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Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs
DVLA consultation on historic vehicle registration processes, how to respond to it and ensure your voice makes a difference.
The Department for Transport (DfT) and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) have launched a call for evidence around the existing policies and registration processes for historic, classic, and rebuilt vehicles.
The FBHVC's provisional position is available at
https://evidence.fbhvc.co.uk
Please visit and answer the questionnaire


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                            Citroën Internationale
Bringing together the Citroën clubs of the world

Citroen
                            Car Club
Citroën Car Club

2CV GB
2CV GB

Traction
                          Owners Club
Traction Owners Club

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Passenger cars All the cars produced by the company from 1919 to date

Timeline

Utility + commercial vehicles All the vans and trucks produced by the company

Prototypes + Concept cars Show cars, concept cars and prototypes of the production models

Resources including e-mail lists, book reviews, magazines, links to other sites and screensavers and lots of other goodies

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

Photothèques Photo galeries galore

Miscellaneous All the stuff that doesn't fit into one of the other categories

Sport Citroën's success in motor sport is the result of more than fifty years of involvement

Citroën publicity Brochures and advertisements

Panhard et Levassor One of the automotive pioneers was owned by Citroën
Citroënët
Citroën, past, present and future plus Panhard et Levassor

"You will remember from reading your Suetonius that the proudest boast of the Roman Emperor Augustus was that he had found the city brick and left it marble. In the same vein, Citroën may claim to have found the automobile a motorised cart and made of it a magic carpet." LJK Setright
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Double Chevron magazines from 1960 to 2005


Citroën Information magazines 1973 to 1984
2CV In 1919, Citroën launched its first model - the Type A.
From the mid thirties until recently, the company has produced some of the most advanced, individualistic and technically interesting cars ever built.
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D Series brochures
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On June 1st 2017, the last hydropneumatic Citroën rolled off the production line at Rennes

New Citroën brand identity and logo for 2023

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 had volunteered to help design the Citroën Car Club site and with Adrian Chapman, we put together the original site. (Adrian and others have subsequently redesigned the site.) The raison d'être of the Citroën Car Club site at that time 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 in 1995, long before Citroën had a website, Citroënët was born. Originally it covered only one topic - a reprint of an article originally published in the Citroën Car Club magazine - the Citroënian about the fabled D Sport. Over the years, it has grown and expanded to several 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, e-mail lists, memorabilia, screensavers, articles, etc.

I currently drive a C5 (X7) 2.2 HDi 200 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), sill (rocker panel), top gear (high gear), tyre (tire), windscreen (windshield) and wing (fender).

There is also quite a bit of French, Dutch, German and Spanish...

Is the Citroën DS a Citroën?

PSA's clumsy attempt at rewriting their own history in 2017
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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 Publications - free workshop manuals, service manuals, parts catalogues, etc.

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Citroën - a (very) 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 was 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 remained in use until 2017.
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, noisy 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 road wheel and had it been thought necessary and possible to reinvent that, then that too would have been part of the design - the steering wheel was however reinvented) 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, including hydropneumatic suspension, was discarded. However, in the run up to its 90th birthday in 2009 the company seemed to have rediscovered itself and some modern products are more innovative than they had been.
In 2019, the marque and its enthusiasts celebrated the company's 100th birthday with events throughout the world.
The marque has an incredible worldwide following with hundreds of clubs. Every four years the International Citroën Car Clubs Rally (ICCCR) meeting is attended by thousands of visitors (and their cars) from all over the world.


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PANHARD & CITROËN

un mariage de raison ?

By Yann Le Lay and the late Bernard Vermeylen

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Citroën DS stories in Asia/Histoires de Citroën DS en Asia

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.

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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GS Comic Book

In this comic book you will find not one, but two stories in which the Citroën GS plays the leading role.

Eva works for an antique dealer and has to transport a valuable package from Paris to Marseille. When she wants to get on the train she notices she is being followed. She runs away and literally bumps into Gilles, who helps her escape in his Citroën GS. An extraordinary chase follows in which all the qualities of the GS come in handy...
To please his colleague, Citroën salesman Marcel buys a lottery ticket from him. He thoughtlessly leaves the ticket in the glove compartment of the Citroën GS, which he delivers to a customer in the afternoon. That evening it turns out that Marcel's ticket has won the first prize. When he tries to get his ticket back, it turns out that the GS has already changed hands. The beginning of an exciting adventure...
There is an English and a French version of this book.


