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The Citroën 2CV (French: deux chevaux, pronounced [dø ʃ(ə)vo], lit. "two horses", meaning "two taxable horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l'Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels.
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Mar 17, 2018 · What is it? A lollopy, characterful, ancient Citroen that has become legend. Produced between 1948 and 1990 (yes, that really is 42 years of production), the 2CV ( deux-cheveaux or ‘two horses’)...
La Citroën 2 CV (lire « deux chevaux », comprendre « deux chevaux fiscaux ») — familièrement appelée Deuche, Deudeuche ou encore Deux pattes en référence à son moteur bicylindre — est une voiture française présentée (sans moteur) au Salon de l’automobile de Paris le 7 octobre 1948 appelée TPV (Toute Petite Voiture).
Sep 19, 2011 · The Citroën Deux Chevaux (the 2CV, as it known internationally) was born in France a few years before WWII. Michelin, the French tyre manufacturer had just purchased Citroën, the car manufacturing company. In the 1930s, French population was mainly rural.
Jan 11, 2023 · Show us someone who’s mood isn’t instantly lifted by the sighting of a deux chevaux vapeur and we’ll show you a big fat fibber. The fact that the Citroën 2CV sold in its millions and remained in production for 42 years speaks volumes as to its inherent popularity and rugged usability.
May 11, 2017 · Of all the post-war solutions to affordable, working-man's transportation, the Citroën 2CV (known as the Deux Chevaux) is perhaps the most charismatic. Looking like something that might have been...
Nov 26, 2019 · While segments of the motoring press were somewhat less than enthusiastic the French car buying public were ecstatic about the new “deux chevaux” and the orders literally flooded in at the motor show and continued unabated from there on.
Jul 28, 2020 · On the 30th anniversary of the end of Citroen 2CV production, we take a look at the long and varied history of the Deux Chevaux.
Oct 1, 2020 · Launched for the 1948 model year, the 2CV—or deux chevaux --distilled the idea of what's necessary for basic transportation down to an elemental level. For many in post-war France, the round...
Citroën related. Official Citroën web sites. The Citroën 2CV Database shall become a collecting point for information of all kind about the 2CV, his sisters (the derivatives) and his big brother (the H-Van aka HY). Because of me maintaining this server besides my studies, it grows only slowly.
