Off topic of thread off everything but the international 2CV meet was held in my town and the Barry Boys went under in a tidal wave of 2CVs. It was pur joy to watch! . For once the towns motoring didnt consist of bodykitted novas an green welly brigade range rovers. I was only sorry i didnt have a Panda 30 with which i could have gone cruising with. Just had to share my happy day with you!

The brief of the original Panda was to make an updated, modern, affordable and basic car along the lines of the 2CV. I used to get the odd spin in my mates mums 2CV when I was a nipper, it rolled alarmingly around corners. I love them, they're one of the few French cars I would own.

Any photos?

where abouts do you live, i was on the m6 heading north up to penrith on monday night and saw loads of 2CVs

2CVs make surprisingly good race cars as well.

I have a couple of photos of a 2CV racer which I will post if anyone's interested.

My mum used to have one, it was a brilliant car, I remember being sat in it when it was parked on a busy road. Rocking side to side... rather scary.

When I was in Scotland, there were loads of Bulgarian 2CV's with bolt on boxes on the back, all were painted very bright colours.

I'd rather have a Panda though!

Actually Bigjawa, I seen a 2CV with a bolt on black box on the Kings Road, just down from Tullycarnet, on Saturday.

Seriously? I'd never seen the boxes for the 2cv before, although I like the one that you can get for the Panda.

The only 2CV I see regularly is a nice red one that is parked in Donegall Pass, and it's VERY clean, must be worth a few quid!

I had a couple of Dyanes with a boot-box in the 80's. Amazing things. I even moved from Lancashire to Yorkshire in one.
Panda's are better though............

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Sing it brother.

I went to Scotland (Inveraray) at the weekend, came back back on Monday & saw loads of 'deux chevaux' from all over Europe, heading North.

Just found the 2CV owners club. I'd love a 2CV. I wonder how much they cost...

http://www.2cvgb.co.uk

A little bit more than your Panda Steve!

The most expensive one on Auto Trader at the minute is £1500.

This one is lovely though;

1989CITROEN 2 CV6, F reg. 57000 miles, Garaged all its life, very good condition inside and out, great colour, lots of receipts, every thing works, long MoT. £1,150. ono.



I'm off to count my pennies...

Look at this one on eBay! These things are cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18174&item=4563522152&rd=1

the thing about 2cv's, is that they rust. a panda after ten years will have rusty doors and a few little scabs, but a 2cv will be a mound of orange dust, some tyres and a windscreen

I've been travelling up the A1 and back every day this week (to work on a substation at Spennymoor), and I've seen hordes of the wee Froggy beasties slowly rattling their way up north they're cool but they can only just reach 60mph!

They were going to Kelso in the scottish borders. There are some real rarities the corrugated CITROEN H Vans,DS, Dyanes, even a Visa as well as some very early cars like a glassfibre bodied coupe that i thought might be a Bijou. Just for once my town felt cosmopolitan and less like a right wing enclave. And talking about Italian French design the FIRE engine was partly designed by peugeot apparently.

Fixit posted this somewhere but I'll ask Steve to watch this and reconsider the 2cv

http://www.liveartists.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=169

Liam

i hate them! and when you turn the front wheels look like there about to fall off and they break, bits come off in your hand