Those were the days

This is not a car, it's a way of life, so says one of the stickers on the back. I had two of them during the 1980s, the first was yellow and the second red.  They were fun, but then my sons grew too large to fit in the back so I had to get something more sensible.

Citroen decided to stop making them in 1990, sadly.  Since then, in France, all you could see were increasingly elderly looking examples.  Until recently that is.  Recently I've noticed increasingly well cared-for and shiny examples.  They are becoming collectors' items or so it seems.  I wish (almost) I'd kept mine.  I did enjoy the waves and smiles from other 2CV owners (mostly young men and mostly with beards).

From the BBC, if you have 15 minutes or so to spare:

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