Citroen 15 SIX Traction Avant

The ���TRACTION��� was presented at the 1934 Motor Show. At that time, there were three versions: the ���7���, the ���11��� and the ���22���. The ���7 cv��� was almost a test car. The ���11cv��� was proposed in 2 versions: the light ���11 l��g��re��� and the normal ���11���. The ���22 CV��� had a short life, as the only show where it appeared was in 1934. It was Andr�� Lef��bvre who took over the construction of the revolutionary car which was the ���TRACTION���. From then on, the firm of CITROEN launched into the construction of a more powerful car and, in 1938, the six-cylinder ���CITROEN 15 SIX��� made its appearance. The ���15 SIX��� was a normal ���11 CV��� with an extended bonnet, and it attained timed speeds of up to 130 kmh, with remarkable road handling, which is why it came to be nicknamed ��� La Reine de la Route��� (Queen of the Road). In 1953, CITROEN proposed three new colors: pearl grey, smoky grey and midnight blue, but black always remained the favorite. Between 1946 and 1955, the ���15��� was the official car of the French Government. In 1955, the Presidency of the Republic purchased three ���15 SIX H��� platforms. One of them, with limousine coachwork by Fresnay, was for a long time the official car of President Ren�� Coty and of General de Gaulle. Production of the CITROEN 15 stopped in the middle of 1955, after seventeen years of success.