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    Image of sxs3200 sxs3200
    08/24/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    That's pretty cool. My mother rented one to drive through France with one trip. What a piece of junk. However, it doesn't surprise me. The guy could probably flip it over by himself.

    But, I guess that's what you got from the French trying to make a Beetle.
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    Image of RoninianHoon RoninianHoon
    08/24/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    We need a Mad Max Fantasy Garage now. I know of at least ten machines that should go in.

    Ben, Murilee, Wert? When can I vote on this?

    (edit button was long time coming, kudos to the hamsters)
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    Edited by RoninianHoon at 08/24/09 12:39 PM RoninianHoon was starred RoninianHoon was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08/23/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    This is like Death Race style plus Tron, Financialapocalypse-style.
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    Edited by Mobius at 08/23/09 10:53 PM Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    08/23/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    Quite possibly the most manly thing ever done. This thing is so awesome it makes the Batpod cry softly in it's comic-con space. I want one.
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    Image of ghelary ghelary
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    @ Bens,

    I am French, so I may be a bit be at translating than google and babelfish, and what happened is that Emile thought he would do it in 3 days and it took him finally 12 days.

    @ Powermatic,

    The chassis was broken not the wheel. He kept only the central part of the chassis.

    Now about, getting back the car in a place where it was possible to repair.
    - He was in the middle of the desert,
    - In a war zone,
    - Where he was expressively forbiddent to enter.

    The reason for him, no to abandon the car was because the car was loaded with stuff, and it would have been quickly pillaged once he got away from it.

    @ those who wonder how he could have lifted with no tool the motor.

    A 2CV moto makes around 375 cm3 (a third of a liter) This is very very far from a smallest of all small blocks.

    @ all americans

    Raiding in underpowered 70s cars in the desert is kind of a French tradition, the Renault 4L trophy is happening every year since 1998. Lin : [www.4ltrophy.com]

    So what did this guy is a bit of the extreme side, but is not completely impossible.
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    evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars promoted this comment Murilee Martin approved this comment ghelary was starred ghelary was unstarred
    Image of K5ING K5ING
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    I've already seen the movie... It was called "Flight of the Phoenix". Good flick.
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    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable promoted this comment K5ING was starred K5ING was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    This is mighty Mad Max-ey of him....

    French? Sure...but rather clever with a wrench...and probably a wench.
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    Image of bens bens
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    [french.cars.free.fr] Is way more in depth. If you don't have an understanding of French read very carefully in your translation software cause its full of idioms. The guy claims he built it in 3 days. He says that the village closest to him was a couple of days away, but he didn't want to leave the car so he could collect insurance. He happened to have a bunch of metal pipe and tools with him. Uh. Ok. I can't tell if this guy is legit or trying to sell t-shirts. Top gear should be like 60 mins. and investigate.
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    Murilee Martin promoted this comment bens was starred bens was unstarred
    Image of powermatic powermatic
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    sorry-not buying it. Bullshit meter in the red zone. Makes no sense on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin.

    Granted, the translation is spotty, but :

    *he gave up on the car because a wheel was bent, so decided to turn the car into a motorcycle? W.T.F.? It wouldn't be easier to somehow limp home in the friggin' car?

    *no power tools of any kind, had to lift engines, drill holes with hand tools, cut parts with a hacksaw, design and engineer, and etc., and do it all in the middle of the desert in 12 days?

    *and after all that, he rides the thing for one day before being picked up by the military?

    I might be wrong, but this whole story has that Sweet Stench of Self-Marketing last seen with the 210 mph Veyron ticket.
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    HoonThatFerrari promoted this comment powermatic was starred powermatic was unstarred
    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/22/09


    @powermatic: That is a baseless accusation... I mean, who would really ever engage in any kind of self-promotion of that nature?
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 08/22/09 7:39 PM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    I did not know that there were any Frenchmen with the surname of MacGyver.
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    Image of Kuang Kuang
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    Pah, the least he could have done was to dress it up a bit.. like this one:

    [www.cliftonds.com]
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    skaycog-live,love,laugh! promoted this comment Edited by Kuang at 08/22/09 5:40 PM Kuang was starred Kuang was unstarred
    Image of pettiblay pettiblay
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    I don't even know what "force de frappe" means, and I'm french.
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    discontinuuity is happy that everything has been set right in the Jalopverse. Now all we need is more of engineerd's Brefas Scotch! promoted this comment pettiblay was starred pettiblay was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    08/22/09

    @pettiblay: It's the name of the French nuclear weapons program.
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    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    08/23/09

    @Murilee Martin: Oh. I thought it was a setting on my blender.

    Wait. It IS a setting on my blender. I better be careful with this thing.
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    evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars promoted this comment FormerlyPreferredCustomer was starred FormerlyPreferredCustomer was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/23/09

    @pettiblay: Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Affordable Firepower!
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    Image of RCN8 RCN8
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    We need need a Jalopnik Hall of Fame. I nominate this guy as the first to be inducted.
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    Image of token_illiterate_commenter token_illiterate_commenter
    08/22/09

    @RCN8: This guy and the basement Lambo guy should be in the inaugural class.
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    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    Emile Leray, you are fucking awesome.

    The best part, for me, is the presence of mind to retain the license plate. Gotta be legal with your impromptu motoring devices folks.
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    Image of diskreet diskreet
    08/22/09

    @evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars: I agree. The license plate tips this from amazing to epic.
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    08/22/09

    In reply to Stuck In Desert, Crazy Frenchman Builds Motorcycle Out Of Busted Citroën 2CV
    The translation is bad, but understandable. The story fairly incredible.
    [babelfish.yahoo.com]
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