Citroen made several innovations when they came out with this car in the late 1930s, and produced until the early 1950s...one was front wheel drive, hence the name of the model Citroen Traction Avant..in France it is affectionately known as reine de la route, or queen of the road

Akaroa is a delightful town on the Banks Peninsula, a lovely area east of Christchurch