
Showing posts with label Citreon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Citreon. Show all posts
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Sonia Delaunay, 1925 design for clothes and cars (Citroen B12)

Trivia

The 1931 Royale had 36 inch rims / wheels. So big, they had to have tires made specially by Michelin. According to "The Automobile" by Cheetham, they were the largest ever fitted to a road car.
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Citreon
The double chevron emblem represented meshing gears
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Cord 810/812
The headlights were from the Stinson aircraft, Cord/Auburn also owned Stinson
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Oldsmobile Starfire had a design of tailfins that were upside down, and below the rear bumper.. they were called "Skegs"

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Citreon
The double chevron emblem represented meshing gears
.................................................................................................................................................................
Cord 810/812
The headlights were from the Stinson aircraft, Cord/Auburn also owned Stinson
.................................................................................................................................................................
Oldsmobile Starfire had a design of tailfins that were upside down, and below the rear bumper.. they were called "Skegs"

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