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Citroën Traction Avant - go Black on Grey For Sale (1953) | | 1953 Citroën Traction Avant - go Black on Grey
A LHD right hand drive car.
Body Type: Sedan
Transmission: 3 speeds
Ext Color: Black Int Color: Grey
Engine: 1911CC M
Here is a beautiful, rare 11CV (four cylinder ,1911CC) Citroen Traction Avant.
- "Traction Avant" is French for front wheel drive, literally meaning "frontal traction"... The Traction Avant used a longitudinal, front wheel drive layout, with the engine set well within the wheelbase, resulting in a very favourable weight distribution, aiding the car's advanced handling characteristics.
- This revolutionary car used an arc-welded monocoque frame, where most of the other cars of the era were based on a frame (chassis) onto which the body ("coachwork") was built... This type of frame resulted in a lighter vehicle now used in most modern vehicles.
- The front wheels were independently sprung, using a torsion bar and wishbone suspension arrangement, where most contemporaries used live axle and cart-type leaf spring designs... The rear suspension was a simple steel beam axle and Panhard rod with unequal trailing arms, to allow the two torsion bars to run parallel to each other, across the car's width. Since it was considerably lighter than "conventional" designs of the era, it was capable of 100 km/h (62 mph), and used only 10 litres of gasoline per 100 km (24 mpg).
- Due to its robust build, many enthusiasts to this day bring out their Traction Avant cars for an exotic rally drives all across the globe... This particular Citroen has been switched from a 6 to a 12 volt system for better reliability, a modern generator was installed, newer wire wheels put in, repainted about 5 years ago.
- The exhaust system was replaced with a more reliable Midas system. Cosmetically, this car is very clean, the underside and interior show very little wear, investigating the condition of the car, one can tell this is a well maintained vehicle that was driven sparingly.
- Our Citroen would be a wonderful weekend driver for the lover of classic automobiles, drives well in both the city and highway.
$16,500 Firm USD or dollars...
More pics coming soon and on request...Serious collectors please...no tire kickers or price low ballers...
This car can be exported from the local long Beach California shipping port...at your cost...
$16,500 Firm USD or dollars...
Price (GBP) £10837. in the UK pounds...
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