1954 Citroen Traction Avant 11BL

Subsequent refurbishment work involved stripping the body to bare metal and repainting it in black, reupholstering the interior, and rebuilding the 1. 9-liter inline-four and three-speed manual transaxle. Equipment includes metric steel wheels, rack-and-pinion steering, torsion-bar suspension, and front-wheel-drive with homokinetic drive axles. The car was dismantled and the steel unibody was stripped to bare metal before a repaint in black during the aforementioned refurbishment. Exterior details include a louvered hood, a tilt-out windshield, coach front doors, and aluminum stone guards. Cream-finished 400mm steel wheels have chrome center caps and are mounted with 165-series Michelin X tires. The torsion-bar suspension features independent front wishbones and rear trailing arms linked to a beam axle and a panhard bar. The car is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, and braking is handled by four-wheel drums that were overhauled in 2013. Sound-deadening material was added to the cabin floors and inner doors before the interior was retrimmed in gray vinyl and cloth. Laps belts are provided for front occupants, and holes in the headliner are shown up close in the gallery.