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crisis
01-28-2004, 04:53 PM
Someone please tell me why I should like this.

"In many ways the 2CV was very similar to its German counterpart, the Beetle. Today both cars still have a large group of fans and are considered automotive icons."

9kw output would hardly be enough to spin the flywheel.

Matra et Alpine
01-28-2004, 07:01 PM
Someone please tell me why I should like this.

"In many ways the 2CV was very similar to its German counterpart, the Beetle. Today both cars still have a large group of fans and are considered automotive icons."

9kw output would hardly be enough to spin the flywheel.
Now have their own race series in Europe.
24hour race in Ireland.
Great fun and CHEAP.
Common for teams to change whole engines a couple of times to see them through the 24 hours. It can be done in less than 15 minutes :)
A car designed in France for the express purpose of offering cheap transport for farmers so being able to drive across a ploughed field was a requirement.
No home comforts - seats are like beach-chairs :)

Egg Nog
01-28-2004, 07:08 PM
You don't have to like it, but I don't have any issues with the many fans of this little car. Quite near to my house there's a man who owns two of these, and he's a member of the Western Canadian Citroen Owners Club (or something like that). It was quite memorable when I saw them all driving in a group along the highway, puttering along in the left lane. Move it, slowpoke :)

Anyway, they've certainly got a lot of character.

Batmobile_Turbo
01-28-2004, 09:38 PM
i like those, not as much as the beetle but i like them still. i've read that you can take the seats out to use for a picnic or something.

henk4
01-29-2004, 06:19 AM
Someone please tell me why I should like this.

"In many ways the 2CV was very similar to its German counterpart, the Beetle. Today both cars still have a large group of fans and are considered automotive icons."

9kw output would hardly be enough to spin the flywheel.

In this case each engine has 9 kw, and the offroad capabilities might not be far off that of a modern landcruiser, (yes I know that's hard to imagine, but you can read that it was used by oil companies in the middle east.

Anyway, it was fun to drive and at the end of the day the engine had more than 26 BHP, and it could do 120 on the highway (with tailwind).

Matra et Alpine
01-29-2004, 07:40 AM
Anyway, it was fun to drive and at the end of the day the engine had more than 26 BHP, and it could do 120 on the highway (with tailwind).
That was why it had a roll-back fabric roof.
You could put it on a pole and use the wind to go fast :)
( and yes you could take the seats out for a picnic or to carry the farm animals ! )

Falcon500
01-29-2004, 01:52 PM
I was trailing one of these cars on the road and i accelerated like a truck my gawd was it slow eventually i got bored and rounded it up in my sunny i dont get what the appeal is of course i dont get what the appeal behind the fiat 500,vlokswagon beetle or the mini are either...maybey im just weird :rolleyes:

Matra et Alpine
01-29-2004, 02:01 PM
i dont get what the appeal is
Price was one thing and 'flexibility' :)
http://www.lagparty.org/~wyatt/wb51a.jpg

crisis
02-01-2004, 04:54 PM
Price was one thing and 'flexibility' :)
Next time I need to move a grandfather clock I will look for someone who owns one of these and give it to them.

Falcon500
02-01-2004, 07:06 PM
Uhhhh havent they heard of a thing called a box trailer?

crisis
02-01-2004, 11:13 PM
Uhhhh havent they heard of a thing called a box trailer?
Or a utility?

Matra et Alpine
02-02-2004, 02:35 AM
Box trailer ? Or a utility?
Almost unheard of in the 50s :)
It's appeal was you didn't need allt hose other things and it was cheap.
Also, remember, French auto design are renowned for being innovative and quirky at the same time !!

NoOne
02-02-2004, 07:44 AM
I personally have too much pride and self respect to be seen in anything that looks like that.

Matra et Alpine
02-02-2004, 10:57 AM
I personally have too much pride and self respect to be seen in anything that looks like that.
Me too - shuold have said that earlier to prevent my rep being tarnished :)

crisis
02-02-2004, 04:26 PM
Almost unheard of in the 50s :)
Much like French road rules it seems. I cant see the heat seeing the quirky side of a 8 foot clock hanging out the end of a little car like that. I am pleased to see that while you defend it , you are in tacit agreement with my sentiment.

Matra et Alpine
02-02-2004, 06:06 PM
Much like French road rules it seems.
Tell me about it !
I picked up a bodyshell for the Matra from the centre of Paris and we were delayed and I had to cross Paris at rush hour, with a trailer !!!
The guy with me was bricking it at every 'roundabout' and traffic light :)
He'd never been in Paris before and I'm afraid I was driving in Parisien-mode !!!

henk4
02-14-2004, 10:30 AM
I personally have too much pride and self respect to be seen in anything that looks like that.

I have driven it, and just this morning I drove behind a bright red immaculate looking specimen of the car, with a very beautiful woman at the wheel, easily capable of maintaining the maximum allowed speed of 100 kph. There was no wind to speak of.

The car that NoOne is referring to for me would be the BMW X5.

crisis
02-15-2004, 04:41 PM
I have driven it, and just this morning I drove behind a bright red immaculate looking specimen of the car, with a very beautiful woman at the wheel, easily capable of maintaining the maximum allowed speed of 100 kph. There was no wind to speak of.

The car that NoOne is referring to for me would be the BMW X5.
I bet if it was an ugly man driving you wouldnt have even noticed it there.

henk4
02-16-2004, 01:00 AM
I bet if it was an ugly man driving you wouldnt have even noticed it there.

Wrong, but in that case I would not have given way.