Hi Simon, You are right, it's a Citroen Traction Avant , I remember a lot of them were used as taxis travel from Saigon to Bien Hoa before 1975. Citroën Traction Avant Manufacturer Citroën Also called Citroën 11CV Citroën 15CV Citroën Big Fifteen Citroën Big Six Production 1934-1957 Assembly Paris, France Forest, Belgium Cologne, Germany Slough, England Predecessor Citroën Rosalie Successor Citroën DS Class Mid-size Luxury car Executive car Body style(s) 2-door coupé 4-door sedan Layout MF FF Engine(s) 1.3 L I4 1.9 L I4 2.9 L I6 Length 4,650 mm (183.1 in) Width 1,790 mm (70.5 in) Height 1,590 mm (62.6 in) Curb weight 1,025 to 1,170 kg (2,260 to 2,580 lb) Designer André Lefèbvre
Hi Simon,
ReplyDeleteYou are right, it's a Citroen Traction Avant , I remember a lot of them were used as taxis travel from Saigon to Bien Hoa before 1975.
Citroën Traction Avant
Manufacturer Citroën
Also called Citroën 11CV
Citroën 15CV
Citroën Big Fifteen
Citroën Big Six
Production 1934-1957
Assembly Paris, France
Forest, Belgium
Cologne, Germany
Slough, England
Predecessor Citroën Rosalie
Successor Citroën DS
Class Mid-size Luxury car
Executive car
Body style(s) 2-door coupé
4-door sedan
Layout MF FF
Engine(s) 1.3 L I4
1.9 L I4
2.9 L I6
Length 4,650 mm (183.1 in)
Width 1,790 mm (70.5 in)
Height 1,590 mm (62.6 in)
Curb weight 1,025 to 1,170 kg (2,260 to 2,580 lb)
Designer André Lefèbvre
Cheers.
Front wheel drive, too.
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