Dyane from the first month of production, September ’67. Just arrived, more info to follow.
Our customers, like us, aren't always just Citroën-focused. So sometimes we find something other than a 2CV in the barn, and sometimes the nice thing needs a new owner. If we like the nice thing too, we're happy to help sell it. Like this adorable Renault Dauphine. What a lovely little car.
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.
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!
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 one!
In early 1972, Joseph Guinard treated himself with a Dyane 6. He ordered it from garage Tomine, a dealer in Rennes, near his hometown of Saint Gilles. The car remained in the same department until it was found by a Dutchman.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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 light gray with red fabric. Gorgeous! Glad it's back.
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.