French Classic Cars

Classic French cars (citroen)

1. Citroen Traction Avant - released in 1934, the 'traction avant', as the name suggests, was a front wheel drive car - the first mass-produced in the world. It was also stylish, elegant, and sexy.

2. Citroen 2CV - no picture necessary I think. The 2CV was introduced in 1948 as a car that 'everyman' could afford, and stayed in production for 42 years, largely unchanged in appearance. It achieved its founders goal and millions were produced, and until very recently were a common site on French roads.

3. Citroen DS

Introduced in 1955 the Citroen DS had a couple of radical features, including being the first car to have disc brakes, and the curious self-levelling suspension that citroen used for many years (i'm sure my grandfather would go for a drive in his Citroen just for the pleasure of starting the car and feeling it rise elegantly to position). Again super-stylish for its time, the DS subsequently came in various versions including estate and convertibles.

4. Citroen SM

Perhaps the last Citroen to be considered a classic car, the SM (as you might guess approximately from the photo) was introduced in 1974.

5. Honorable mentions - the citroen vans

As well as producing a great series of classic cars citroen also managed to produce a couple of 'classic' vans.

The van shown, the Citroen HY, was much loved by French tradesmen for many years and is still an occasional sight on the roads. It's much smaller brother, the Citroen Acadiane, was the forerunner of the 'small transit van' and is still regularly seen transporting hunters and their dogs around the countryside on a Sunday morning.

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