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2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and
2018, 2019 Julian
Marsh /
Citroënët -
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Wherever possible, I have tried to establish copyright. If you believe
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A message from Greg Long
The gorgeous Petrolicious.com
website is graciously offering a few excerpts from my book FOUND. The
book contains a ton of good stuff on all sorts of vintage Citroens --
from a '56 DS19 from San Francisco, an NOS '65 2CV in Nevada, to an SM
from Whistler, BC--even a story about the hiding of the elusive unicorn
22CV Cabriolet in Europe! It's received 16 out of 18, 5 Star reviews on
Amazon and is only £6.99/$9.99 (US)!
Greg
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Citroën Champs-Elysées Showroom “C_42”
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| Bringing
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cars All the cars produced by the company from 1919 to date |
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commercial vehicles All the vans and trucks produced by the company |
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Concept cars Show cars, concept cars and prototypes of
the production models |
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lists, book reviews, magazines, links to other sites
and screensavers and lots of other goodies |
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| Citroëns made
outside France The company was one of the first motor
manufacturers to
build cars outside its domestic territory and many of those built were
market specific and differed from the domestic models |
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| Miscellaneous All
the stuff that doesn't fit into one of the other
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| Sport Citroën's success in motor
sport is the result of more
than fifty years of involvement |
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et Levassor One of the automotive pioneers was owned by Citroën |
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D5 : The star of the 2012 Mondial |
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| Citroëns at the Musée
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Citroënët
Citroën, past, present and future
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In 1919, Citroën launched its first
model - the Type A.
From the mid thirties until recently, the company has produced some of
the most individualistic
and technically interesting cars ever built.
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| On June 1st
2017, the last hydropneumatic Citroën rolled off the production line at
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CITROMOBILE 2020 CANCELLED!
During the 2019 Citromobile, rumours were
rife that Expo
Haarlemmermeer, the all-Citroën venue of the Netherlands and the rest
of the world would not be available in 2020. Next spring, it will be
used as a press centre for a major football event
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And that means there is no place for classic &
contemporary Citroëns. So a forced sabbatical for Citromobile ...
For various reasons choosing a different date and / or location
is not an option, which means that next year THERE WILL BE NO
CITROMOBILE 2020!
What will happen in 2021 is not entirely clear at the time of writing.
But it is certain that if it continues, a number of organisational
changes will take place.
A return to Vijfhuizen perhaps?
But Cor de Vries and Johan Nooij will definitely retire, and the baton
will be handed over to their daughter Sabine, in
collaboration with mother Mieke 'as long as is necessary'. The website
will be taken down at the end of the year, and all communication will
then only be via Facebook.
It is very unfortunate that after the successful 25th anniversary event
in 2019 a hiatus will follow. But sometimes things don't go the way you
want. Let us conclude with two things:
-we will see each other at Citromobile 2021!
-we will keep an eye on the Citromobile Facebook page
The Press Release
The future of Citromobile
After 25 years of the highly successful annual event in the first
weekend of May there is a problem for the year 2020. In 2020, the Expo
Haarlemmermeer will not be available due to the owners renting the
location to the UEFA during April, May and June, when it will be used
by the world press to report on this championship.
Where now?
A different location was the obvious first thought but after
investigating a number of possibilities none were really suitable.
Either halls are not available or they are too dark & gloomy; there
is a lack of sufficient parking next to or close to the halls and
parking is not free. Logistics also presents a challenge to do a
one-off move. This is will not work.
We have therefore chosen to take time out in 2020 Citromobile, a
"sabbatical", and to return at our normal time and place in 2021 - at
Expo Haarlemmermeer.
If there are any questions please contact us via our facebook page or
by email at citromobile@planet.nl
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Is the Citroën DS a Citroën?
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PSA's clumsy attempt at rewriting their own
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About this site
Back in the early days of the Internet (1995 to be
precise) I went on line for the first time and being a Citroën fanatic
opened up my browser and ran a search on 'Citroën'.
The search engine came up with a grand total of seventeen sites, one of
which was the Citroën Connection in Canada. I somewhat hesitantly sent
an e-mail to Blair Anderson, the Webmaster - little did I realise that
this would be the beginning of but one of many enduring friendships.
Some of the sites were, it must be said, rather uninteresting - a
picture of somebody's car and some text saying "This is a picture of my
car" Blair's site wasn't like that and over the years, he has proved to
be an inspirational mentor.
For years, Blair hosted my site on his own dedicated Apple server but
eventually it became too large and attracted such high volumes of
traffic that he was unable to continue with the arrangement.
In 1995, I volunteered to help design the Citroën Car
Club site and with Adrian Chapman, we put together the original
site. (Adrian has subsequently redesigned the site.) The raison d'être
of the Citroën
Car Club site was recruitment but while working on it, I realised
that I had such a wealth of material, that I might just as well create
my own site.
