Thread: Could only be a Citroen

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Having never owned a Citroen,, all I can say is they are always at the forefront of styling,, it may not be mass consumer styling,, but thats great too,,
life with cars would be dull without Citroen I reckon,,

Depends when you look at them - the "Traction Avant" was styled very much like any other 1934 car, except for the reduction in overall height, made possible by the unitary construction and lack of a prop shaft plus torsion bar suapension, but by the time it ceased production over twenty years later it was definitely looking a bit dated.

Similarly, the 1955 D series was like nothing else on the road, and could be considered futuristic, with concealed air intakes to radiator and inboard discs, very narrow pillars, frameless door windows, lack of quarter windows, single spoke steering wheel for safety and tapering body plan with semicircular front bumper. But twenty years later when production ceased, it still looked futuristic - just that the rest of the motor industry did not head towards that future! (I have owned D Series Citroens for forty years)

John