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VIDEO: Citroën remixes its 90-year history for celebratory commercial

Citroën is perhaps the wackiest mass-market auto manufacturer still in business (have you seen the 2CV, C-Cactus, and that dancing robot?), and this year, the company celebrates 90 years of mercantilism. In celebration of that achievement, they have put together a 90-second video flyover of some of the most memorable – or just plain intriguing – pieces of company lore. From using the Eiffel tower as a billboard for a decade, to de Gaulle, the Pope, the WRC, and the Playstation, there's been a lot of it. Follow the jump ... Read more →

Honda celebrates 50 years in the U.S. [w/VIDEO] Jonathon Ramsey

It's official: Honda America is 50 years old. The company actually began its golden jubilee celebration earlier this year with a special float in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. That ...

Bugatti to unveil four Veyron Centenaire specials at Villa d'Este? Noah Joseph

It must be a month with the letter "R" in it, because Bugatti is releasing yet another special edition Veyron. Following up on the one-off Blue Centenaire that was shown in Geneva to celebrate the ...

Mercedes-Benz celebrates iconic centennial with special CL550 Noah Joseph

While so many other automakers have reinvented their logos over the years, Mercedes-Benz has stuck with the same one for 100 years now. One century ago, Daimler-Motoren-Gesselschaft went down to ...

50 Candles and a big fat Czech: Skoda Octavia celebrates the half-century Noah Joseph

Skoda's mainstay model has hit the half-century mark, celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. The original 1959 Skoda Octavia was so named because it was the eighth model produced by the ...

Land Rover celebrates 500,000 sales in U.S. 9 months ago on Autoblog

Land Rover first clambered onto our shores in March, 1987. It took almost ten-and-a-half years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles in the U.S., but it took only five more to move the next 150,000. And now with an expanded lineup and the Range Rover still stalking the countryside as the king of the ...

Subaru releases JDM-only 20th Anniversary Edition Impreza WRX STI 1 year ago on Autoblog

Celebration and disappointment -- that's what the Subaru Impreza WRX STI 20th Anniversary edition brings to the party. Celebration because it marks two decades of low-mounted, boxer-powered, all-wheel-drive fun and disappointment because the Takumi concept we saw earlier this month – ...

Williams FW30 breaks through the fog 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res pics of the Williams FW30 Things have gotten a bit foggy over at Williams F1. The once front-running, championship-winning grand prix team has landed on tough times. This year the team opted against holding a glitzy unveiling event like those held recently by ...

Collector's Collection: Ferrari 60th Anniversary Icons 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the end of the year 2007, so came the end of Ferrari's 60th anniversary celebrations. Although the 60 special-edition 612 Scagliettis made to mark the occasion were nothing compared to the F40 and F50 supercars that were created to celebrate previous anniversaries, for its sixtieth Maranello ...

Happy 30th, 7-Series! 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's been thirty years since BMW introduced the first incarnation of its flagship luxury sedan. The original 7-Series (codenamed E23) made its market debut in 1977 to replace the four-door version of the smaller 6-Series and to compete with offerings from competitors, chief among them ...

Gunning for Guinness: Ferrari eyes record with parade at Silverstone 2 years ago on Autoblog

This year is Ferrari's 60th anniversary, and Ferrari is doing Rossa-themed things all over the world to celebrate. In Britain, the Silverstone race track will play host to Ferrari Racing Days the weekend of June 8-10. Among the range of festivities will be Ferrari Great Britain's attempt to break ...

Caterham celebrates 50 years with Anniversary Pack for the Seven 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click above image for addition high-res shots of the Caterham Seven anniversary package Caterham's letting buyers in on a bit of the fun (as if buying, driving and owning a Seven isn't fun enough) for its Golden Jubilee celebration. An anniversary appearance package will be available for any ...

Write-Hand Drive: Bentley diamond jubilee pens by Tibaldi 2 years ago on Autoblog

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of its legendary Crewe factory, Bentley unveiled the Diamond Series special editions of the Continental GT coupe and Arnage R sedan, of which only 60 and 400 examples were made available, respectively. (As if an "ordinary" Bentley weren't exclusive enough.) Clearly ...

Bertone's 95th anniversary roadster concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Bertone is cooking up something special for the Geneva show next month and has graced us with this photo of what's in store. This sharp-looking little roadster is based on the Fiat Panda 100HP -- that pumped-up little city car that's been lauded as more fun than a barrel of monkeys. In fact, the ...

Ford bites MINI's flavour with UK "chequered flag" model 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to see one more photo So, the Brits have made the Ford Fiesta a force on the sales charts for 30 years, and to celebrate, Ford's cooked up a loaded Zetec S "Anniversary" edition. The limited run of 400 cars is equipped with a 100-horsepower 1.6L Zetec, radian yellow paint, black mirrors, and ...

Happy 60th: Ferrari building 60 individually unique 612 Scagliettis 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for larger photos of the 60th Anniversary Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Ferrari is a truly amazing car company. With an illustrious history that spans the last 60 years and then some, the company currently sits at or near the top of both motorsports and the commerical arena in which it ...

Ford sends not-so-funny joke to fired worker 3 years ago on Autoblog

Michael Stawasz was one of 4,000 salaried workers at Ford who lost his job last January when the company launched its Way Forward restructuring plan. Stawasz was nine months short of his 30th anniversary with Ford, which meant he narrowly missed being able to retire with full benefits. About two ...

Happy 50th 300SL 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has chosen to honor the 50th anniversary of its iconic 300SL Roadster with a 50th Anniversary Edition SL550. eMercedesBenz caught the news on MB's U.S. website, which lists the collector's car with a Pewter metallic paint job, cognac brown leather interior with Black Ash wood trim, ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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