Franklin Olympic Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Reluctantly I am offering my 1954 Citroen for sale. I have run out of space. It is a good runner, once it gets started. Nice paint, reupholstered in original fabric. 1.9 litre OHV 4 cylinder, 42 HP. This is the mid size 4 cylinder, the Normale. Car is in Maryland. $16,500. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Cest Magnifique ! Having owned and driven essentially all manner of Citroen, this Normale is truly amazing, and would be a noted addition to any serious collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I always thought these were very handsome cars and that's a good price for a nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Is that the car that was in Princeton, New Jersey? Air Products marketing? Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 No, this car was never in Princeton, New Jersey. Plus I noticed a mistake in my ad. The correct HP is about 54. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil morse Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 My God, don't tempt me! I have always wanted to own one of these, and this price seems very reasonable. Lucky for my wife, we only have garage space for one collector car, but I'm sure this car is going to make someone very happy. Good luck with the sale. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 16, 2019 Author Share Posted November 16, 2019 Here's a few more pictures. I have owned this car since 1991. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel boeve Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I just wonder why you have a dutch numberplate in front of the car .Came from Holland ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 The Dutch number plate was on a Cadillac convertible that my father bought when we lived in Germany. The Cadillac belonged to the Belgian ambassador to Holland. Maryland only had one number plate in 1954, so when I found the old dutch plate it got the place of honour up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi, Was there a 2 door version of the Traction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 there were a very few coupes and convertibles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Postwar I don't believe there were any coupes or convertibles. A few more pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cutler Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Beautiful lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I first saw one of these cars in a French movie. Can't remember what it was though unfortunately. An old black and white movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdc Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) This car is so tempting and priced reasonably from what I can tell. Would you take trades? Never mind, I see you are selling it for a lack of space. Edited November 19, 2019 by bdc (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruffsup Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 And this model has a little known American connection. Circa 1932 it was the world's first mass produced all stamped steel bodied front wheel drive car made under Budd licensing ( for the stamped steel part ) The steel stamped frame and fork on my 1931 BMW motorcycle were also made under Budd licenses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 2:21 AM, Surf City '38 said: Hi, Was there a 2 door version of the Traction? According the authorative "Wikipedia", yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 Ozstatman, as I mentioned earlier. I do not believe any 2 door cabriolets or coupes were built after WWII> DP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 You're both right - there were coupes and convertibles built, all before WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wldavis Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 11/19/2019 at 1:27 AM, mike6024 said: I first saw one of these cars in a French movie. Can't remember what it was though unfortunately. An old black and white movie. Yes. A "who dunnit" movie. At "the scene of the crime", you hear in the distant, a siren: Hi, Lo, Hi, Lo, Hi, Lo, etc. It gets louder and louder. All of a sudden, a black Traction Avant screeches to a halt, the front door swings open, and a detective (plain clothes) gets out. I love it !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 they appear commonly in French films Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) Maybe it was Le Corbeau. In a small French town identified as "anywhere", anonymous poison pen letters are sent by somebody signing as "Le Corbeau" (the Raven). The letters start by accusing doctor Rémy Germain of having an affair with Laura Vorzet, the pretty young wife of the elderly psychiatrist Dr. Vorzet. Germain is also accused of practising illegal abortions. Letters are then sent to virtually all the population of the town, but keep getting back to the initial victim, Dr. Germain. The situation becomes increasingly serious when a patient of the hospital commits suicide with his straight razor after the Raven writes to him that his cancer is terminal. Laura Vorzet's sister Marie Corbin, a nurse in the infirmary, becomes a suspect and is arrested, but soon new letters arrive. When one letter is dropped in a church from a gallery, it becomes apparent the Raven must be one of the people seated there at the time. They are gathered to re-write the Raven's letters as dictated by Dr. Vorzet, to compare the handwriting. Germain's lover Denise is suspected when she faints during the dictation, only for Laura to be identified by material found on her blotter. Germain agrees to sign an order committing Laura as insane; he is called away to attend Denise, who has fallen downstairs, but before he leaves Laura protests she wrote the Raven's first letters before Dr. Vorzet began dictating them, making him the true Raven. Just as the ambulance takes Laura away, Germain returns to find Dr. Vorzet dead at his desk, his throat cut by the cancer patient's mother as he was writing the Raven's final, triumphant letter. Film was made in Occupied France! https://pov.imv.au.dk/Issue_20/section_1/artc5A.html Edited November 25, 2019 by mike6024 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franklin Olympic Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 SOLD my beautiful Traction Avant yesterday. I really hate to see it go, but I am out of garage space and I bought another car at Hershey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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