JON PRESSNELL
Acknowledgements
Introduction
André Citroën (1878-1935)
The Traction Avant in context
Design, development and launch of the Traction
Avant
The pre-war four cylinder models
The roadsters and coupes
The long wheelbase models
The 22cv: André Citroën's mythical white elephant
The post war four cylinder saloons
The 15-six
The Traction Avant in Belgium
The Traction Avant in Great Britain
The Traction Avant aroung the world
The Rosengart supertraction
French transvestites: cars using the Traction Avant bodyshell
Special bodied Tranction Avants
Modifying the Traction Avant
Other uses of the Traction Avant Power Unit.
Replacing the Traction Avant
The Traction Avant in motor sport
The Traction Avant in Frech culture
The legacy of the Traction Avant
Appendix: Buying a Traction Avant
Bibliography
Index
Citroen Traction Avant was the worlds most advanced family car at its launch in 1934, and in the course of its 23-year life it became a national emblem for the French. Not only did it popularise front-wheel drive and chassis-less monocoque construction, but it also combined for the first time on one car such modern features as an overhead-valve engine, all-round torsion-bar suspension, hydraulic brakes and rack-and-pinion steering.
At the same time it can lay claim to being one of the most beautiful motor cars every produced, its graceful lines being the work of talented artist and sculptor Flaminio Bertoni.
Lavishly illustrated and clearly presented, this book is the indispensable companion for all fans of this most legendary of motor cars
