1952 Citroen T/A - Barn Find Cars - 1:18 DIECAST - Vietnam

1952 Citroen T/A - Barn Find Cars - 1:18 DIECAST - Tet victim Why Citroen Down? “Citroen Down” commemorates a Citroen that likely suffered a fatal blow in the Tet Offensive on Saigon, Vietnam in early 1968. A taxi ride south of Saigon in 1971 revealed an old Citroen T/A that had not just been parked and abandoned but likely had a horrific story to tell. Riddled with bullet holes and parked near an abandoned and disabled US Army tank. To me, this Citroen” not only marked the French influence on South Viet Nam but the turn in the history of the city that would soon be renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Probably not what some wanted for their prized city!” As a child growing up, I really enjoyed learning about automobiles, but in my young mind the French had little to offer in this vein! Renaults, like the Dolphin my uncle had as a lawn ornament, didn’t seem like real rolling stock! In my opinion, Citroen’s were placed in the same junk pile, even though I was seriously negligent in understanding