Citroen Traction Avant - 1934-1957 - Limited Edition Premier RM Clarke
Résumé
The story of the iconic front-wheel-drive Citroens as driven by Maigret ! Included are road tests, detailed performance data, plus new model reports together with advice on restoration and acquiring a good used example. Models featured include the Types 7, 11 & 15s, the Super Modern 12 & 15s, the Sports & Popular 12s, the Light & Big 15s, plus the larger Sixes built between 1934 and 1957.
- Auteur :
- Clarke, RM
- Éditeur :
- USA, Brooklands Books, 2008
- Genre :
- Documentaire
- Langue :
- français.
- Mots-clés :
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- Sujet :
- automobile
- Description du livre original :
- 160 pages
- ISBN :
- 9781855207677.
- Domaine public :
- Non
Table des matières
- Mentions légales
- Resume
- ABOUT BROOKLANDS BOOKS
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- NEW FRONT-DRIVE CITROËNS
- Low Centre of Gravity
- Torsion-bar Suspension
- Coachwork Features
- THE "SUPER MODERN" CITROËN
- "TEN" TO HAVE A BIGGER ENGINE
- THE NEW FRONT-DRIVE CITROËN
- Stability Proved in Road Trial
- The Transmission System
- Engine Details
- MODELS AND PRICES
- THE FRONT-DRIVE CITROËN
- "THE MOTOR" RATIONALIZED ROAD TESTS
- Easy Gear Changing
- The Citroën Range
- Three F.w.d. Models
- "THE MOTOR" RATIONALIZED ROAD TESTS
- The Autocar Road Tests No. 999 (Post-War Series) - CITROËN SUPER MODERN TWELVE SALOON
- An Interesting Car to Drive, and a Very Comfortable One
- "The Autocar" Road Tests
- Advertising
- The Front-drive Citroën Twelve Saloon
- An Unconventional Car, Notable for Many Pratical Features
- THE AUTOCAR ROAD TESTS No. 1,040 - CITROËN SUPER MODERN FIFTEEN SALOON
- Advertising
- Improved Citroëns
- A NEW "FAMILY FIFTEEN" CITROËN
- Advertising
- PRACTICAL MOTORIST ROAD TESTS OF NEW CARS - The Citroën "Twelve"
- Roomy Bodywork
- Test for Road-Holding
- Performance Figures
- Brakes
- Engine Specification
- 1938 CARS - the ClTROËNS
- A DIESEL-ENGINED SALOON TO BE SOLD AT £375
- Long range economy, smoothness and robustness features of the design
- A Practical Proposition
- The Petrol-engined f.w.d. and Rear-wheel-drive Cars
- A Variety of Improvements
- A DIESEL-ENGINED SALOON TO BE SOLD AT £375
- "THE MOTOR" ROAD TESTS - The Citroën Twelve (f.w.d.) Saloon
- FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND TORSIONAL SUSPENSION
- Advertising
- 1939 CARS - THE FRONT-DRIVE CITROËNS
- Advantages of the Torsion Bar Springing
- The New "Popular" Models
- New Features to the Range
- Colour Schemes
- Specifications in Brief
- Steering and Brakes
- New Cars Described - Latest Popular Citroens
- Body Shell as Chassis
- THE AUTOCAR ROAD TESTS No. 1,223 - CITROEN LIGHT FIFTEEN SALOON
- Mirror, Head Lamps, Horn
- Citroën Introduce a Six-cylinder F.W.D. for French Market
- The Motor ROAD TEST - The Citroën Light Fifteen
- Individuality of Design
- "Hands off" Braking.
