Citroën Traction Avant 11 BL (1956) - POV Drive

Car : Citroën Traction Avant (1934 - 1957)
Engine : 2.0 Carburator 60hp
Trim : 11 BL Légère
Year: 1956
Transmission: 3 speeds manual
Mileage : 146500kms
Hey Guys, Major MB for another video, today i took another vehicle from my work and today i was able to drive the most popular and the most Iconic French classic car who also use as the Gestapo's official car during the second world war, of course this is the Citroën Traction Avant, this particular one has the 4 cylinder 2.0 carburator petrol engine with 60bhp, in this video i do the first test drive to see if the car runs good and if everything works properly.
Truly amazing experience to be honest and the oldest car i drove so far, it drives very well for his age and it is in really good shape. Just a moment of lonelyness when i was struggling to downshift from 3 to 2 during the video lol!
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[@recycleman975]

1956 and still drives wow you will never get this from a new car... old cars are unstoppable

[@Steve1766]

of course

[@brunonunesmartins7449]

What a beautiful car! Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cars on the channel. It works like new.

[@majormb8901]

Yes it was by far the best car i have ever driven of my life (remember old is gold)

[@recycleman975]

@@majormb8901 yeah

[@recycleman975]

yeah and works better than a new car new cars won't stay as new as when they were new while old do

[@Steve1766]

@@majormb8901 true

[@Steve1766]

@@recycleman975 yeah

[@leytonbotha-saunders9712]

Élégance classe bref une Traction. Merci pour ton contenu c'est appréciable, hâte des prochain POV avec des voitures exotiques 😎

[@SteadyWombat]

Bien plus que la voiture de la Gestapo, c’était avant tout la voiture de la Résistance (des FFI, Forces Françaises de l’Intérieur) et des gangsters d’après-guerre (le Gang des Tractions Avant). Ses qualités routières de l’époque lui permettaient des choses dont la plupart des autres voitures, même plus puissantes, ne pouvaient que rêver d’accomplir. Petite vidéo très sympa !

[@TinglingTaco]

I think this might be my favourite video on your channel so far, I love old Citroëns!

[@Gabrieltakesover]

Glad to see a drive with this car. I've read about it and about other Citroën old models as well. It's a piece of history and looks in great shape. I saw such cars in old ww2 game Medal of Honor Allied Assault and I searched about it. I would love to see other Citroën clasic cars as well,2 CV,Dyane and BX,CX,GS.

[@hawk_bl]

It's really cool to hear your commentary in the videos :)

[@automotivetvchannel]

Beautiful oldtimer! Nice!

[@truthseeker8483]

So fast it feels like it is doing 60kmh when standing still.....😀

[@renouardconstant4706]

the speedometer doesn't seem accurate

[@zockerplay3314]

Doesn't get more gangster than this. Love it!

[@chevaliermichel2219]

C'est incroyablement silencieux. A part ça, le compteur de vitesse est défaillant et très optimiste ;-)

[@mk471329]

excellent video. Thank you for this sharing.

[@turtlexhdc]

Kudos to the owner, the car is in mint condition. Thanks for the clip.

[@believe88]

It cheeses me off to see someone driving hands free on other peoples precious car

[@billyporter2195]

Great car and video, I have 54 traction with speedo needle stuck in same position at standstill!

[@XxJay71xX]

Je pense c'est la premiere video POV que je voit d'une traction, incroyable ! Bon par contre le compteur est un peu pété hein xD

[@austprodriver]

Très belle video, jeune homme! I wish I could lease a Citroën Traction Avant for my visits to France. It'd be lovely, even with a non synchronised first gear, and worn synchroniser cones on second and third gear. No problem for a truck driver with crash gearbox experience...lol

[@erikhansen4346]

Beautiful car and super ahead of its time in its engineering. If I get the financial means I will definitely try to get one of these.

[@specialized29er86]

Beautiful car, just finished watching Jay Keno's 49 version.

[@xcastro1000]

NIce car. Congratulations. 2 seconds to shift gear, perfect !!!

[@Jan-grnjak]

Nice car!

