De Originele Citroën CX/La Véritable Histoire de la Citroën CX

by Michael Buurma

To the best of my knowledge, there is only one other book about the CX - 'la Citroën CX de mon père' by Marc-Anthoine Colin.  Fine as that book is, it does not begin to compare with Buurma's oeuvre which is incredibly detailed; beautifully produced and presented and informative.

The blurb on the back of the book states "Citroën CX , just as legendary as its predecessor, the DS. A beautifully designed car, which turns even the worst road into a smooth carpet. Just look at the futuristic dashboard, it looks like it's come straight out of a spaceship! Once you get used to the unconventional brakes and steering, you’ll never want to drive anything else.

In this book CX-expert Michael Buurma describes the CX with incredible attention to detail: the development and evolution, by year, by type and to the smallest detail. The book also includes the versions that never got beyond the drawing board; a five-door CX, never seen interior restylings, a GTi with a diesel engine and an extended CX Pallas, to name but a few...

Surveys with technical data, chassis numbers, body colours, price lists and sales and production figures complete the picture. Now available in French which might be easier than Dutch for the majorotiy of readers, and even if French is too hard, there are countless illustrations (often never published before) make this book a must-have.

As the old adage goes, "It does what it says on the tin".  Quite simply, this is a book I wish I had written.  The Citrovisie publishing house goes from strength to strength with books full of hitherto unpublished information and pictures.

Most of their books are only available in Dutch (but some have been translated).

Very strongly recommended - even if you speak not a word of Dutch or French!

© 2014 Julian Marsh