Thus Citroënët was born. Originally it covered only one topic - a
reprint of an article originally published in the Citroënian about the
fabled D Sport.
Over the years, it has grown and expanded to well over a thousand pages
devoted to all aspects of the marque including details of Citroën's production
cars, prototypes,
concept and show vehicles, commercial
vehicles, resources for the Citroën fan such as book lists,
calendars,
e-mail lists,
memorabilia, screensavers, articles, etc.
I currently drive a C6 Exclusive the
latest in a long line of Citroëns.
Julian Marsh
Terminology
- I have used the French designations where appropriate - thus a berline
is a saloon car (UK) or sedan (US), a limousine is a
six light berline, a break is an estate car (UK) or
wagon (US), a camionette or fourgonnette
is a light truck or delivery van, a cabriolet is a
convertible or drophead coupé and a faux cabriolet
is a hard top coupé.
The term CV
stands for cheval vapeur (literally 'horsepower') and is a fiscal
rating applied to cars sold in France and should not be confused with
bhp or brake horsepower.
I have used metric measurements in the
main although where appropriate, for instance when quoting historic
documents, other measurements and units have been used.
Spelling
- British English spelling is used throughout except where quoting
documents that originally used other variants of English. I have also
used British automotive terms such as bonnet (hood), boot
(trunk), bulkhead (firewall), driveshaft
(half shaft or axle shaft), dynamo (generator), gearbox
(transmission), monocoque (unibody), propshaft (drive
shaft), petrol (gasoline), quarterlight
(vent window), rev counter
(tachometer), scuttle (cowl), silencer (muffler),
top gear (high
gear), tyre (tire), windscreen
(windshield) and wing (fender).
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Why advertise your Citroën on 10 different sites
when there's one Citroën-only site.
This is the idea behind
the French-sounding but multi-lingual LeCitroMarché. The site went live in
September 2015 in Dutch and has now expanded to
include English. French and German will follow shortly so
advertisers from many countries can easily insert their Citroën ads.
By offering a worldwide,
multi lingual advertising platform to Citroën
enthusiasts it will be easier to sell your car, car-parts, literature
or miniatures EU or world wide. It's
also possible to
insert a wanted ad if you're looking for a specific item. Advertising on
LeCitroMarche is currently free. All you have to do is
register once, confirm the link in your mailbox and off you go.
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THE DS BRAND AND CITROËNËT
The DS brand was created by PSA Peugeot
Citroën on 1st June 2014.
Prior to this, the name DS had been used for a range of cars sold as
Citroëns.
The question facing this site and many others, as well as Citroën clubs
and magazines is whether coverage should include the DS cars now that
DS is a marque in its own right.
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Citroën
- a brief history The company was founded in 1919 by André
Citroën and
the first cars went on sale that year.
He employed mass production techniques for the first time in the
European automotive industry and was also the first to set up a service
agent network.
If early models were not particularly unusual in terms of technology
and styling, all this would change with the release in 1934 of the
Traction Avant which set the pattern, some 50 years ahead of its time,
for the modern motor car. No chassis, front wheel drive, aerodynamic
coachwork, excellent handling and roadholding, attention paid to
safety, etc.
Unfortunately, André Citroën died shortly after this car was launched
and shortly after he had lost control of his company to tyre makers
Michelin.
Prior to the birth of the Traction, Citroën had mastered the art of
publicity with advertising campaigns the like of which had never been
seen before - the Eiffel Tower illuminated with his name and the
company logo, trans-continental journeys, the setting of endurance
records, etc.
Citroën is renowned for its use of advanced technology - high pressure
hydraulics - first shown to an astonished world in the mid 1950s - with
the fitting of self-levelling suspension which offers absolutely
unrivalled ride comfort and for the first reliable application of front
wheel drive in the mid 1930s. The hydropneumatic system is still in use
on the current C5 and C6 because over 50 years on, nothing can touch
it.
The launch in 1949 of the 2CV confounded the critics - here was a car
which was so different from its contemporaries that it was doomed to
fail. Slow and ugly, it was the antithesis of the post war offerings of
other manufacturers - and yet it was to have a production run that
spanned five decades and generated enthusiasm bordering on the
fanatical.
The single most important event in automotive history (after the
invention of the wheel and had it been thought necessary and possible
to reinvent that, then that too would have been part of the design)
occurred in 1955 - the DS19.
In the 1960s, the company acquired automotive pioneers Panhard et
Levassor and in 1968 acquired Italian manufacturer Maserati.
