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Traction Avant 7A
First Traction Avant series, replaced by the 7B after two months; lead gives about 7,000.
Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: kitmasterbloke · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1934
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- Not yet verified
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- André Lefèbvre (with Maurice Sainturat)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Citroën Traction Avant 7A (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: kitmasterbloke · CC BY 2.0
Citroën Traction Avant 7A (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Rutger van der Maar · CC BY 2.0
Citroën Traction Avant 7A (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Thesupermat · CC BY-SA 3.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The Traction Avant was André Citroën's front-wheel-drive car, designed by André Lefèbvre with associate Maurice Sainturat. The 7 A, 7 B and 7 S versions were produced only during 1934, before the 7 C took over. In France the car was known as the 7CV.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Traction Avant 7A.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | Not yet verified |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Front1 Independently researched |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Integral body-chassis unit on a sheet-steel platform1 Independently researchedDescribes the Traction Avant series from its launch, including the 7 A. |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Death and the Traction Avant Level C Citroën Legacy (citroen.mb.ca)
- the TA (for Traction Avant, or front wheel drive)
- body-chassis unit-based on a sheet steel platform
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