Is a Burton a sports car? According to ChatGPT, "it isn’t in the traditional sense, but because they're so light and low to the road, they feel sporty." I can agree with that. You sit low and with your left ear near the crackling exhaust. The driving soon feels less like a 2CV.
No, it's not exactly the prettiest, but technically and structurally it's excellent. The roof is recent, it's had a full service, has been thoroughly inspected mechanically, and even has electronic ignition. We'll deliver it with a new APK (periodic vehicle safety inspection).
A fine 2CV, smooth driving, a solid chassis, footwell and floor pans already replaced. It has room for a few cosmetic improvements, but you can address those down the road.
This Ami 8’s career began in September ’75 in the Oise department, in Northern France, just above Paris. The maintenance sticker collection under the bonnet shows that it was regularly serviced, each time with fairly small intervals in terms of kilometres. In ’95 35.072, in ’05 41.207km and now 45.500km. Just run in!
On 18 May ’71, Mrs Maraval ordered her new 2CV from dealer Pezous in Albi. At that time, she had the choice between a 2CV4 and 2CV6, she chose the slower 2CV4, probably because she already knew that she would only use it locally.
Filling in maintenance booklets (or having them filled in) is not always Citroën drivers cup of tea. Upon delivery, a few stamps are added, but then empty pages follow. This Ami is no exception. However, we do know that it was delivered to Gaston Negre in Mazamet on 11 January 1972. After that, it stayed fairly close to this southern French village.
From 1964 onwards the Ami 6 could also be ordered in a Break version. It became a success, because people started transporting more and more things, in addition to their family and themselves. For the picnic trip at the weekend, the holiday to the south or just to work on a weekday.
Sometimes good things come from far. Like this Ami 6, which we found in Serbia a several ago. We bought it in Novi Sad from the second owner.
Just in from Belgium, from grandson of first owner. Needs some TLC. More info will follow.
In 2019, this Acadiane was found in Burgundy, near the town of Paray-le-Monial. Apart from the fact that it had just under 51,000 km on the clock at the time, we know nothing about its previous history. It does have a big advantage for an Acadiane; for once, it is not beige or white, but colourful blue!!
In 1987, the news came that the delivery of new 2CVs in the Netherlands would stop. There was a final sprint, because a lot of 2CV drivers quickly ordered a new one. One of them was a family from Boxtel. They bought a red 2CV6 Club from dealer Janus van der Meulen from his stock, for just over 10,000 guilders. Their old blue 2CV6 Spécial from ’82 was traded in for 1,500.
Beige Opale. It gives a velvety, matte finish without feeling powdery, and excellent coverage that still feels natural. It sounds like an advertisement text for a Lancôme foundation, and it is. But anyway, this colour also gives a golden glow to the beautiful lines of the Dyane in 1978.