1955 British advertisement for Citroën Traction Avant (Six Cylinder and Light Fifteen) and 2CV

CITROEN OWNERS ARE A RACE APART

Who the devil do they think they are...
Lords of the Highway? - you're inclined to ask yourself, as these Citroen owners sail imperiously past you. On which the blunt commentary is "Wouldn't you chum?"
For it's quite amazing what a Citroen will do for a man's morale at the wheel.
Like woman, generous creature, your Citroen wants you to enjoy being her slave. Like woman, warm-hearted, your Citroen delights in making you "fall in love" with her... over and over and over again. There's just this difference.
A woman's secrets are her own.
Not so a Citroen's...

1 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE eliminates under-car transmission thus permitting long, low-slung body and wider wheel base - for speed with safety.

2 FAST CORNERING close cornering without skidding because you're pulled not pushed around corners

3 RAPID ACCELERATION and high cruising speed - the benefits of high power/weight ratio and correlated gearing

4 LOW CENTRE OF GRAVITY gives exceptional road holding without sway, skid or slither, even on wet roads

5 TORSION BAR SUSPENSION eliminates roll and spring troubles, safeguards the chassis and simplifies maintenance

6 INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION coupled with powerful shock absorber damping prevents bounce, minimises shocks, irrespective of surface conditions

SIX CYLINDER SALOON
with fixed roof £1040.0.0 plus Purchase Tax £434.9.2.
with sliding roof £1052.0.0 plus Purchase Tax £439.9.2.

LIGHT FIFTEEN SALOON
with fixed roof £685.0.0 plus Purchase Tax £286.10.10.
with sliding roof £695.0.0 plus Purchase Tax £290.14.2.

2CV CONVERTIBLE SALOON
£398 plus Purchase Tax £166.19.2

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