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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.More »
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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!
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.More »
engine of the day
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 »
autorama
V8 Citroen 2CV For Safari Hoons
Amidst the sea of high-dollar muscle cars and carnauba-soaked hot rods, the last car you'd expect to see on the main floor of Autorama is a small French car. Any sort of Citroën 2CV would be distinct, but when it's one sporting safari survival equipment, off-road suspension, and a small block V8 under the hood, it looks fantastically wacky. Drivetrain and suspension bits come from an old Suzuki Samurai, hence this car's name: "Le Sami." No House of Kolor pearl ghost flames here; Le Sami has been
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DOTS Geneva: Citroen 2CV
We haven't run the numbers, but there is an assumption the Citroen 2CV makes a decent showing when scored by our official guidelines. We caught this one parked alongside the Eglise Russa (Russian Church) and couldn't help but snap away like it was freshly unveiled. The French horse was tucked in tight and of course passers by assumed we were either French or insane while standing in the road admiring its underpowered glory.
choose your eternity
With Italy edging out a narrow victory over Britain in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll and advancing to the first-ever Project Car Hell Superpower Showdown with France, I decided we needed to add an extra layer of Hell to each nation's entrant in order to honor this occasion with the solemnity it deserves. Not that we won't repeat the Superpower Showdown schtick over and over, of course, but this one is first! So, what we got here is PCH Superpower cars with Japanese engines. Now, you figure maybe a Japanese engine would make such a car more reliable, but I've been careful to select car/engine combos that involve twin-turbocharged complexity and fragile-chassis-twisting power. France? Italy? You decide!
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PCH, Superpower Swap Showdown: Subaru'd Renault or Toyota'd Maserati?
With Italy edging out a narrow victory over Britain in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll and advancing to the first-ever Project Car Hell Superpower Showdown with France, I decided we needed to add an extra layer of Hell to each nation's entrant in order to honor this occasion with the solemnity it deserves. Not that we won't repeat the Superpower Showdown schtick over and over, of course, but this one is first! So, what we got here is PCH Superpower cars with Japanese engines. Now, you figure maybe a Japanese engine would make such a car more reliable, but I've been careful to select car/engine combos that involve twin-turbocharged complexity and fragile-chassis-twisting power. France? Italy? You decide!More »
novelties
Take That, Prius! Here Are Some Extreme Green Cars
These cars are so green they're covered in grass. Well, fake grass, anyhow. Some kind of Astroturf. We're not sure why these people are covering their cars in grass, but it is amusing. Our main questions is, How do they make the turf adhere to the car? It's not like automobiles are the greatest planters in the world. Some of the rides are easy to identify: VW Beetles (surprise, surpirse!), a Citroen 2CV, and a Honda Element. But what about the others? Here's an idea: How about the opposite of Winter Guessing Game for this one? How about Grass Car Guessing Game?
choose your eternity
Is an air-cooled Japanese cartruck both cooler and more hellish than an airbrushed Malaise Detroit Vantruck? According to almost two-thirds of you, it is! Today we're going to hit the mailbag again, adding yet another reader to the waiting list for the next run of PCH Tipster T-shirts, because McGyver managed to come up with a pair of totally irresistible choices. How about a Spanish-built French car with an air-cooled two-banger... versus a forward-control Jeepamino? The agony!
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Yo! PCH, Philadelphia Edition: Jeep FC-150 or Spanish 2CV?
Is an air-cooled Japanese cartruck both cooler and more hellish than an airbrushed Malaise Detroit Vantruck? According to almost two-thirds of you, it is! Today we're going to hit the mailbag again, adding yet another reader to the waiting list for the next run of PCH Tipster T-shirts, because McGyver managed to come up with a pair of totally irresistible choices. How about a Spanish-built French car with an air-cooled two-banger... versus a forward-control Jeepamino? The agony!More »
classic ad watch
Forget Schlitz In A Camaro- Gala In A 2CV!
After we all had the chance to mull over the proper beer to purchase on the way home from the Chevy dealership with your new '77 Camaro yesterday, it seems only right that we should watch this Chadian ad for Gala Beer. Gala, the beer delivered to you in a 2CV while you lounge in a lawn chair on a hot African afternoon. And the Gala theme song is way catchier than the "Tonight's The Night" Löwenbräu tune!
movie cars
Obviously, Friday’s Question inspired a lot of good chatter. Sadly, missing from the choices for best Bond car, is the 2CV from For Your Eyes Only (UPDATE: Beluga got it). Yeah, it is one of Moore’s better movies, but… Moore < Connery. Still, what a great chase. And what a hot mama. Enjoy!
No Mr. Bond, We Expect You To Drive!
Obviously, Friday’s Question inspired a lot of good chatter. Sadly, missing from the choices for best Bond car, is the 2CV from For Your Eyes Only (UPDATE: Beluga got it). Yeah, it is one of Moore’s better movies, but… Moore < Connery. Still, what a great chase. And what a hot mama. Enjoy!
c'mon baby, let us get you in the sack
There's a Place in France Where Citroën Means Romance
Oh man, if we're ever lucky enough to convince a woman to marry us, we could do worse than have the ceremony be a 2CV-oriented affair. Then again, the bride would most likely recoil in horror as to what she'd just committed herself to and take off in one of the slowpoke French econoboxes. That's okay, as Lemmy once sung, "The chase is better than the catch." More »
deux-chevaux is the way to go
2CV Buggy!
Less-rounded than a 2CV or even a Mehari; more minimialist than the sparest, most spartan FAF, this Citroën-based buggy is simply complete lightweight, peasant-grade awesome. We we'd find some sort of eternal field and drive across it forever in this blatting yellow sweetheart. We would indeed. More »
absolute citroen
Orleans '89: Wacky 2CVs
Back when we thought Generra Hypercolor shirts were a good idea, a bunch of Frankish nutters in 2CVs and 2CV-based machines got together in Orleans, France for a motorized hoedown. Somehow, it does not surprise us that any of these vehicles exist, but when we think that somebody actually took the time to build them, our minds boggle a bit. It seems more like they should've sprung fully formed from the head of André Citroën's younger brother, Jim, during one of his more profligate peyote benders. More »
hoon of the day
Jerry Reed, 2CVs, Hoons: All is Right With the World
If, for some reason, you find fault with this video, other than the cheeseball credit scroll at the end, you are inhuman and no friend of tha Jalop. That is all. We now command that you watch or vow never to return to our fair site. Thank you. More »
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