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So That Nice Citroens Might Live, Hanzel Auto Body Hacks Up This Rusty DS

We took a look at Hanzel Auto Body Works, located in Oakland's historic Auto Row district for 90 years, last winter and saw that Henry Hanzel's shop is definitely the epicenter for all things Citroën in Northern California. A few weeks back, I got an email that started "I'll be cutting up a rusted-out Citroën DS at my shop in downtown Oakland tomorrow if you would like to come by." How could I pass up such an opportunity? Not only was there the promised sliced-and-diced DS, but several solid DSs, a 2CV, a Traction-Avant, and Henry's daily-driver DS wagon parked out front. Jump away for all the photos.


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6:00 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,355 views, 49 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: @Grrrrrrrrr: In your French mistress analogy, you forgot 'best ride of your life'. more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Hopelessly French Edition: 1925 Renault Type 45 or 1951 Citroen Traction-Avant?

We had a bit of an upset in Monday's Choose Your Eternity 3-way Superpower Showdown poll, with the French car coming in last! Yes, the '63 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint won handily, with a 55-24-22 split. That means the Italian car industry can feel the pride that comes from building the coolest- yet most nightmarish- cars very large sums of squandered money can buy! Just to show that we haven't forgotten the special place held by France in the Project Car Hell Pantheon, however, we're going to do an all-French matchup today. Thanks- and a Project Car Hell Tipster T-shirt- go to Hotrodelectric for these tips!
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5:20 PM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,480 views, 70 comments

Latest by donkeyassman: I bought some snow tires from my peugeot of this guy who had a traction avant done up all hot more »

down on the street bonus edition

Welcome To Oslo, Where Ancient Citroens Roam Free!

We've been getting some great Down On The Street Bonus Edition photos from our readers (so many, in fact, that it's getting tough to post them as fast as they come in- which is a good problem to have). However, when you find and photograph a daily-driven Citröen Traction-Avant on the streets of your city, you get jumped to the head of the line. Such is the case with Warpig, who has gone on an unprecedented DOTSBE binge in his hometown of Oslo, Norway. He's sent in literally hundreds of photos of interesting old cars found on Oslo's streets, and today we're going to look at some of the Citröens he's shot. Good work, Warpig, and we'll be showing more of your photos in the near future!

2:00 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,231 views, 37 comments

Latest by aesthari: Citroenporn, I like! Dang, Oslo must be heaven! more »

choose your eternity

PCH, Senior Citizen Edition: 1917 Overland or 1938 Traction-Avant?

Was it the Muppets connection that grabbed an overwhelming 80/20 victory for the Studebaker Starlight Coupe over the 1929 Model A in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll? We may never know, because the past is behind us now. And, speaking of the past, how about a pair of cars from waaaaaay back for today's challenge? And just to make things more fun, we've got a couple of project cars that are more idea than they are car!
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5:02 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,635 views, 43 comments

Latest by KPG83: Upon further examination of info provided by the seller, the Willys-Overland-Knight Registry has determined that while it's part of the more »