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Please note that the cars or exhibit items shown in this database are part of our collection but may not be on display when you visit.
The fire and rescue service in Cogolin, France, were using a Citroën 15-6 Traction Avant as part of their fleet. One night while on patrol, Colonel Hourcastagné found the...
This race car started as a stock Citroën 2CV. As the 2CV was found to be affordable and easy to maintain, it was an ideal fit with the racing...
The Citroën 2CV was designed to offer minimal-cost rural transportation. Designers were challenged to build a car that would carry two people and a 250 pound sack of potatoes...
The peoples’ car of France, originally developed before WWII, the 2CV did not go into production until 1950 because of the war. The press laughed at the car, claiming...
The Citroën 5CV was shown at the Paris Salon in 1921, and production began in 1922. For the first time in France, the marketing was slanted toward feminine clientele,...
André Citroën introduced his first car to the public in 1919, and within two weeks received 16,000 orders for the Type a 10CV. The company steadily grew through the...
The Citroën Ami 6 was launched in 1961 as “the world’s most comfortable medium class car.” The arrival of the Ami 6 filled the demand for Citroën to produce...
The Citroën Ami 8 was presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1969. The Ami 8 was far more conventional in appearance than the Ami...
The Citroën Ami Super was launched in January 1973 and, while it looks like the Ami 8, it has a larger, more powerful horizontally-opposed flat 4-cylinder air cooled engine...
André Citroën, the founder of Citroën, was first and foremost a communicator. To promote the brand’s products and image, he decided to take Citroën vehicles to the furthest reaches...
During the German occupation of France in World War II, gasoline was scarce, expensive, and often unavailable. Several companies offered systems for a vehicle to be powered by alternative...
Citroën’s British subsidiary at Slough created the Bijou–giving it the distinction of being the only Citroën designed and built outside France. They used the same platform and mechanical elements...
The Citroën BX was launched with much fanfare on September 23, 1982, at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. It became available to the public in 1983 with many...
Citroën introduced the C6 concept car at the Geneva Motor Show in 1999. The C6 was to be its flagship model, intent on replacing the aging XM. However, it...
