Garage van Oord from Maarssen delivered this 2CV in '86. It was used daily, but was always kept indoors. In '91 the odometer already had just over 70,000 km on it. When it was 10 years old, in '96, it was handed over to the son. Shortly afterwards the meter went round for the first time, as if starting a new life.
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 was replaced by 12hp in '54, with the introduction of the AZU. This car we have here is a survivor of those early models.
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 cheerful colour scheme of the Dolly completed the fun.
Two small engines help you up the mountain more easily than one. Together they have 850cc and approximately 25 hp, with which they move 755 kg. Quite light for an off-road vehicle. Garage Dubugnon in Martigny, Switzerland saw the potential and used a second-hand Sahara as a service vehicle. It made (height) meters in the Swiss Alps. Now it is in our garage, after more than 50 years of inactivity.
In ’64 the world was still a bit more comprehendable and in Castres you only had to dial 044 to get the LLoret brothers on the phone and order a 2CV. “Have you heard of our new luxury model?”, “Yes, but such a luxurious AZAM is not for me, a simple AZ will do, but in that très chic new blue colour please”. “Bleu Ardoise it will be. Would you like to have it delivered…?”.
Rouge Vallelunga, I think the most used colour on the 2CV. At least on the modern ones. Delivered from model year ’83 until the end of production in ’90 and apparently popular with many, although there are also non-mainstreamers who detest it, probably because they find it mainstream. We think it fits the ’80s perfectly, sleek and clear.
I saw some of its spot welds and knew I was going to buy the car. It's strange, but sometimes you see a certain detail on a car that immediately gives you a good feeling, in this case about the originality. This 70-year-old 2CV was lying in pieces in a garage, but it made me happier with every place I inspected and every part I looked at and confirmed that I had not come for nothing.
We understood from the third owner that this car was delivered to Mrs. Janse from Elburg in '82. She kept it until sometime in the early 1990s, when it ended up with a 2cv lover from Utrecht. Until the girlfriend of the current and third owner wanted to go on holiday to France in August. Good destination, but only in a 2cv!
This AK 350 in Gris Rosé was delivered to the Vaucluse mid 1970, the painted license plate still bears witness to this. The windshield also shows that taxes were paid in '89, it probably disappeared in a shed afterwards.
This AK 350 was delivered to Bleu Nevé in Paris in mid '67, the painted license plate still bears witness to it. The windshield also shows that in '87 and '88 taxes were still paid in Paris, but in '89 in the Nièvre department, a little further south.
Great Puch, in good condition. Matching numbers, last owner had it since '90, well maintained, hasn't been used much recently, but drives like lightning after we added some fresh petrol, oil and a new spark plug.
André Pezet, a farmer by profession, bought this HY new in ’64. He probably used it on his farm in Savenès near Toulouse. We were unable to find out exactly until when it was used. The registration papers state that it changed owners in 2016 and moved to the Ardèche, where it was purchased by an acquaintance of ours.