Citroën was acquired by Peugeot in the mid 1970s and under their
control, much of what set Citroën apart from other motor manufacturers
was discarded. However, in the run up to its 90th birthday in 2009 the
company seemed to have rediscovered itself and modern products are more
innovative than they have been of late.
The marque has an incredible worldwide following with hundreds of
clubs. Every four years the International Citroën Car Clubs Rally
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On 17th February 2014, the
Peugeot family voted
for an agreement with Chinese auto manufacturer Dongfeng and has thus
reduced its stake to 14% and thereby has lost control of the PSA
Peugeot Citroën Group.
The French State has also bought into the Group and has also acquired a
14% stake in the firm.
The board of Directors voted in favour of a memorandum of agreement
with Donfgeng on the terms of a capital increase for PSA Peugeot
Citroën.
By injecting 800 million euros each, the French State and Dongfeng
increase the PSA Group's capital to EUR 3 billion and become equal
shareholders with the Peugeot family.
The participation of the Peugeot family drops from 25% to 14%. -
exactly the same share as Dongfeng and the French State.
As a result, the Peugeot family, is no longer the majority shareholder
of the group.
The Protocol Agreement will be finalised on 26th March 2014.
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Citroën DS stories in Asia/Histoires de Citroën
DS en Asia
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And you thought you
knew everything about the DS? In this book Pierre Jammes tells us the
unheard and fascinating stories of the mythical Citroën DS in Asia. He
has scooped archives, searched through secret collections and most
importantly, he has let their owners do the talking. Although many
books have already been published about the Citroën DS in several
languages, none has ever been written on this particular topic. That
makes this book a must for every Citroën enthusiast.
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Author Pierre Jammes is a Frenchman based in Asia,
where he drives a
Citroën DS. As a hobby, he has gathered together a unique collection of
material about the DS in Asia over the last ten years. Olivier de
Serres, a prominent Citroën DS specialist and author, wrote the
foreword of this book. The book is bilingual: the text is in English
and French.
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Kleintjes in crisistijd
Small Cars during a period of crisis - the story
of the LN, LNA, Visa, Axel and Oltcit - by Thijs van der Zanden
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Citroën GS & GSA Topklasse in het
middensegment
The definitive book about the GS and GSA by Marc
Stabèl and Citrovisie
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BX Voici la Nouvelle Citroën
Another excellent book from Thijs van der Zanden
and Citrovisie about the car that changed Citroën's fortunes and
introduced high pressure hydraulics to a much wider clientele.
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GODDESS
A Workshop Guide
Buying – restoring – Servicing – Understanding the Citroën DS
This Workshop Guide is not intended as a
replacement for the Factory Manual. It’s more a companion volume; an
aid to the hands-on owner when repairing, understanding or restoring a
DS. The book comprises 250 pages with hundreds of workshop photographs
and clear line drawings. The book will guide you through everything
from removing and stripping the engine to bodywork restoration, as well
as regular servicing & maintenance issues. Including hints and tips
from someone who has "been there, done that". The book also includes
chapters on understanding the hydraulic system, practical repair of the
hydraulic system and a guide for newbies on buying a used DS
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THE ESSENTIAL
GUIDE TO DRIVING IN EUROPE - new edition for 2018
Worried about driving abroad? With this handy
guide, you needn’t be!
- All you need to know for a safe and enjoyable
European trip
- Helps you plan your trip and check information
on the road
- Reassurance for the first-timer … and the
latest facts for regular travellers
- General guidance on driving abroad, and
country-specific information
- Specific advice: driving in cities, towing,
winter driving…
- What to do in an emergency: breakdowns,
accidents, car crime…
- Comprehensive coverage:
- specific information for 50 European countries
- Speed limits, local rules, and motorway tolls
in each country
- Extensively illustrated with over 160 photos,
plus road signs and port maps (UK & Continent)
- Includes UK information for visitors from USA
and Australia
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This easy to use guide helps you to prepare for
your European trip,
and check the information you require on the road. With unrivalled
coverage, it provides the key facts you need to drive in 50 countries
across Europe - as well as general advice to help you deal with the
unexpected, no matter where you are!
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Les Filles
de Forest
De in België
geproduceerde tweecilinder Citroëns
Les Citroën
bicylindres assemblées en Belgique
(The Belgian-built two cylinder Citroëns)
‘Les filles de Forest’ describes the production
and evolution of the
two-cylinder cars built at Forest, from the first 2CV A in 1952 to the
latest Visa in 1980. Other models such as the Ami 6, the Dyane, the
Méhari and the LN are also covered in depth, along with the Radar and
Lohr. There are full descriptions of body colours, fabrics, production
figures and chassis numbers by type and by year.
The book contains hundreds of images, many of
which have never been previously published.
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TRACTION AVANT CITROËN
By Olivier de Serres
A simply gorgeous book of photos of the Traction
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