The last Citroën 2CV, known as the “Tin Snail” for its distinctive shape and lackluster power, rolled off the production line at the company’s plant in Mangualde, Portugal at four o’clock on the afternoon of July 27, 1990. Since its debut in 1948, a total of 5,114,959 2CVs had been …
In the July 2015 issue of Road & Track magazine, contributing writer Sam Smith writes of driving a 2CV, for a week around Seattle WA. Loaned to him by Citroënvie member Greg Long, Sam recounts his adventure with an extremely liberal embellishment of the 2CV’s characteristics, making for an entertaining …
It’s not a North American event but it takes place in The Americas; the latest 2 hour Christmas special episode of Top Gear has Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May trekking through Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) to the very tip of South America and beyond. In this episode the boys …
Recently discovered video footage posted on youtube shows proof that Citroën was testing air-bags as far back as the SM era. At the 3:47 mark you can see an impact test and the air-bags deploy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AgBuh9ot8 This amazing film shows a number of impact tests conducted at . Steering and …
Three of the 2CVs used in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only are up for sale. They are part of a collection of various 007 movie vehicles owned by multi-millionaire Michael Dezer. But there’s a catch! You must buy all the 59 vehicles in the James Bond collection. …
Well, in the french town of Bugarach, those that follow the Mayan calendar winter solstice turned up in a bunch of them to deal with the possibility of the world coming to an end. They believe that a mountain in the area (the “Pic de Bugarach” in english: “Peak of …
It has been found: unfortunately burnt to ashes… The search is over, but with a very sad end: It was located on 3rd May 2012, burned down to ash near La Roussière, France. The 2CV was clearly identified by the vehicle chassis number and the remaining residue. It was the …
One may not want to believe it, but the unthinkable has happened: the last 2CV officially produced in France has been stolen by thieves. It belonged to the famous author and publisher of the “Revue Technique Automobile” (RTA), M. Roger Brioult. It is a light grey (“gris cormoran”) “2CV Spécial” …
