An article by Thierry, added on May 28, 2021 3 min. reading
Wednesday May 26, the teams of Citroën Adventure based in Aulnay-sous-bois welcomed the 2 pilots who will trace the famous route of the Transamerica at the wheel of the legendary Citroën Traction.
Aboard a 11 Traction Avant 1956B, the two adventurers will join the American continent to cross it. from Alaska to Ushuaia via the Pan-American Highway, the longest road in the world.
Official partner and title sponsor, Citroën is supporting this expedition and providing the expertise of "L'Aventure Citroën", the association in charge of its heritage, for the preparation of the car and technical support during the adventure.
"The mission of our association is to preserve, share and bring to life the fabulous history of Citroën, which has revolutionized the automobile since 1919. We are very happy to support this project with the complicity of clubs present all over the world.", Xavier Crespin, General Manager of L'Aventure Peugeot Citroën DS. (in the foreground with the microphone)
The Citroën Terra America Adventure started on May 26 from the Citroën Conservatory, a symbolic place where the most important international collection of Citroën vehicles is maintained. Among the 280 visible parts, the Traction Avant and the vehicles that took part in the famous Cruises were also in the spotlight on this day.
This unique 40 km journey through 000 countries is in the genes of the Citroën brand
AN EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN ADVENTURE, IN A 100% WOMEN'S BINOMA
Fanny adam, at the origin of the project and responsible for the expedition, is a curious and determined young entrepreneur. Sensitive to the indigenous cause, eager for meetings and unusual trips, this Doctor of Sciences will dive into an extraordinary journey that she has chosen to experience in Traction Avant. It is at Gerard d'Aboville that she owes the discovery and her crush on this car. It is the navigator who crossed the Atlantic solo by row in 1980 then the Pacific in 1991 and raced various rallies including three Paris Dakar, one of them on a motorcycle. Gérard has been driving a Traction Avant since he was 18 that Fanny, his colleague, had the opportunity to discover and borrow to run a regularity rally and already crisscross the roads of Europe. He greatly contributed to the technical preparation of the car for this extraordinary adventure.
To follow this fabulous expedition it is HERE
