For those gearheads that aren't too into pre-war automobiles, you should know a few details on the Citroen Traction Avant. This is one of the most important cars of its time, a model that has ...

With front-wheel drive and unibody construction, the Citroën Traction Avant helped set the template for modern cars. A 1949-built example of the groundbreaking French sedan was featured on a recent ...

Some 12 years ago when I was still living in London, there was a gentleman in Camden Town who took his kids to school in a Citroën Traction Avant each morning. With that being far from a pristine ...

Jay Leno isn't just into supercars and rare exotics. He has all sorts of cars stashed in his massive collection. Even old Citroën sedans. Of course, this isn't just any old Citroën. It's a Traction ...

Like many European carmakers focusing on affordable vehicles, Citroën didn't offer a V8 engine. The French experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it mostly stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills.

French cars are known for their delicate, yet quirky style, especially Citroens, so we’d imagine this Traction Avant model comes as a shock to the marque’s aficionados. So, forget what you’ve learned ...

Citroen built 760,000 Traction Avant cars in various forms between 1934 and 1957. Citroen built 760,000 Traction Avant cars in various forms between 1934 and 1957. Over Anzac weekend, the Citroen Car ...

Barn finds are often quite appealing for petrolheads, especially if a weird story is involved or if the model in question was a big deal for the automotive industry. The latter is the case with the ...

The car you see here is from 1955, and benefits from rack and pinion steering (all cars after 1936 did, before that it was worm-and-roller) and 57bhp. For cars from that era, it feels modern, ...

Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. We're due for another French car, so let's break out the ...

The Citroën Traction Avant is possibly the most pioneering car you’ve never heard of. Introduced in 1934, it innovated tech still used in family cars today. Today we think of Citroëns as odd and ...

A French limousine built in the months leading up to the start of World War Two is back on the road again. It has taken Citroen fan Steve Southgate, from Bilston, near Wolverhampton, 35 years to ...