Of the 2-cylinder models from the 1970s, the Ami 8 in the Club version was the most luxurious. We already converted the basic 2cv and Dyane to electric, now we went for casual chic. Slightly more car than a 2cv, great suspension, clear lines, seventies stylish. We chose a very well-preserved specimen from...
All that green, yellow and orange looks fantastic in those old Polaroid photos. You would like a time machine to take you back to see the streets full of what we now consider automotive delicacies. To recapture part of that era, we often transform a younger 2cv into a seventies model! The conveniences...
Does building a replica of a special series 2CV count as forgery? Well, maybe, but we’re not taking it too seriously in this case because we’re just being honest. In 2005, a customer of ours really wanted a Dolly in this chic colour combination, but we couldn’t find one. So we recreated this...
It began its working life in France and was equipped with a practical accessory that is now sought after: a roof rack. You can easily tie your surfboard or lumber to it, and it simply looks good, nice and cool utilitarian. In 2021, it came to the Netherlands and a new floor was...
Givors, near Lyon, is where this R4 rolled out of the dealership early 1990. It drove a short distance north into the mountains to Montagny and remained there with its first owner until 2010. But where else did it end up? There’s quite a bit of documentation, allowing us to track its progress...
Sometimes you only know the beginning and the end. Let’s start in Hengelo, where on October 12, 1987, the 05-RU-94 was traded in for 1683.33 guilders for a new 2CV6 Club in Gris Cormoran. A set of floor mats, 30 guilders of fuel, and heated windows cost an additional 11,300 guilders. Roton Autobedrijf...
Sometimes we feel like giving an award for careful ownership. The first owners of this R4 GTL undoubtedly deserve it. They took exceptionally good care of the car; it truly is still practically new. Almost entirely original paint, no rust, always serviced properly, and everything fully documented. It comes with five envelopes containing...
There are 2CVs I’ve sold in the past that have fortunately come back to me. I bought this one in France in 2010, sold it three times, the last time in 2015. It’s one of the most beautiful color combinations ever produced; the exterior is dark gray with glossy trim, the interior is...
If you needed to make your 2CV even more useful than its standard design, you could go to ENAC. They offered all sorts of accessories, which could often be supplied and installed through the dealership. Their product range also included a kit that allowed you to convert it into a commercial vehicle. The...
Old looks, modern technology. A Citroën HY has a fantastic, distinctive appearance and is perfectly usable in all its forms for all sorts of purposes, from food trucks to campervans. However, the slow 4-cylinder diesel or petrol engine and 3-speed gearbox don’t really propel it to great heights and are quite noisy. Deceleration...
The Citroën M35, a unique small coupé with hydropneumatic suspension and the revolutionary Wankel engine. With a unique advertising campaign, Citroën put the Wankel engine in the spotlight in ’69, they expected a lot from it. The promotional and test vehicle – the M35 – was only sold to loyal Citroën drivers who...
Citroën dealer Grobe from Dormagen delivered this Dolly to a lady from the same municipality, near the Rhine and Düsseldorf, on October 18, 1987. The lady was looking for covered transport, somewhat more luxurious than the bicycle she used until then for herself and her baby. A 2CV fit the bill perfectly. The...
Off the assembly line and straight onto the road. On July 23, 1959, it rolled out of the Levallois factory and was immediately issued a registration. It was just before the summer holidays, so apparently, some things needed to be done quickly. Even the Carte Grise was filled out rather provisionally: a stamp...
I didn’t often come across it in the car magazines I used to read and certainly never on the street. Later I did see the A310, which I also thought was very cool. But when was the first time I saw the A110 in the flesh? I have no idea anymore, it must...
Mr. Lomans ordered this white 2cv in the luxurious Club model and received it on June 2, 1987. Perhaps he already knew that production in France and therefore imports into the Netherlands would stop. In the autumn, the importer at Stadionplein delivered the last cars, after which some enthusiasts managed to get hold...
Marie Louise drove the Ami for 33 years, from March ’66 until somewhere in ’99. She added a total of 82,000 km. In ’98 she had the car inspected in Perpignan – where she lived – where only a few minor issues were found. It is not clear whether the deterioration of the...
We found this AZU in a barn in France. Unfortunately, there was no Carte Grise or other history with it. So we requested a building certificate from Citroën and looked at details in and on the car. And then you often get quite far in reconstructing its past. The certificate confirmed it was...
It was once called Dyane 400 in Spain, but here in the Netherlands it identifies as Acadiane. It has integrated here quite well and is now ready for some entertainment. It started its life near Tarragona where it knew two owners. And one more here in the Netherlands. They all took good care...
