The one displayed is a perfectly maintained 2CV fourgonette -read
touring if you're the Bimmer guy, or simply van/estate/tourer/station
wagon if anyone else ;-)
M. André Citroën's idea of the 2CV was that it should be light and
affordable, could be operated by his secretary (macho guy in a way)
and able to accomodate 4 people on pumpy roads even on rainy days.
The design still fits the bill in my so humble opinion ;-)
Amities
Philippe
Le 23 nov. 15 à 23:17, Chuck Norcutt a écrit :
Well, I don't remember any problem dealing with a drop-down
suspension so maybe I have misidentified it as a 2CV. His car
looked like it was made of sheets of corrugated metal. Somewhat
like this little Citroen truck <http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1312/5163513120_b7356f2e7d_o.jpg
>
but I don't remember it as looking like a truck either. It was a
long, long time ago. All I can vouch for is small, pink and
corrugated metal look.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/23/2015 2:49 PM, philippe.amard wrote:
The 2CV was probably much more of an achievement as you could lift
its
body but the wheels would stubbornly remain as lead on the ground :-)
Our teachers knew that ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zBbLFevW1s
Ph
Le 23 nov. 15 à 18:07, Charles Geilfuss a écrit :
I remember doing that with my college buddies to the first Honda
Civic
any
of us had ever seen. Probably around 1973.
Charlie
On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I didn't think it was a 2CV either but then I haven't seen one
since the
early 60s. One I remember quite distinctly. It was painted pink
and
was
owned by Frank Zappa (the father of the other Frank Zappa you know
about).
That Frank Zappa was my high school physics teacher. On the last
day of
school in my senior year we (a bunch of guys) picked up his pink
2CV and
turned it sideways between two other cars in the faculty parking
lot. But
he didn't really deserve that. He was a great guy and a good
teacher.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/23/2015 7:13 AM, philippe.amard wrote:
The certified French pedant in me claims this ain't a 2CV.
Rather, an
authentic Dyane ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/o46e9yv
Other than that, I'd like to join my voice to the chorus
supporting
Brian.
Thanks for the illustrated updates.
Amities
Philippe, on his fourth C5.
Le 23 nov. 15 à 10:14, Jez Cunningham a écrit :
I suppose a bit of 'pedantry francaise' is permitted?
"Deux CHEVAUX" please, otherwise it's "two hairs" :-)
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19113
Jez
On 23 November 2015 at 05:55, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It looks like a tranquil place, Brian. I remain impressed at the
community spirit.
Chris
On 23 Nov 15, at 03:58, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I should have taken more photos; anyway, here's a record
of the event which was run for my benefit.
Location; Cromwell Old Town
precinct, ( what was left after the Clyde (Hydro-electric) Dam
flooded
the original street.
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19102 <
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=19102>
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