Citroen Traction Avant: 90 years old and 100 patents, from front-wheel drive to automatic transmission – News

Citroën Traction Avant turns 90 but there is another number that makes it special: the one hundred patents it has had since its launch in 1934.

April 26, 2024

S90 years have passed since April 1934 when, at the Paris Motor Show, one of the most innovative and modern models of the time debuted, which was originally called the model 7 (like many other French models, the name was taken from its power financial) but recently. after that the name was changed Front wheel drive because it was the most prominent feature: all the others were behind the wheel and therefore more difficult and expensive, and longer, because space had to be left for the drive shaft and differential on the rear axle. And, since it was short, they disappeared I predellini because we no longer had to “get in the car”.

Citroën it was already a very well-established and advanced brand in industrial production: it had established large factories in the country 1919 It is in 1924 created a bodywork entirely in steel for the first time, in a period when there was still a lot of wood in cars. Not only was it done completely iron, but it was the first to introduce a monocoque design, hydraulic brakes, four-wheel independent suspension and a torsion bar, making it known as a car that could be easily transported, safe and of high comfort.

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LIts long career (end of production 1957, 760,000 examples) will have ongoing updates such as the addition of an automatic transmission and thus became out of 100 patents (maybe not 100, but still a lot) and his iconic series also became a favorite vehicle for films about the French resistance or that of Parisian gangsters.

What not everyone knows is that it was designed by an Italian, Flaminio Bertoni who took the suggestions of André Citroën and driver André Lefebvre and created a spaceship inspired by the swan’s neck.

The first one 7A of ’34 was quickly updated in various series B, C, Games and kept that name until 1941, but at the same time it was connected with 11 (1.9 liters of displacement) are available later in many versions. Rarer than Tensionand 22 from 1934 which was set a V8 3.8 liters produced in about twenty luxury models, all of which seem to have disappeared.

Fgives birth there 22 he aimed very high, and so in 1938 he arrived 15 six, which however uses a large displacement engine (2.9 liter inline six cylinder) with 77 HP curiously designed around the left (and actually called Sita G like “gauche”). To make room for the 6th row, the nose was lengthened of 11 cm and this gave it an attractive and racing appearance, so much so that it deserved the nickname of Queen of the Road and exceptional handling and comfort features. However, something advised us to return to the old ways and the direction of rotation of the engine was again directed to the right, taking the name a. 15 Six Rights (D). The last of the 100 patents was saved 15 Six 6 H, equipment and much hydropneumatic rear suspension for a constant length. It was the suspension of the revolution that would organize DS 19 almost a year and a half later. There Regina in Jewel (the Paris road where the Citroën factory was located) left the scene in October 1955.

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