Saturday 28 April 2007

PhotoHunter: Rare


This is a pen and ink drawing of a Citroen 2CV6 (or deux chevaux), close-up below. I drove 2CVs for years, first a yellow one and then a red and grey one very like this. I had to get a "proper" car in the end because my sons were growing up and the additional weight in the back made it slow down too much. Not the most powerful of cars, or the most comfortable, but great fun.


I chose this as my offering for Rare, because they ceased production on 27 July 1990, so they are becoming more rare all the time.

I hasten to add that I did not do the drawing, it was Sonia Bignall, whose signature can just about be seen

15 comments:

  1. That's a lovely drawing and how nice that you were able to obtain such a nice keepsake to remind you of the car you once drove.

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  2. That's a lovely print! :) A wonderful keepsake of the cars you owned.

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  3. I love these cars! And that is a great drawing.

    Happy Weekend!

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  4. Just dropping by (as you do). Well, OK, it was the May blossom that led me here. I thought you might enjoy this 2CV

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  5. This car is so cute! It's unfortunate they stop its production ;) Your drawing is nice too!

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  6. Wonderful "rare" post, cute car, great drawing.

    Everyone is invited over to see my "rare" post too. Hope to see you there.

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  7. I like how it is a sketch! Cool! Great way to capture a great car.

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  8. we call this car Kacsa (Duck) in Hungary. Very rare to see...maybe thats why they awake attention of people immediately:)

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  9. You are very talented! Thank you for sharing .. :)

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  10. oh my!
    this drawing is wonderful!
    im a student book designer, i think i can get an inspiration from this =)
    hee hee

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  11. the car doesn't look it should have stopped production. it still looks cool

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  12. This will be a treasure for you to remember that car! My family had a 57 Chevy, 4 door sedan when I was growing up. It was black. If we only knew then what we know now, we might have kept it.

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  13. That's really interesting! Did they ever sell the cars here? I keep thinking I have seen one or two but I can't be certain. It certainly is a tiny little car.

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  14. I don't think I have ever heard of those. How neat to find a drawing similar to the one you had!

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  15. What a great little car and a terrific print. Excellent choice for The Hunt. Thanks for dropping by.

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