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    The Citroën Traction Avant (French pronunciation: [tʁaksjɔnaˈvɑ̃]) is the world's first monocoque-bodied, front-wheel drive, mass-production car. A range...
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    Citroën (French pronunciation: [sitʁɔɛn] ) is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded in 4 June 1919 by...
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    The Citroën H-Type vans (most commonly the Citroën HY), are a series of panel vans and light trucks, produced by French automaker Citroën for 34 years...
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    The Citroën DS (French pronunciation: [si.tʁɔ.ɛn de.ɛs]) is a front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from...
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  • ordered by year of introduction. Citroën Alternative propulsion includes the following: Biofuel Citroëns include the Citroën C4 BioFlex (bioethanol flexible...
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    production hatchback was made by Citroën in 1938: the (11CV) "Commerciale" version of their 1934–1957 Citroën Traction Avant series. The initial target market...
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    Caron, Évolution des tractions avant Citroën [Evolution of Citroën's "Traction Avant"] (in French) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Citroën Rosalie....
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    at Volandia Park and Flight Museum. Citroën Traction Avant Citroën 2 CV 1949 1957 Citroën DS Citroën H Van Citroën AMI-6 Sedan "Flaminio Bertoni / – Design/Designer...
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    than the car it replaced, the Citroën Traction Avant, leaving a large gap in the middle range of the market. In 1956, Citroën developed the C10, a bubble...
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    construction. Citroën purchased this fully unitary body design for the Citroën Traction Avant. This high-volume, mass-production car was introduced in 1934 and...
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    was the Bucciali TAV-6. Six years before the appearance of the Citroën Traction Avant and more than two years before the launch of the DKW F1, the Bucciali...
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    BSA Scout, Citroën Traction Avant, Citroën DS, Renault 4 (and derivatives R5 and R6), Renault 16, Saab 900 Saab Sonett mk1, and the Citroën SM, also some...
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    hired by André Citroën to work on the Traction Avant project. After the death of André Citroën in 1935, Lefèbvre continued his work at Citroën, now led by...
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    used at least since the 1930s when SKF designed a unit used on the Citroën Traction Avant car. As of 2019 at least 90 million vehicles use SKF wheel hub bearings...
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    was preceded by Cord's own 1929 Cord L-29, and the French 1934 Citroën Traction Avant front wheel drive cars, but the 810 / 812 was commercially less...
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    with the front-wheel-drive Citroën Traction Avant and Citroën 2CV in mind. Michelin had bought the then-bankrupt Citroën in the 1930s. Because of its...
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    1931 and later used in a lot of designs. The front wheel drive Citroën Traction Avant from 1934 was the first to implement the idea in a serially produced...
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    The Citroën TUB (from the French Traction Utilitaire Basse or Traction Utilitaire type B) was a light van derived from the Traction Avant passenger car...
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  • in the countryside, they force them to exchange their old stolen Citroën Traction Avant against the family's new DS, identical to the sabotaged one. The...
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    Kégresse in 1939. The transmission was intended for use in the Citroën Traction Avant, however Kégresse ran out of money before a working model could...
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  • 1990s Avant (train), a high speed rail service in Spain Audi Avant, a station wagon Audi RS2 Avant, a high performance estate car Citroën Traction Avant, a...
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    manufactured in the first half of the 20th century, including the iconic Citroën Traction Avant. In the era before seat belts, the accidental opening of such doors...
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    Fiat Ducato (redirect from Citroën Relay)
    has also been sold as the Citroën C25, Peugeot J5, Alfa Romeo AR6 and Talbot Express and later as the Fiat Ducato, Citroën Jumper (Relay first in the...
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    The first station wagon produced by a French manufacturer was the Citroën Traction Avant Familiale model introduced in 1935. The first Peugeot station wagon...
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    towards the firewall, the rear of the car. This is the case for the Citroën Traction Avant, Saab 99, Saab 900 and many rear-engine cars. Contrary to most car...
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    André-Gustave Citroën (French: [ɑ̃dʁe ɡystav sitʁɔɛn]; 5 February 1878 – 3 July 1935) was a French industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën. He...
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    facilities at Clermont-Ferrand and at Citroën in Paris, by the design team who had created the Traction Avant. Boulanger closely monitored all decisions...
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    carry a large enough proportion of weight for good traction and handling. The 1934 Citroën Traction Avant solved the weight distribution issue by placing...
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    to the 1970s 'Super Beetle' and the pre-war and 1950s post war Citroën Traction Avant. The door or opening of a cargo area may be hinged at the top, side...
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    truck introduced by Citroën in 1935. Although the engine cowling and front body appeared similar to the Citroën Traction Avant's, the U23 had a conventional...
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