1955 Citroën Big Six 'Traction' [15]

1955 Citroën Big Six [15] in And Now for Something Completely Different, Movie, 1971

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for:

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Author	Message
wickey ◊ 2006-03-23 22:59	the old blue sedan
antp ◊ 2006-03-23 23:16	A Citroën 'Traction'?
Dj_Sergio ◊ 2006-03-23 23:39	very expensive
Junkman ◊ 2006-03-24 02:16	Citroen UK Light 15
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-03-24 02:52	Citroen Light 15, or maybe something else expensive and luxurious like a Benz, Porsche or Cadillac. -- Last edit: 2006-03-24 02:57:41
sixcyl ◊ 2006-03-24 22:15	It is a UK built Citroen indeed, but not a "Light Fifteen" which had sparing wheel formed boot, and not rounded boot as this one. Therefore it is the last 1955 "Six Cylinder" Citroen made by Slough
DynaMike ◊ 2007-11-26 16:31	Big Six.
sixcyl ◊ 2008-01-10 08:02	Isn't exact name "Six Cylinder" rather than Big Six?
DynaMike ◊ 2008-01-10 08:20	Both names were used, according to http://www.citroen.mb.ca/cItROeNeT/foreign/slough/traction-05.html
Alexander ◊ 2008-01-10 12:30	According to the book 'The British Citroën' by Malcolm Bobbitt the names in Britain were as follows: French -> British (years built) 7A / 7B -> Super Modern Twelve (1934) 7 Sport -> Twelve Sport (1934) 7C -> Twelve (1934-41) 11 Légère -> Light Fifteen (1934-36, 1947-57) 11 -> Big Fifteen (1934-36) 11BL -> Light Fifteen (1937-41, 1945-46) 11B -> Big Fifteen (1937-41) 11 Normale -> Big Fifteen (1947-56) 15 Six -> Six (1947-55) 15 Six H -> Six H (1954-55) -- Last edit: 2008-01-10 12:31:20
Alexander ◊ 2008-01-14 15:42	Jean-Marc, why did you say it is from 1955?