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Le Camino? Rat Rod Citroen 2CV Pickup Truck
What do you get when a Brit combines French quirk with American attitude? In this case, it's a Citroen 2CV that's been converted into a rat rod-styled pickup truck. We say rat rod-styled because it doesn't have the prerequisite big American mill that you'd find in a traditional rod. Of course, we've seen a Chevy V8 dropped into a 2CV before, but even though thiscartruckvehicle makes do with a puny 602 CC two-cylinder engine, we still love it. We might even be tempted to bid on it if the Atlantic ocean wasn't in the way...and the US dollar wasn't at the bottom of it.
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paris motor show
Hermes Leathers Up Citroen 2CV
To honor the Citröen 2CV’s 60th birthday, fashion house Hermès created this special edition for the Paris Motor Show. While we weren’t impressed by the gaudy crime-against-taste that was the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès, the more pedestrian (or equine, to be more correct) 2CV strikes a chord with us. The leather and cotton canvas added to it accentuate the timeless lines and paired-to-the-bone interior, two things most modern cars are missing. The full release follows the jump.
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4:40 PM on Mon Oct 13 2008
By Wes Siler
1,641 views, 30 commentsMost discussed Vintage Racer is out taking pictures: "pared" Wes... "pared to the bone" more »
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down on the street bonus edition
Citroens And Fuegos Roam The Streets Of Portland
This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. We already know there's a Renault Caravelle still driving in Portland, Oregon, but there's plenty more French machinery to be found on the streets up there. Today we've got some photos from Craig, who works near a serious- yet garage-space-challenged- Citroën aficionado, and some more from Mike, who knows where to find a couple of Renault Fuegos in his neighborhood. You know the drill- make the jump…
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Even A Hydropneumatic Suspension Couldn't Hold All These Vintage Citroen Brochures
Finding the Peugeot 403 brochure was nice, but we need a total overdose of vintage French car brochures! Fortunately, Mort555 came to the rescue, by sending us a tip about this Dutch site with dozens of beautifully scanned Citroën brochures from the 1950s through the 1980s. France, Spain, Finland, Germany, Italy- if you could buy Citroëns there, the brochure is probably in this site. [Citrobe.org]
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DOTS-O-Rama Sunday: Citroen 2CV
We might as well keep crisscrossing Canada, so we're doubling back to Ontario to take a look at this Citroën 2CV photographed by the aptly-named Citroen_SM. Jump away to read Citroen_SM's description.
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Welcome To Oslo, Where Ancient Citroens Roam Free!
We've been getting some great Down On The Street Bonus Edition photos from our readers (so many, in fact, that it's getting tough to post them as fast as they come in- which is a good problem to have). However, when you find and photograph a daily-driven Citröen Traction-Avant on the streets of your city, you get jumped to the head of the line. Such is the case with Warpig, who has gone on an unprecedented DOTSBE binge in his hometown of Oslo, Norway. He's sent in literally hundreds of photos of interesting old cars found on Oslo's streets, and today we're going to look at some of the Citröens he's shot. Good work, Warpig, and we'll be showing more of your photos in the near future!
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custom cars
Tryane II Continues March of Wooden Cars
Take a look at those wheels — the three lugs are a dead giveaway as to what lies beneath the slippery hand crafted exterior. That's right, the Tyrane II started life as a Citroen 2CV but its obviously much modified from the original. Builder Friend Wood, no we're not kidding, started work on the car by removing one side of the rear suspension and repositioning the other to the center of the car. A mahogany veneer body was then fashioned over a mold using the cold molding technique from boat building.
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Engine of the Day: Citroen Type A, Plus Engine of the Week Poll
Does an engine that powered ten million vehicles qualify for Engine of the Day honors? You bet it does! An air-cooled, boxer two-cylinder engine with displacement ranging from 375cc to 652cc (and power levels of 9- yes, nine- to 33 horses), the Type A powered millions of Citröen 2CVs, thus giving wheels to France in the grim years following World War II. There was no way in hell this engine could be made to run cleanly, so it was doomed by the emissions laws of the early 1990s after a 42-year run. For a good example of how lightweight and simple this engine is, check out this video of some guys firing it up on a workbench. Thanks to Franzouse for helping out with research! [French Wikipedia, English Wikipedia, 1949 Parts Catalog] More »
