Citroen 2cv pages
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Citroen 2cv pages
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#2The Mehari [1] (red car on front page) was an amazing car (4 wheel drive), that was used by the French military for a while and later became very emblematic of the St-Tropez area of France in the 60's and vacationing there.
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#3This has just reminded me that as a kid I used to nag my parents to visit car dealerships and collect car brochures. My parents were too risk averse to buy anything like a Citroen, but they were clearly the most forward thinking company. I remember the Citroen XM being the most futuristic car I'd ever read about, but now the cheapest hatchback has far more advanced technology!
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#4Very cool. Would be even better if they included pricing.
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#5This has just reminded me that as a kid I used to nag my parents to visit car dealerships and collect car brochures. My parents were too risk averse to buy anything like a Citroen, but they were clearly the most forward thinking company. I remember the Citroen XM being the most futuristic car I'd ever read about, but now the cheapest hatchback has far more advanced technology!
The cheapest hatchback still doesn't have that suspension though.
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#6The GSA had a beautiful dashboard https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL0xd9wXMAAdIm8.jpg
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#7Very cool. Would be even better if they included pricing.
2CV: 4500 dutch guilders, Dyane 4800, AMI 6250, GS 8000, D-Special 12000, DS 17000.
For French Francs multiply by three or so, German Marks divide by 1.10.
I was in a crash in a 2CV, it was my first car and after that never got into another one. The damage was incredible given the kind of accident it was.
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#8The Mehari [1] (red car on front page) was an amazing car (4 wheel drive), that was used by the French military for a while and later became very emblematic of the St-Tropez area of France in the 60's and vacationing there. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari
They're still very much wanted and go for a large multiple of their original new price. They are also probably one of the lightest and most dangerous four wheeled production cars ever manufactured.
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#9The GSA had a beautiful dashboard https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL0xd9wXMAAdIm8.jpg
Yes, it pre-saged the dashboard of the later CX (the DS replacement).
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#10Very cool. Would be even better if they included pricing.
2CV: 4500 dutch guilders, Dyane 4800, AMI 6250, GS 8000, D-Special 12000, DS 17000. For French Francs multiply by three or so, German Marks divide by 1.10. I was in a crash in a 2CV, it was my first car and after that never got into another one. The damage was incredible given the kind of accident it was.
The 2CV always seemed like a death trap to me. It could not get approved in the USA for import; I’m guessing because of safety regulations…although no Citroen cars were available in the US at all.