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When Citroën introduced the 2CV, short for Deux Chevaux (Two Horses) at the 1948 Paris Motor Show, few onlookers foresaw that this simple, inexpensive “people’s car” would see production of some 5,000,000 examples through 1990. Rooted in a 1936 brief issued by Citroën’s head of engineering and design, Pierre-Jules Boulanger, for the TPV..

From inception, France’s Citroën has been responsible for some of the most innovative and unique automobiles ever produced, from the front-drive Traction Avant originated during the 1930s to the advanced DS series and likely the marque’s finest, the SM (Série Maserati). Developed in the wake of the Citroën-Maserati merger in 1968, the SM feature..

In 1939, the 2.9-liter, six-cylinder 15 joined Citroën’s Traction Avant lineup as a “senior” model, sharing its basic styling and chassis with the 11B and differing in visual terms only with an elongated hood. In addition to its innovative front-wheel drivetrain layout, the 15 featured manual rack and pinion steering gear and hydraulic drum brak..

Manufactured between 1955 and 1966, the Peugeot 403 was among the most popular mid-size cars produced in France. In fact, the 403 was the first Peugeot model to exceed one million in sales. Styled by Italian design house Pinin Farina and powered by a selection of four-cylinder gas and diesel engines, the 403 was offered in several variants throu..

The Renault 4CV was debuted at the 1946 Paris Salon and offered French consumers a new outlook on economical postwar motoring. The rear-engine and rear-wheel-drive model was a resounding sales success, and by 1954, 500,000 4CVs had been built, with production ultimately ceasing in 1961. This lovely example from 1954 was purchased by the..

Just as it had done 21 years previously with the innovative Traction Avant, Citroën stunned the motoring world in 1955 with its the launch of the revolutionary DS. Sporting a futuristic, aero-efficient body shell and fully independent self-levelling, hydropneumatic suspension, plus power-operated brakes, clutch, and steering, the DS was immediat..

Much like Volkswagen’s Beetle, Citroën’s 2CV earned iconic status as France’s true “People’s Car.” The late 1970s and early 1980s saw the venerable 2CV and its contemporaries sporting a number of distinctive special editions and a widening youthful buyer base. In 1983, the France 3 yacht was the French entry into the famous America’s Cup sailboa..

Not only was the XK120 of the most sublime creations to flow from the pen of William Lyons but the C-Type version was also highly successful on the track winning the Le Mans 24hrs both in 1951 and 1953. This example also comes equipped with the special equipment package which includes a lightened flywheel, modified valves and camshafts, a twin spor..

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The Jaguar XK120 was manufactured between 1948 and 1954; Jaguar's first sports car since the SS100, which ceased production in 1940. The XK120 was launched in roadster form at the 1948 London Motor Show as a show car for the new Jaguar XK engine. It caused a sensation thus persuading Jaguar founder and design boss William Lyons to put the car into ..