Rolling Tribute To Yanks Who Liberated France (Vintage Citroen Tour)

www.sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Monday, July 22, 2002 | Jim Doyle, Chronicle Staff Writer

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San Francisco -- Rounding a corner near San Francisco's Presidio parade grounds, they looked like something out of the past: the first in a convoy of 30 classic Citroen sedans, with horns blaring and French flags fluttering.

With their antique, rolling lines and stuffed-to-the-gills luggage racks, the automobiles -- ranging in vintage from 1934 to 1957 -- seemed as if they belonged in a French countryside scene from a Jean Renoir film.

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BeePing! : )

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[Arkinsaw]

Darn, just when I give up on the French they do stuff like this. Unpredictable folks they are.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Say what you want about the French, but Citroens are great cars.

[Looking for Diogenes]

Hmmm. Well, maintenance is a pain in this country, with no dealership network. My dad had a couple of DS station wagons. They were extremely comfortable to ride in, handled well, were well designed, and had few problems. On the other hand, I understand that the 2CVs were like Tin Lizzies.

The Travants mentioned in this article mostly have at least couple of hundred thousand miles on them. They can't be that bad.

[vooch]

hate to disagree, had a 1956 DS19......sure its suspensions/brake system was a nightmare. I still recall the first time our mechanic Jacques told me about the Spheres.... Spheres ? what da' f ?.

But the long stroke engine was a dream running on the highway.....and it was seriously roomy...... I bought it in 1982 and kept it for 3-4 years.