A Pair of 15/6 CV Traction Avants... [PIC]

These Citroen "Big Six" saloons (as they were called in the UK) were built from 1938 to 1956 in both France and in postwar UK, Denmark, Belgium and Germany. These front wheel drive sedans with their innovative cast aluminum transfer cases and crash resistant monocoque bodies were sold as executive cars. In the last two years of production, they were outfitted with hydraulic self leveling suspensions which went on to be employed in the subsequent DS series. Jack Brabham was so enamored with that transfer case that he refined the design for use in his Formula One cars.

I know models like these aren't for everybody here, but I always enjoyed the European designs of this era. These are two very inexpensive models that I gussied up a bit with lots of foil, some paint simulated cloth upholstery and an exhaust tips. The 1952 Monte Carlo entry is and ancient Bburago kit build and the "Free French" model was part of a group of Citroen models that were released for the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Paris.