Riding with my buddy Graham the other week, we came across this little frog sitting in the parking lot at the Oceanside harbor.
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Why it's a Citroën 2CV (aka "deux chevaux"). France's post-war economy car. It makes a VW Type 1 Beetle seem like a luxury car in comparison. Check out some of the details:
Bolt-on lighting:
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3-lug wheels (appropriately wrapped with dry-rotted Michelins):
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Fold-down windows:
also note the metal frame seats with rudimentary padding
Riveted-on roof panel:
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A two spoke wheel that looks like it was taken off a tractor:
that's still one more spoke than you'll find on a DS steering wheelIt appears that this little Franco import has spend considerable years in the salty air. Just check out what remains of the circa-1963 front plate:
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The tinworm has been chewing away at the fenders too:
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Hey, it's for sale!
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Not that I have any desire to own this, unless the owner is realistic about it's value (I'd pay $200, tops, for this little rustbucket deathtrap). I
greatly prefer the
DS, one of my all-time favorite cars.
But it's still interesting to see it out in the wild.
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Fin
2 comments:
Aw c'mon...it was good enough for Bond...James Bond. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqIpQHSiCI
The one in F.Y.E.O. was in infinitely better condition than the one I spotted. Cool clip, I'll take one of the Peugeot 504 chase cars please.
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