TouteFrance

The Citroën 2CV recently celebrated its 60th birthday! I have great childhood memories of this iconic car travelling around the French countryside with my aunt and uncle in their old Citroën Diane. I remember it being quite tinny and rather rattly, but it’s the classic French car everyone thinks of (along with the DS and its moving headlights). My uncle’s car was very similar to this one, except it was blue.

Compared to modern cars, which quite frankly, mostly look the same, I still turn my head when I see one, much like us Brits do when seeing an old Morris Minor going down the road. I expect most of them have ended up as a pile of rust, but those that keep going can probably be kept going for years owing to their simplicity, making them easy to repair.

 Wikipedia has a lengthy article on the 2CV if you’re keen to read more about this trusty old car.