The English Citroëns

In 1919, the Citroën factory in France exported 750 cars to Britain where they were sold by the Citroën concessionaire, Gaston Limited. By the end of 1921, the company had sold a total of 2 451 vehicles. By 1923, there were over 23 000 Citroëns on British roads. Gastons found this level of business difficult to service so in 1923, Citroën Cars Limited was set up in Slough, England to manufacture cars for the British domestic and Empire (later Commonwealth) markets where right hand drive cars were the norm. The factory was to continue building cars until 1965 when the operation became dedicated to sales and marketing.

Not only were the cars built with right hand drive steering, they were frequently renamed and equipped with extras not fitted to the domestic market vehicles. 

One of the rarest of all production Citroëns was the Slough-built, 2 CV-based Bijou.

Exterior and interior views of Citroën's London HQ above left and above right

André Citroën visits the Slough assembly plant right
The delivery platform below

• The rear wheel drive models

• The Traction Avant

• The 2CV

• The Bijou

• The Ami 6

• The D series