[@user-mo3mu6hx9s]

Синхронизаторов нет. Переключаться с повышенной на понеженную надо с двойным выжимом через перегазовку! Не знает что это такое пришлось остановиться. 6:50 - 7:04. Спасибо за видео!👍

[@Hidden-Secrets]

What a beauty

[@1preccp]

Magnífico carro 👏👏👏👏👏👏. Um abraço do Brasil 👏👏👍👏👍

[@albertseabra8993]

Great car, durable, comfortable. Front-wheel drive, extremely safe even in the hands of clumsy drivers. I'm in the market to get one. If you are a seller, kindly let me know. Thank you for this fantastic video.

[@jeannotary-auteur1717]

La Citroën Traction Avant est née en 1934. Elle était la meilleure routière de son temps. Pendant l'occupation de la France par les Nazis, elle fut logiquement utilisée par la Gestapo, mais aussi et heureusement par la Résistance, notamment les FFI (Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur). Je préfère dire que cette voiture fut celle des FFI. Bonne journée

[@RONALDOOLYMPIO2]

SHOW!!!!!!!!!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!! VERY CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!

[@felicienneicilef18]

La 15 ! Une pure merveille, modifiée en 12 v et boîte 4 !

[@paull2613]

wonderful

[@yvonnerecrosio5812]

Are the gears in this Citroen similar to that of a 2CV?

[@MsPaiva007]

Congrats ...is very beautiful...i have 1947...Black too

[@Steve1766]

lucky

[@blijbijgerrit1]

Heerlijk mo zo met "ons" merk rond te kunnen rijden !!!

[@walker-snow]

It's crazy that you can buy this car around €25-30K. If it would be a Mercedes or a Porsche it'll cost many hundred thousand euros.

[@Steve1766]

better than buying a new SUV that won't last 5 years

[@thierrybeurey9748]

Fortunately, there was a "Oh my God!" to be heard !

[@MotivationVideos2525]

🎉🎉🎉

[@Steve1766]

great car ubreakable

[@lollo0996]

DOLCE VITA DOLCE VITA!!!! YESSA!

[@matof1428]

For two years, is this car produced side by side with Citroën DS. 👍

[@kikiestournes_6488]

Reste plus qu'à essayer une DS maintenant 😉. En tout cas belle voiture. Tu sais si elle à déjà subi une restauration ?

[@majormb8901]

J'ai discuté avec l'ancien propriétaire elle n'a jamais subi de retouche de carrosserie juste le châssis qui a été black sonné c'est tout 😁👍

[@AleksanderWilkowski]

It's unbelievable that they've been doing this car in late 50s. It looks like 30s... I know it handles well and has hydro suspension but still - looks old even compared to the first post-war Polish car Warszawa M20.

[@ag6371]

It's designed in the '30s

[@XxJay71xX]

It was from the 30s, but a little something happened calls ww2 that meant Citroën didn't have anything ready for that segment... The only big work they had made before the war was the 2cv, and given that everybody was completely broke in 1945, they've put all their effort in the 2cv, and continued to build the Traction until the replacement was ready: the Citroen DS, wich, for once, look VERY futuristic.

[@user-vh3be8di7z]

Gangster whip thank u

[@julientrgn8597]

Quelle affaire! Cette boîte de vitesse....

[@majormb8901]

😆

[@alvaroraio5566]

Lindo!!!

[@QiaojiaHighway]

Amazing car! Do you actually refer to it as "Gestapo car" in France? And if so, how come? In Germany it is commonly referred to as "gangster car" or "mobster car".

[@valou1380]

Il n'est pas français déjà ,et non en france ,personnes appellent la citroên traction avant "la voiture de la Gestapo ",mais Plutôt la voiture de "la résistance",c'est comme cela qu'elle est restée dans la mémoire collective et ceux malgré qu'elle fut utiliser par la Gestapo allemande et française ,pour ses grandes qualités de routière.

[@ag6371]

The first ever FWD car

[@majormb8901]

Exactly 👍😉

[@russianfunkerroma]

Not really. DKW was before that.

