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Citroen Traction Avant: The Forgotten Icon That Revolutionized the Automotive Industry
Citroen Traction Avant: The Forgotten Icon That Revolutionized the Automotive Industry

16 Aug 2023, 11:12 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in 1934, the Traction Avant was one of the most advanced vehicle of its era and, in a lot of ways, it's a precursor of all modern, mass-produced cars

 
Someone Was Crazy Enough to Drop a V8 Into a Citroen Traction Avant
Someone Was Crazy Enough to Drop a V8 Into a Citroen Traction Avant

15 Mar 2021, 17:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Citroën experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills; someone just fixed that by dropping a V8 engine in a Traction Avant

 
A Lesson in French Sophistication With Jay Leno and a ‘49 Citroen Traction Avant
A Lesson in French Sophistication With Jay Leno and a ‘49 Citroen Traction Avant

1 Sep 2020, 08:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The talk show host bought this 6-cylinder Citroen three years ago, made only minor modifications to it, mostly regarding safety because he loves taking it out

 
Madame Michelin’s 1939 Citroen 15 CV Roadster Is Up for Auction
Madame Michelin’s 1939 Citroen 15 CV Roadster Is Up for Auction

4 May 2016, 11:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Approximately four months before the start of World War II, Citroen completed the first of four units of the Citroen 15 CV Roadster

 
Would You Pay $250,000 For a Citroen Traction Avant?
Would You Pay $250,000 For a Citroen Traction Avant?

27 Oct 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / For those gearheads that aren't too into pre-war automobiles, you should know a few details on the Citroen Traction Avant. This is one of the most important cars of its time, a model that has r...