headquarter of AMC when it existed, and there are still few AMCs running around here, including a Gremlin owned by a campus security guy. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Citroen-DS-Cabrio.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Rental Car Reminiscence: 2014 Citroën Berlingo XTR Multispace – Can’t Stop Thinking About It No, I’m not short of subjects to write about and no, I didn’t just go somewhere on vacation, I’ve been staying at or around home like everyone else this year. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/P1000568.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)

![CC Outtakes: Summer Mode When the strictest professor in the department barely pushes you into the class for overwhelming tasks, it means it’s summer in the campus. Alas, it takes long time for the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_3940.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Roadtrip Outtake: 1964 Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette – A French Clover In Ireland As 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/P1020981.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC Road Trip: Reliving the ’90s on a Paris Weekend, Part 1 The above shot of twin Renault Twingos goes some way toward explaining why one doesn’t see too many older cars in Grey Paree. Although I somehow managed to end up resident there from 1990 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1983-98-Peugeot-205-Bir-Hakeim-20131116.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: You Helped Me Pick My Third COAL With the news of Jim’s exciting new car purchase, the thought occurred to me that I had never followed up on my March 2014 article. In September of last year, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/suzuki-swift-cino.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2007 Citroen C6 – Une Limousine Française Excentrique Ah 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wheel-e1420014201874.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