[@Fuste8989]

DOLCE VITA DOLCE VITA... YESSA!!!!!

[@user-ib3qb5zn8u]

Rare car //

[@Ben-hg3bz]

J'aimerais bien l'essayer

[@user-rs9xu3kb3p]

エンジン音良いね

[@HologramJones]

Noticed no double clutching. Synchro Mesh version?

[@truthseeker8483]

No one knows what double declutching is today..I learnt to drive in a Fiat 500 so got pretty good at it....I think most people driving old cars today just change the gears very slowly to avoid crunching.

[@lawrencelewis2592]

Synchro mesh is on 2nd and 3rd gear only.

[@ARCO-UNCANALESTRANO]

DOLCE VITA, DOLCE VITA!!!! YESSA!!!!!!!

[@marienkaeferstriegle]

Only engage 1st gear when the vehicle is stationary. 1st gear is not synchronized

[@vincesls]

Une icone de l'automobile francaise Par contre, ca doit tellement etre pénible de passer les vitesses 😂

[@majormb8901]

Effectivement Vince comme vous avez pu le constater, ça ne se conduit pas comme une voiture d'aujourd'hui. Il faut de temps en temps pratiquer un double débrayage et accompagner gentiment le levier de vitesse sur les bons rapports pour éviter les craquements (car le premier rapport n'est pas synchronisé et commande de boîte beaucoup moins précis). Sinon c'est une expérience tout à fait unique de conduire cette voiture d'autant plus qu'elle est légendaire par rapport à son histoire et de son utilisation lors de la seconde guerre mondiale et notamment la voiture officielle de la Géstapo 😁👍

[@lawrencelewis2592]

if you have to pause before putting it from 1st gear to 2nd, it means that you need to repair the gearbox as 2nd gear is not sitting correctly on the upper shaft. If this is not repaired, the results can be unpleasant. Ask me how I know.

[@oscillatine]

Hum, pour passer une vitesse il convenait d'accélérer un peu à vide afin que le régime moteur soit à peu près synchrone... sinon ça craque.

[@francescogiannalia]

what is the maximum speed of this car?

[@SteadyWombat]

With the 1.9 liter,4 cylinder engine? Around 65-70mph (120kmh)

[@samueledegrandis6245]

Ti prego dimmi che non hai davvero urlato "dolcevita, dolcevita" su un'auto francese. .. 😂 peccato era anche un bel video 😂

[@aroldowilsonfuchsdealmeida6389]

Ta dificil trocar as marchas 😂😂😂😂 a 1° não é sincronizada e o câmbio está com muito barulho nas engrenagens coloque um óleo com grafite ai vai reduzir o ruido no câmbio... É sinal que enferrujou as engrenagens...

[@reinhardgrunow2329]

Der Tacho zeigt viel zu hohe Geschwindigkeiten an.

[@Zolega89]

Seems like you could not fasten your seatbelt!

[@lohanmercier4676]

Coucou major mb filme un Citroën berlingo 2016

[@ThePixelRunner]

10:07 la moto a une conduite super dangereuse..

[@petrmasek6353]

It is more anti-Gestapo car, man.

[@islemabadou47]

Citroen berlingo hdi drive 2008

[@Fluffy_Owl352]

But 2 war ended in 45. If its 56 MY it cant be gestapo car.

[@valou1380]

Non en france ,personnes appellent la citroên traction avant "la voiture de la Gestapo ",mais Plutôt la voiture de "la résistance",c'est comme cela qu'elle est restée dans la mémoire collective et ceux malgré qu'elle fut utiliser par la Gestapo allemande et française ,pour ses grandes qualités de routière. Années de production 1934-1957. Mais ce n'est pas la bonne année du véhicule ,lorsqu'il fait référence à la gestapo.

[@user-rs9xe4pm6o]

Gestapo car .... FFI plutôt.

[@nathoune8391]

Parle Français stp

[@nevazhno0074]

Какая классная. Дизайн как будто она вообще старая, конца 1930-х. В хорошем смысле конечно.

[@valou1380]

1934 pour le premier model.