
Citroen 15CV Traction Avant Beige Bburago 1:24

Specifications
- Car Brand
- Citroen
- Model Manufacturer
- Bburago
- Scale
- 1:24
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 1501-B1
- Year
- 1938
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Saloon
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Citroen 15CV Traction Avant Beige Bburago 1:24
TL;DR: This Bburago 1:24 diecast reproduces the Citroen 15CV Traction Avant in beige, the pre-war sedan whose front-wheel-drive monocoque layout was genuinely ahead of its era. Compact 1:24 scale makes it an easy addition to a vintage classics shelf.
Long before front-wheel drive became routine, Citroen's Traction Avant proved the layout could work in a full-size family sedan, and this diecast keeps that history visible on a shelf.
A Compact 1:24 Take on a Landmark Sedan
At 1:24, this diecast sits smaller than the 1:18 flagship scale, a practical choice for a sedan whose appeal is engineering history rather than dramatic proportion. Bburago's tooling renders the Traction Avant's flat-sided, upright silhouette accurately, and the beige finish suits the era better than a bright colour would, most surviving originals wear muted period paint. Panel gaps and interior detail sit at the mass-market end of diecast, honest for the price, and the model's small footprint means it slots easily beside other pre-war classics without dominating the display.
Why the Traction Avant Matters
Launched in the 1930s, the Traction Avant combined front-wheel drive with a unibody chassis at a time when most cars still used separate frames and rear-wheel drive, a genuinely influential engineering choice that shaped decades of Citroen design that followed. It remained in production for two decades on the strength of that layout. A diecast this modestly priced gives a collector real access to that pioneering story, without needing a rare pre-war original.







