Citroen Traction Avant CV 1948
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Citroen B15 CV Traction Avant 15/6 1948 for sale
Exterior: Body and paint was restored in 1985 and after this the car has been treated like a baby. Only driven on sunny days and impeccably serviced. The chrome parts are in top condition. It has a tow bar if you want to take it for a camping holiday. We have fitted some chrome rings with a thin white wall after some of these pictures were taken. These can easily be removed. The front screen can be opened at the lower end to let in some cool air in the summer. The appearance of the Citroen 15 CV is something that puts a smile on everyoneâs face. It gets a lot of road presence and I think people are surprised that such an old car can keep up so well both in terms of handling and speed with today's traffic. The suspension on these cars is with torsion bars and can be adjusted.
Interior: Perhaps not as luxurious as the outside would imply but a very charming dashboard and instrument cluster. Everything in here is very nice and tidy. The passengers in the back has loads of leg room which makes this limousine a perfect wedding car. In the back behind the spare wheels is the original jack and tools.
Engine: The Citroen Berliner 15CV is often confused with the Citroen B11. But the beauty of the B15 is the six-cylinder engine producing 75hp that gives this car a great sound and a wonderful feeling to drive. You will not win to many drag races, but the three speeds have loads of torque which makes even city driving pleasant for a car of this age. The engine had a complete rebuild at the same time as the rest of the car and works wonderfully. A new battery and a 123-ignition system were fitted in June 2019. No need to worry about those points ever again and you do not need to set the ignition on your own anymore. And the Citroen 15 CV had an oil change at the same
History: Sold new here in Sweden back in 1948 and it looks like there has been only 3 owners. The second owner of the car had it for many years, between 1977-2015, and was a mechanic and Citroen lover, and he was the one who put the car in to the fantastic condition it is still today. It come with a large amount of documentation and service records.
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1948 Citroen Traction Avant CV is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Saxtorp by Auto Dealer for Not priced.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Citroen Model : Traction Avant Model Version : CV Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1948 Sub type : Sedan Location : Saxtorp
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About Citroen
French industrialist André Citroën had been building arms for the French army during WWI by the end of the war he was left with great industrial facilities but no product for the post war market. In 1919 he founded Citroen that became the first mass-production car company outside the USA[3] and a pioneer of the modern marketing as well as factory backed services network. Mind you, even Eiffel Tower served as a billboard for Citroën from 1925 to 1934 -Mon Dieu, monsier!
Soon Citroën earned a reputation for innovation and revolutionary engineering. Staying true to their slogan "Créative Technologie" Citroën has many "firsts" under their belt:
Europe’s first all-steel-bodied car, the B10 In 1934.
The world's first mass-produced front-wheel drive car,Traction Avant, (also one of the first cars to feature a monocoque-type body)
The world's first hydropneumatic self-levelling suspension system, introduced with the revolutionary Citroën DS / ID models in 1955, as well as the first production car with disc brakes.
Swiveling headlights in 1967, and finally variable assist power steering in 1970
With Citroën purchasing Maserati in 1968 a door opened for a high speed GT-model that would compete with Ferrari, Aston Martin et. al, when introduced Citroen SM was the world's fastest fwd-car.