Citroen 2CV
Citroen 2CV In this readable and informative book, motoring expert Malcolm Bobbitt tells the story of one of the most iconic cars in motoring history. This book shows how designers successfully…
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Citroen 2CV
In this readable and informative book, motoring expert Malcolm Bobbitt tells the story of one of the most iconic cars in motoring history. This book shows how designers successfully achieved the specification for rugged and utilitarian design suitable for times of austerity while at the same time producing a truly classless car. Designed as affordable and practical transport for French farmers travelling on either bad roads or ploughed fields, it also found its way into the fashionable quarters of Paris.
He covers the ingenious design aspects of the car, including the corrugated metal bonnet, hammock seats, push-pull gear lever and twin-cylinder air-cooled engine. The author explains the history of the car, conceived when Citro n was owned by the Michelin tyre company, and how the idea evolved. Such was the success of the 2CV that it spawned variants such as the Dyane, Ami 6 and Ami 8