The Citroën Ami is a four-door, front-wheel drive economy ( B-segment) family car, manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1961 to 1978. The Ami was offered in saloon and estate/wagon/break body styles over two generations, the Ami 6 and the Ami 8. Car Life Classic Cars Citroën Marks 60 Years of the Ami 6 The French sedan shook up auto design in the 1960s, and was even sold stateside. By Jay Ramey Published: Apr 23, 2021 Autoweek
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Date: April 2010 Automobilia Citroen Ami 6 The Beauty of the World's Ugliest Car View Gallery 2 Photos Staff Writer creator Sep 15, 2010 Just in time for Le Mondial de l'Automobile -- the Paris auto show -- we take a look at. Citroën Ami 6: baroque and roll By Jon Pressnell Features 3 Jun 2020 Even its creator had mixed feelings about it. The Ami 6 had ended up looking "as if it had already run over three pedestrians", sighed chief stylist Flaminio Bertoni of his final design for Citroën. The intriguing lines led to pundits judging the Ami as the world's ugliest car. From its introduction on April 26, 1961, the Ami 6 Berline, or sedan, was a strong seller. A more conventional station wagon version introduced in 1963 did even better, eventually outselling the sedan. Equipped with four round headlamps, the Ami was offered for sale in the USA until 1967, its $1,595 price tag putting it on a par with the.
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On 24 April 1961, Citroën presented AMI 6 to the press, to be manufactured in its new plant in Rennes, France. First launched in a saloon model, the station wagon version was the most successful, with 550,000 sales of the one million total Ami 6 vehicles sold until 1971. It was the model launched by Citroën to complete its range, which featured 2 CV, ID and DS. Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: 1967 Citroen Ami 6 Berline at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #39,515. Citroën celebrates 60 years of AMI 6, first revealed on 24 April 1961. Citroën AMI 6 was the first car manufactured at the newly opened Citroën plant in Rennes, France. Over one million AMI 6 models were sold up until 1971, 551,880 were the estate version. AMI 6 completed Citroën's range, which at the time consisted of the iconic 2CV, ID. Let's take a quick look at the Citroën range at the end of the 1950's. First the 2CV, then the ID 19. What's between the two? Well, a gap. Or rather an opportunity for the managers at the Quai de Javel factory! The MI Project (meaning "intermediate model", and renamed M Project) gives birth to the Ami 6 in April 1961.
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Citroën. CITROEN AMI 6. 4-door saloon, station wagon. Really an up-market 2Cv with the same interlinked coil and leading arm suspension and all-indirect four-speed gearbox controlled from the dash. Enlarged flat-twin gives 20bhp and pushes the Ami along at 65mph. Station wagon introduced 1964; also power increase to 26bhp (35bhp from 1968). The Citroën Ami was a series of family economy cars introduced in 1961. The Ami was offered in two main body styles, the Ami 6, which was a notchback sedan, and the Ami 8 which was a fastback sedan. Alongside these two main body styles, Citroën also produced a station wagon and van version of the Ami.
The Ami 6 was the first derivative of the 2CV to come to market. It was known internally as the 3CV, and had to meet some tight constraints from the Citroen board. These included a large boot, seating for five, no longer than 4m (about 13ft), a saloon not hatchback format, and a strict budget. The Citroën Ami 6 was launched in 1961 as "the world's most comfortable medium class car." The arrival of the Ami 6 filled the demand for Citroën to produce a middle-price, mid-size car. While derived from the mechanical components of the 2CV, you can see the Ami has a very different design and appearance-the full-width,. Citroën AMI 6- 1969 Read More »
Description du véhicule Citroën Ami 6 club Encyclopédie automobile Encyclautomobile.fr
Citroën presents on April 24, 1961 to the press AMI 6 which will be produced in its new factory in Rennes (France). First launched as a saloon, it was the estate version that was the most successful with 550,000 sales out of the total million Ami 6 units produced until 1971. The Citroën Ami 6 was manufactured by Citroën between 1961 and 1978. This vehicle was a supermini and for several years was the best-selling car in the French home market. When the company eventually decided to replace it, a total of 1,840,396 units had been sold globally. The Citroën Ami 6 was often called the Citroën 3CV (Three Horses).
