Patrick’s Reports Posts

Matchbox Museum Visit – Part 3

Matchbox Museum Visit – Part 3
Written by
Patrick Wehr

A while ago I paid another visit to the Matchbox Museum here in Luxembourg. As always I felt with very good friends and as always amazing work has been done in the small but very fine museum. Rooms have been rearranged, additional space has been created, lots of new models have found their place in […]

Another Visit to the Jang Birsens Matchbox Mecca!

Another Visit to the Jang Birsens Matchbox Mecca!
Written by
Patrick Wehr

In the last few months, I visited my friend’s Jang Birsens Matchbox Museum as many times as I could. There is so much stuff to see and it got me back to buy some Matchbox models, for me a kind of a back to the roots moment!  Therefore I decided to write a second report […]

Jean Birsens: Matchbox Collector for over 40 years

Jean Birsens: Matchbox Collector for over 40 years
Written by
Patrick Wehr

Like many of us, Jean Birsens played with Matchbox cars and Siku cars on the carpet in his living room, a carpet which was a Highway, a City and many other interesting places. Unlike most though, Jean’s make-believe world blossomed into a real-life museum today. Starting with hand-me-downs, Jean now owns his own Matchbox Museum […]

The Iconic Citroen 2CV, The French Car That Almost Never Was

The Iconic Citroen 2CV, The French Car That Almost Never Was
Written by
Patrick Wehr

The Citroën 2CV is one of the most iconic French automobiles ever made, but it almost never came into existence. In 1934, the Citroën Company was bankrupt, and was taken over by the family-owned Michelin Company. At that time, France had a very significant rural population that could not yet afford cars. Citroën wanted to […]

History Through Model Cars: Citroën Traction Avant

History Through Model Cars: Citroën Traction Avant
Written by
Patrick Wehr

Though looking to the untrained eye like so many other 30’s creations, the Citroën Traction Avant represented a new wave in mass-produced automobiles, a radical move for a then still-young manufacturer on the verge of bankruptcy. This seemingly humble car pioneered three features still in use today: four-wheel independent suspension, front-wheel drive and unibody construction. The […]

Citroën DS: A History Through Model Cars

Citroën DS: A History Through Model Cars
Written by
Patrick Wehr

The Citroën DS19 was the successor of the Traction Avant and was first presented at the Paris Motor Show on October 5, 1955. During the first 15 minutes of the Motor Show, 743 orders for the futuristic new car were taken, and a total of 12,000 orders was reached at the end of that day. […]

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