Citroen 9CV
Citroen Traction Avant Models
Citroen 9CV Tyres
- The Citroën 9CV originally fitted 130/140 x 40 Michelin SCSS crossply tyres. This tyre is still available and is the most appropriate crossply tyre for the 9CV.
- The best radial 9CV alternative tyre would be the 165R400 Michelin X, this tyre was fitted to the post-war Traction Avant cars.
- The ideal Citroën 9CV innertube for either tyre is the Michelin 16E.
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The Citroën Traction Avant is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1934 to 1957. About 760,000 units were produced. This Traction Avant pioneered mass production of three revolutionary features still in use today: a unitary body with no separate frame, four-wheel independent suspension, and front-wheel drive. Traction Avant, which translates literally as "front wheel drive," is not the official name. The car was named according to the French fiscal horsepower rating, or CV, used to determine annual car tax levels. However, manufacturers did not change the model name every time a change of engine size caused a change in fiscal horsepower.
For example, in 1934, Citroën introduced the 7CV, unofficially the 7A. They continued calling the car 7CV when the 7B model's larger engine pushed it into the 9 CV tax band. Other designations were 11CV, 15CV and 22CV. In France, the Traction is known as "Reine de la Route" ("Queen of the Road").