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INDEX of this Page
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Owners Manuals & Instruction Books
Technical Articles from "Floating Power" (TOC Magazine)
Technical Specifications Updated May '08
Model Guide
Model Evolution
Brochures Updated May '08
Advertisements
Articles and Books Updated May '08
What the Papers Say
Traction Art
Traction Literature on the Web
 

Owners Manuals & Instruction Books (Click on Image to open)

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  15-Six Owners Manual (English)

(JPG)

Courtesy of Marcus Lasance

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15-Six Owners Manual (1949)


(28 Pages - English)

Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 

   
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  15-Six Repair Manual Illustrations (1957)

(122 Pages - English)

Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 

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15-Six Repair Manual
Text (1957)

(149 Pages - English)
Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 
   
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  4 Cyl Repair Manual Illustrations (1950)

(121 Pages - English)

Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 

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4 Cyl Repair Manual
Text (1950)

(137 Pages - English)

Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 

   
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  Instruction Book for "Super 12" (1934)
(62 Pages - English)

Courtesy of Mick Popka

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Light 15/Big 15 Owners Manual (1953)

With Line drawings

(26 Pages - English)

 

Courtesy of Tony Jackson

 

   
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Light 15 Owners Manual (1952)

With Photographs

(18 Pages - English)

 

Courtesy of Mick Popka

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Solex VB. HF & AH Descriptive Booklet
(Used on Light 12 & 7c)
(English)

Courtesy of Alistair Pattillo

   
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7 & 11 Maintenance Manual

(64 pages - French)

Courtesy of a Traction Owner

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Wiring Diagrams for all French built Tractions (7, 11 & 15)

(English)

 Courtesy of Swedish B11 Club & Karel Beukema toe Water

   
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Lucas 12 volt Wiring Diagram for Slough Built Light 15
(1 page English)

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Selection and Tuning of the Solex Carburetor (Type 28/32/40)
(47 pages- English)

Courtesy of Mick Popka

   

 

 

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1935 Body repair manual for
7 & 11
(10Mb file)

(62 pages French)

Courtesy of Alistair Pattillo

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1950 Light 15 Lucas Equipment and Spare Parts Catalogue

(7 pages English)

Courtesy of Alistair Pattillo

   
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Chassis Dictionary
(18Mb file)

(108 pages French)

 

Courtesy of Alistair Pattillo

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1952 Maintenance & Instruction Manual for Lucas Electrical Equipment

(26 pages English)

Courtesy of Gerry Propsting

 

   
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Technical articles from "Floating Power"

The Six Volter by Chris Ryle - July 1999

   

Traction Electrics - Are they your weakest link? by John Ogborne April/May 2002  
Gearbox reconditioning by Richard Sheil - May 2007

 

   

Tractionitis Oleopneumatitis by Karel Beukema toe Water - Oct 2007

 

 

Description and set up of Lucas Compensated Voltage Control Regulators and Cut-Out Units by Roger Grix - With thanks to Gerry Propsting.

 

 

 

Technical Specifications

All of the technical stuff you need to know about the 11BL & 11BN (Courtesy of CTA (Sweden)
 

Citroen 12 & 15 HP Quick Check-Over Data Sheet (Courtesy of Jonathan Hopper) NEW May '08

SKF Bearing Numbers
Specification sheet for all bearings on:
 - 15/6 models (1938 - 55)
 - 7, 11 Normale, 11 Legere 1938 - 55 Courtesy of Tony Jackson

NOTE: Also includes details of  SKF Bearing Ref Nos. for 2CV 1949-60, DS/D19, Bijou and AMI 6!
 

 

Model Guide

"I saw one of those!.....

It was black and had chevrons on the radiator grille and big front wings.... I think the running boards must have fallen off!"

Familiar?

Now you too can identify:

with the "I-Spy" guide to Tractions! Click here to read a brief overview of the different models of Traction produced in Slough (UK), Paris (France) & Forrest (Belgium).

 

Model Evolution
Click on the images below to see a chronology of the changes that were made to the 7, 11 and 15-6 models

Type 7
1934-38

Type 11
1934-55

Type 15
1938-55

 

 

Brochures

French 11 Normale

1954

 

       

 

French Model Range

Feb 1936

(Thanks to Jonathan Hopper)

NEW (May '08)

 

French Model Range & Pricelist

Oct 1937

(Thanks to Jonathan Hopper)

NEW (May '08)

 

 

L'ESSAI d'une Traction Avant (Test of the TA)

Sep 1937

(Thanks to Jonathan Hopper)

NEW (May '08)

 

 

 

Dutch Booklet and Pricelist

June 1937

(Thanks to Jonathan Hopper)

NEW (May '08)

 

 

French Model Range

March 1939

 

French Model Range

April

 1939

 

Advertisements

Price List

1938/39

    Light 15  

 

 

The Autocar

1949

         

 

 

Articles & Books

  Progressive Maintenance

Practical Motorist June 1957

  Greasing Schedule

Low-Res

High-Res  (Thanks to Howard Spiers)

New May'08

 

 

Profile Publications

Citroen Traction Avant (1934-55)

(12 Pages)

 

Late 50's?

 

Courtesy of Al Pattillo

 

 

La 15-Six Citroen

Reprint from "Automobilia No 24"
April 1998
(French)

 

 

 

 

 

What the Papers Say......

Sunday Express

1992

Practical Classics

1977

           

 

 

Traction Art

Brochure from an exhibition which was sponsored by Gallic Distributors Ltd., featuring some interesting interpretations of the "Traction" and a series of pictures depicting "Chevrons"

Traction Literature on the Web

Note: These links all point to pages on this amazing Italian Site!

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A Big Thank You to the following who have contributed the material above:

  • Jonathan Hopper

  • Tony Jackson

  • Marcus Lasance

  • John Ogborne

  • Al Pattillo

  • Mick Popka

  • Gerry Propsting

  • Chris Ryle

  • Richard Sheil

  • Howard Spiers

  • Karel Beukema toe Water

 

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