CITROËN 11CV FRONT DRIVE

Description

The Citroen Traction Avant is an innovative front wheel drive automobile produced by the French manufacturer Citroen. About 760,000 units were produced from 1934 to 1957. The original models were a small saloon with a 1303 cc engine.

This model was called the 7A, which was succeeded in June 1934 by the 7B and 7C with higher powered engines of 1529 and 1628 cc respectively. Later models were the 11, which had a four-cylinder 1911 cc engine, and the 15, which had a 2867 cc six-cylinder engine. The numbers refer to the French fiscal horsepower rating CV. The 11 was an 11 CV, but curiously the 15 was actually 16 CV). The 11 was built in two versions, the 11L ("light"), which was the same size as the 7 CV, and the normal model 11, which had a longer and wider wheelbase. (Scale : 1/72e)