Citroënian

Winner of Classic & Sportscar’s Club Magazine of the Year 2006 and again in 2019

Every month, every member of the Citroën Car Club receives the Citroënian, a 72-page full colour high-quality A4 magazine. So what? Most car clubs have a magazine, many of them have 12 issues a year, and high-quality production isn’t difficult in this era of affordable technology. Why is the Citroënian so special?

The Citroënian has been the monthly magazine of the club for three-quarters of a century, and has perhaps the highest degree of continuity of any club magazine over that time. Many contributors have been in charge of their columns for years – decades, even. This gives both a large amount of technical knowledge, and – most importantly – knowledge and experience of their audience and what they want from the magazine.

It’s a great blend of technical and non-technical, event reports and travelogue. There’s something in there for virtually everybody, from the home-restorer to the driver who takes his car to a specialist. It’s supported by advertisements in a non-intrusive manner (All adverts are Citroën related, and many businesses who advertise are run by club members). Most models of Citroën, from the earliest RWD cars to much of the current range, have a monthly column written by an owner and champion for that model. All columnists are ready and willing to answer phone calls or letters on their cars, to help members out with problems – and most use that contact as the basis for their writing.

Many club magazines suffer from over-production – text laid over images, a riot of clashing colour – but not the Citroënian. The design is clear, the text legible

Recent issues have included articles on the 90th anniversary rally for the Traction Avant, the Monte Carlo rally heritage of Citroën, restoration of a 1927 B14G truck, the surprising Citroën content of the American “Mullin” collection, and much, much more – all the way to the very latest from Citroën’s own current range.

Where else but the Citroënian?