- THE AUTOCAR ROAD TESTS - No. 1,284.-12.8 h.p. CITROEN DE LUXE SALOON
- Climbing Powers
- 1940 CARS - Citroën introduce a new six-cylinder 22.6 h.p. model
- The Grand Luxe Equipment
- The new six
- Passenger Comfort
- Improved Existing Models
- Citroën Six Now Here
- The 1940 Citroën Cars
- Front-Wheel Drive
- "Clean" Interior
- "Fifteen" Engine Modifications
- New Roadster
- Prices
- Anglo-French Cars for Export
- Why Their Export is of Advantage to Great Britain
- Advertising
- 250,000 Miles in 369 Days
- Life-time in a Year
- Car Outlasted the Observers
- The F.W.D. Citroën
- F.W.D. and Torsion Bars
- 250,000 Miles in a Year
- Across America
- The Work of Reconstruction
- Garages in San Francisco
- Across America
- Salt Lake City
- Comment on the f.w.d. Citroen
- The Citroën Light Fifteen
- Unconventionality Stands the Test of Time
- Two-part Construction
- Front Suspension
- The Power Limit
- Distinctive Cylinder Layout
- Transmission
- Interior Arrangement
- THE CITROEN LIGHT FIFTEEN
- An Unusual Car with Chassis-less Construction and Front-wheel Drive
- First Impressions
- Exceptional Cornering
- Economy Pace
- An Unusual Car with Chassis-less Construction and Front-wheel Drive
- NEW CARS DESCRIBED - The Citroen Light Fifteen
- NEW CARS DESCRIBED - CITROEN SIX for BRITAIN
- Compact Power Plant
- "THE AUTOCAR" ROAD TESTS
- Suitability for Rough Work
- Control Layout.
- 1949 CARS - Front-wheel-drive CITROENS
- Components in Common
- The... CITROEN FIFTEEN
- Practical Features
- Fron Wheel Drive Impressions
- BRITISH CITROENS
- LIGHT FIFTEEN SPECIFICATION
- THE CITROEN SIX
- Stable Equilibrium
- Responsive at Speed
- The autocar road test
- The Citroen Light Fifteen
- Welcome Equipment
- An Owner's Impressions of the CITROEN 11 CV "NORMALE"
- NEW CARS DESCRIBED - CITROEN* CONTINUED
- ROAD TEST - A TRULY EXCELLENT MOTOR CAR
- BRITISH CITROEN'S BIG FIFTEEN
- SPECIFICATIONS
- LIGHT FIFTEEN
- BIG FIFTEEN
- SPECIFICATIONS
- CITROEN LIGHT FIFTEEN
- Gear Change and Clutch
- Control
- 1953 - Three CITROEN Models
- Ingenious Stowage
- A Popular Combination
- The CITROEN Big Fifteen
- Good Accessibility
- Excellent Stability
- Cheap Heat
- Sensible Equipment
- Road Testing - The Front-Drive CITROEN
- ROAD TEST
- Citroen six saloon
- Driving Vision
- The Citroen six
- Wheels Road tests the Citroen
- TECHNICAL DETAILS
- Revolutionary Rear Suspension
- The CITROEN Six
- INHERENT STABILITY
- CONVENTIONAL PATTERN.
- HYDRO-PNEUMATICS.
- Top-gear Performer
- Superb Roadholding
- Suspension under scrutiny : the citroen hydraulic system on the road
- Cornering
- SUSPENSION UNDER SCRUTINY
- Height Correction
- Progressive Maintenance of the Citroen light fifteen
- Dismanding
- Gearbox Removal
- Engine Removal
- Fitting New Pistons
- Check Big Ends
- Cylinder Block Searings
- Camshaft Extension Drive
- Lubrication
- Brakes
- Relining
- USED CARS on the Road - 1955 Citroen Light Fifteen
- Enigma
- Citroen Traction Avant: the spirit of innovation
- LE LEMON FORMIDABLE - EVERYDAY CLASSIC - 1954 CITROËN BIG 15
- STAFF CAR
- WHY?
- New Zeland Citroens
- AROUND AND ABOUT
- A KEEPER
- Citroen traction avant (1934-57)
- BODY/CHASSIS
- ENGINE
- TRANSMISSION
- SUSPENSION
- OWNING ONE
- BRAKES AND WHEELS
- INTERIOR TRIM
- EXTERIOR TRIM
- CONCLUSION
- Covert operation
- Avant garde
- Driving impressions
- Traction Avant Timeline
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