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From the category archives:

Citroen

The Amazing Mr. Lefebvre

July 7, 2010

By Pete Vack
André Lefebvre and the cars he created for Voisin and Citroën
by Gijsbert-Paul-Berk
Veloce Publishing, 2010
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I admit to being heretofore unaware of the importance of André Lefebvre. There are two reasons I knew so little about this brilliant and accomplished French engineer. According to his biographer, Gijsbert-Paul-Berk, the first is that [...]

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Rare Prototype Citroëns at Birmingham

April 6, 2010

We thought it appropriate to run this report with another Citroën article, even though it’s a bit late it is excellent. Read on. [Ed.]
Story and Photos by Simon Wright
To celebrate Citroën’s 90 years of car production, Citroën UK arranged for several rare prototypes to be shown at the Classic Motor show held at the National [...]

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Why Citroën?

April 6, 2010

Brandy Elitch on the Enigma that is Citroën
For many American collectors, the French automobile industry is an enigma. France is in many respects the birthplace of the automobile, and has produced advanced cars since the turn of the century.

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From the Archives: A Look at the Citroen SM

December 8, 2009

Story and Photos by Stephen Glenn
The reputation of the Citroen SM precedes most of our actual knowledge of the car itself. Frighteningly complex hydraulics, rusty uni-bodies, electrical gremlins and unobtanium parts all immediately come to mind when considering the car. While these descriptors can apply to many cars, they are particularly associated with [...]

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Improbable, Impertinent, Imponderable

June 16, 2009

Photo by Mary Decker Vack.

Pete Vack on the Immortal Deux Chevaux
Deux Chevaux, Deux, meaning two, and Chevaux, (Cheval Vapeur, or steam horse) a terms which means horsepower and was the the basis for a sliding scale of ratings for taxation purposes.
The Citroën 2CV was one of France’s most popular cars and was in continuous [...]

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