{"id":93804,"date":"2017-06-27T08:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T13:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/?p=93804"},"modified":"2025-06-02T07:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:26:54","slug":"the-saga-of-the-revolutionary-citroen-ta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/the-saga-of-the-revolutionary-citroen-ta\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saga of the Revolutionary Citro\u00ebn T\/A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lead-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lead-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"565\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-93772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lead-3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lead-3-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/lead-3-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Traction Forward!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>By Philippe H. Defechereux<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>The year 1934 was to be Andr\u00e9 Citro\u00ebn\u2019s finest yet, the highest summit in a vast range of accomplishments already marked by several impressive peaks in his two preceding decades. And the year 1934 did start well for great French industrialist. After turning 56 on February 5, in mid-April he witnessed his life\u2019s two grandest industrial creations come to life together, for they were entwined from conception: His new and thoroughly revolutionary Traction-Avant sedan began to come out fully formed and by the hundreds daily. This from his just-completed car production plant in Paris by the Seine, then by far the biggest, most modern and integrated mass-production automobile facility in Europe. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro_content_message\">This content is for Premium Subscriber members only.<br \/><a href=\"\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fvelocetoday.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F93804\">Login<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/velocetoday.com\/subscription-account\/subscription-checkout\/?level=1\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traction Forward! By Philippe H. Defechereux The year 1934 was to be Andr\u00e9 Citro\u00ebn\u2019s finest yet, the highest summit in a vast range of accomplishments already marked by several impressive peaks in his two preceding decades. And the year 1934 did start well for great French industrialist. 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