Hagerty just published an excellent account of the development of the TPV (short for très petite voiture) — the prototype of the 2CV.It goes into great detail as to how Michelin encouraged it's development to sell their tires in France, Pierre Boulanger's directive to Citroën engineeers, the li ...

by Ken Nelson.....One has to understand the whole point of the 2CV in its history, to understand both its design and construction, and to appreciate its brilliance.  This car put France on wheels after WWII.  The french auto industry was trashed by the Germans, and France still didn't hav ...