The very last built M35. | In the 1960s, NSU dreamed of a new type of engine. Citroën followed that dream in 1969. The result was the M35. A coupé model based on the new Ami 8, with a single-disc Wankel engine and Citroën’s fantastic hydropneumatic suspension. It was a prototype that was...
What a lovely colour, this Bleu des Tropiques. A wonderfully full and sparkling blue. So blue in fact that the intensity is difficult to capture on film – even for a pro photographer. Long story short; it is even bluer in real life than in the photos! The 2CV has been driving in...
Originally it came from Germany, in 2008 it was welcomed in the Netherlands. My brother drove it for a while, then it went to a lady from our clientele. It was always neatly maintained. About 10 years ago it briefly disappeared from our radar, but came back when the new owner wanted us...
In ’57, the 2CV in France was still delivered with the long roof, you rolled up the rear part to get to the trunk. At the end of ’57, the body was modified slightly to also be able to mount a metal trunk lid, which could be ordered from the factory as the...
New paint, a new galvanized chassis, the bodywork has been restored, it drives great and… it is a Charleston! What more could you hope for. The restoration was done recently but not yesterday, which is why it has a few minor signs of wear. But that won’t spoil the fun and ensures that...
In order to boost sales figures a bit and appeal to young people, Serge Gevin was asked to design a special 2CV model. It became the 2CV SPOT, in orange and white. A total of 1800 were built and this is one of the few survivors. Based on a 2CV4 in Orange Téneré,...
In the spring of ’78, Garage Moderne Alexandre in the 20th arrondissement in Paris checks the fluids and tire pressure to make this HY ready for delivery. It is delivered to Mr. Bourny, who lives a few streets away, just around the corner from the Père-Lachaise cemetery. The bus is actively used and...
We are selling this Sahara for one of our clients. He bought it a long time ago, in ’87. It was already beige then, as the photos from back then show, and it also had its sturdy front bumper. It remained in his shed for decades, until he put it back on the...
After a period of development and testing, the 2CV 4×4 Sahara was launched in 1960. Born from the idea that cooperation takes you further, 2 drive lines were built in, each driving an axle. This resulted in a four-wheel drive 2CV with a fairly simple design. With 1 gear lever, 1 accelerator pedal...
The 2CV with its simple bodywork on an inventive suspension chassis asked for it; a delivery version. With an eye on the HY bus, a simple box was placed on the back of a normal 2CV with the same ribbed panels and wheel arches that housed the tank and the spare wheel. The...
On the dashboard shelf we found a Shell Car Costs Agenda, with some interesting information about a part of the history of this 2CV. In May ’87 it was bought with 69,000 km on the counter. It got new brakes and was serviced. A few kilometers were driven around the block, but then...
At December 29th ’75 this 2cv saw its first light, Januari 7th it was delivered and February 17th it took off on the road. These roads were mostly situated around Plouha, French Brittany. It was the service van of College d’Enseignement Secondaire Nationalisé Mixte. The concierge, mister Guillochet, and his colleagues drove it...
The first 2CVs were quite versatile. The AU was even more utilitarian, it came onto the market in 1951. A commercial vehicle based on the 2CV, with 250kg of payload and a square box on the back to transport your every need. It became a great sales success. The 9hp of the AU...
The HY could be ordered from Citroën in a number of different forms. The closed bus, which could then be extended, raised or otherwise converted by various carrossiers. The chassis cab as a basis for even more explicit expression. And the pickup, which was also often extended or covered. This is one with...
The Champs de Mars factory branch in Paris arranged cars for foreign customers and other special deliveries. This also applies to this 2CV, a 2CV6 Spécial in Blanc Meije, with a more luxurious Club interior. It was registered on October 11, 1990, a few months after the end of production in Portugal. Its...
We build our 2CVE on our EV chassis. A galvanised frame, containing the batteries. This gives it a nice low center of gravity, the extra weight presses it a little more into the springs providing more comfort. The electric motor has sufficient power and revs to allow you to drive smoothly and quick...
A blessing in disguise? This 2cvs life has been on pause for quite a while. It was born on April 26, 1990, on May 30 it was in Brussels at the Belgian importer and on August 24 it found an owner in Mechelen. A while later things went wrong. This goat, its Flemish...
No. 34556, 2cv production started to speed up a bit. In ’49 there were only a few hundred built, in ’50 and ’51 a few thousand, now tens of thousands rolled out of the factory in Levallois. The 2cvA, with 375cc and 9hp, was also further developed. This 2cv is one of the...