Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...

The world loves happy-endings, and there’s no happier ending than that of a very rare 1939 Citroen Traction Avant limousine, one of the three still remaining in the world, finally being restored. What ...

With front-wheel drive and unibody construction, the Citroën Traction Avant helped set the template for modern cars. A 1949-built example of the groundbreaking French sedan was featured on a recent ...

Perhaps the world’s most innovative car. The Traction Avant didn’t invent the technologies that made it famous: independent suspension, monocoque construction, front-wheel drive, hydraulic brakes; but ...

French cars are known for their delicate, yet quirky style, especially Citroens, so we’d imagine this Traction Avant model comes as a shock to the marque’s aficionados. So, forget what you’ve learned ...

Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didn't offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills.

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you’ve never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...

Barn finds are often quite appealing for petrolheads, especially if a weird story is involved or if the model in question was a big deal for the automotive industry. The latter is the case with the ...

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you've never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're due for another French car, so let's break out the ...

This is one of the most influential cars ever built. By mixing technical innovation with modern dynamics, Citroen’s remarkable Traction Avant set the template for today’s family models. When it was ...

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