Axel & Oltcit
Les Citroën de l'est

An updated and expanded version of Thijs van der Zanden's excellent Dutch language book Citroën Axel la cousine de Craiova translated into French




TRACTION AVANT CITROËN

By Olivier de Serres

A simply gorgeous book of photos of the Traction

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Panhard
                          & Citroën A Marriage Of Convenience
PANHARD & CITROËN
A marriage of convenience
Citrovisie's long awaited book provides an in depth view of the 12 year relationship between Panhard & Levassor and Citroën. In September 1967, after 76 years of automobile manufacture, the last Panhard 24 rolled off the production line. The Panhard spirit, however, lived on at Citroën: the people and the know-how that came directly from the Avenue d’Ivry benefitted the manufacturer on the Quai de Javel.
More than fifty years have now passed and authors Yann Le Lay and the late Bernard Vermeylen recount the fascinating history of the ‘marriage’ between Panhard and Citroën. Translated into English by Julian Marsh. A must for everyone who is interested in both brands, and for those who are simply curious about automotive history in general.
This book is available in English and French.
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90 years of the Traction Avant
On 18th April 1934, Citroën launched the first modern car. To celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of this momentous event, CitroExpert has produced a CITROSPECIAL

Citrovisie postCARds
POSTCARDS
M. Carpedi shows the most beautiful postcards from his extensive collection. The central theme: cars from the period between 1945 and 1975!
The period of the ‘Trente Glorieuses’, 30 years of optimism, dynamism, creativity and glory. New were the television, fridge, the Citroën DS, the Caravelle, motorways...
Extra fun: almost all postcards include a QR code. By scanning it, you can see what the place where the photographer stood years ago looks like today!
The texts in the book are in Dutch, French and English.

A brand new Citroën book!
Citrovisie and Citroexpert have joined forces and present this new and unique Citroën book. Available right now!
Every year between 1960 and 1975, Citroën hired American designer Henry de Ségur Lauve to design cars that suited the taste of American consumers. He drew new DSs and SMs and maybe also influenced the lines of the GS and CX... Much of the spectacular designs ended up in the Citroën archives and were forgotten. After more than 50 years, this book showcases his work prominently for the first time. A unique piece of Citroën history!
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Citrovisie
The XM book in English!
Author and publisher Thijs van der Zanden has collaborated again with Citroënët Webmaster Julian Marsh to bring you the definitive work on the XM (and Xm too)


Sketchbook of a Citroën designer
Dan Abramson worked as an automotive designer for Citroën for 21 years. His work included the Citroën XM, the Citroën Xantia and the Citroën C6 and of course countless projects that never got beyond the drawing board.

Citroën CX
                          Aerodynamic Elegance
The CX book in English!
Author Michael Buurma and publisher Thijs van der Zanden joined forces with translator and Citroënët Webmaster Julian Marsh to produce the definitive work on the CX.
More details here.

Citroën BX
                          - a new generation of Citroën
New Citroën book by Citrovisie: "BX, a new generation of Citroën"
- Available now -
In this book, author Thijs van der Zanden describes the history of the Citroën BX. Fully updated with new photos and extra visual material this edition has been translated into English by Citroënët Webmaster Julian Marsh.
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Second revised and expanded edition of Marc Stabèl's acclaimed GS & GSA book - in English

What A Ride!
What A Ride!
Growing up with Citroën in North America
by Richard Bonfond


ë-C3
ë-C3


Citroën Oli concept


C5 X

Style Auto
1972 Style Auto magazine article about the SM

C6 sales for Citroën personnel
C6 sales for Citroën personnel

100 ans/100 years
100 ans Citroën
100 years of Citroën at la Ferté Vidame


l'Annuaire Auto-Collection

Action Auto Moto
Citroên D5
Citroên D5 : The star of the 2012 Mondial