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Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe Green Solido 1:18

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Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe Green Solido 1:18 8179 Diecast
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Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe in green reproduces one of the most genuinely revolutionary pre-war cars, an early mass-produced front-wheel-drive design. A significant piece for any French classic or engineering-history shelf.
Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe Green Solido 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Citroen
Model Manufacturer
Solido
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
8179
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe Green Solido 1:18

TL;DR: Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen Traction Avant 11 Coupe in green reproduces the 1938 model that pioneered mass-produced front-wheel drive and unitary construction. Its genuinely significant engineering places it well above an ordinary pre-war saloon replica.

Most pre-war cars charm through nostalgia alone, but the Traction Avant earns its place on real engineering merit, and Solido's diecast treats it with the seriousness that history deserves.

Solido's Heritage with French Classic Diecast

Solido has produced classic French vehicles since the 1930s, giving the brand a genuine historical connection to exactly this era of motoring, and that pedigree shows in how confidently this Traction Avant Coupe is rendered. The low, flowing coupe roofline sits noticeably lower than a period saloon body would allow, a direct consequence of the car's unitary construction removing the need for a separate chassis, and the diecast captures that low stance faithfully. Green paintwork suits the period's understated palette, and the rounded wings and split windscreen are shaped with the confident simplicity the original bodywork demanded.

A Genuinely Revolutionary Piece of Automotive Engineering

The Traction Avant introduced front-wheel drive and a unitary, chassis-less body to mass production years before most manufacturers dared attempt either, giving it a lower centre of gravity and better handling than nearly anything else on the road at the time. That combination of innovations makes it one of the genuinely pivotal cars in automotive history rather than simply an old, charming one. For a collector interested in engineering milestones as much as nostalgia, this Coupe variant, rarer than the standard saloon, represents pre-war French design at its most forward-thinking.

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