L'Opération M35

A reference section about the history, maintenance, articles, on-board materials and links around the Citroen M35.

Autokampioen 12 '69

Articles 24 Feb 2013

Autokampioen 12 '69

Autokampioen, the car magazine of the dutch AA, the ANWB, reported in december 1969 the arrival of 500 Citroëns with wankel engine. Click here for an enlargement. Click here to download the pdf document.

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Press release November 1969

History 25 Aug 2012

Press release November 1969

In November 1969, all Citroen press services reported on the 'Operation M35' with the press release below. Along with the official announcement was also the specification of the M35 released. All strictly on the conditi…

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Myth of the blue M35

History 20 Aug 2012

Myth of the blue M35

Somewhere between '69 and now a myth was created that 3 blue M35's were built, painted in Bleu Delta. Two of them should have been fitted with floor mounted gear-shift, like the Ami Super had. One should even have had a…

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Gas spring trunk lid

Maintenance 18 Jul 2012

Gas spring trunk lid

The gas spring under the trunk lid of No. 168 didn't work properly. So the owner went looking for a replacement and found it. At the Laman company in Amsterdam, www.laman.nl , he first ordered the original Stabilus spri…

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M35 testbed

History 21 May 2012

M35 testbed

Here's a fragment of a short film about the coöperation between Citroën and NSU, the 16 minute film can be seen through the link below this article. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHYTrQwDiJ4&feature=youtu.be The f…

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Onderdelenboek

Maintenance 09 Apr 2012

Onderdelenboek

There is no translation available for this article. We would very much appreciate it, if you would like to translate it. You still can download the pdf-file.

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De M35 in l'Automobile 283

Articles 23 Feb 2012

De M35 in l'Automobile 283

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