[geeks] Traction Avant

[Sheldon T. Hall]

Quoth Jonathan Katz
> On Mar 4, 2008, at 8:35 AM, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> 
> > Actually, the Citroen I always liked was the Traction Avant from  
> > the '30s (or was it '40s?)
> 
> The Traction Avant is fantastic. The world's first real 
> mass-produced  
> FWD vehicle produced from 1934 through 1957 (longer run than 
> I thought.)
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction_avant

There was some sort of old-car event near-by a few weeks ago, and a whole
line of TAs drove through here.  They got big smiles from the onlookers.  I
think they are still pretty good-looking cars, much more modern-looking than
most other 30s stuff.

-Shel