Reply To: TA in Market Rd, Islington London

……. I should have mentioned that, of those 25 maroon cars, only 5 are French built.

Assuming the current colours are generally as original, the predominance of colour in Slough-built cars would seem to confirm the theory that, back in the day, the sort of person buying a new Traction in the UK probably wanted – and could afford – to be different.  On the other side of the channel the Traction was very popular across the board and was the choice of all walks of life and income brackets and was probably more often bought as a necessity rather than a status symbol.

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