12 Weird Citroen 2CV Cars

Posted by admin on July 13, 2008 under One stop travel guide to Paris |

When it comes to automobiles, the Italians are world-famous for making cars sexy and sleek, and the Germans are well-known for their precision engineering. French car-makers, on the other hand, are primarily known for their inability make cars that anyone outside France would want to buy - and the Citroen 2CV is a perfect example.

Okay, so there are some French car manufacturers which have had some success outside France, but one look at the odd Citroen 2CV will tell you that automotive design is not a French strong-point.

The Citroen 2CV is one of those cars that’s so ugly it’s almost cute - and it’s got something of a cult following these days. It was in production from 1949 all the way up through 1990, a stunning 42 years. More than 9 million cars bore the 2CV design in that time, and you’ll still see these things on the roads today.

But many Citroen 2CV fans can’t leave well enough alone, and they’ve transformed their beloved 2CVs into something else altogether. Call it art, call it asinine, it’s certainly individual. And while you may not see these 2CVs on the streets of Paris, you may see the unmodified version - be on the lookout, and let us know what you’d turn your 2CV into.

There really isn’t anything at all threatening about the 2CV. It doesn’t go very fast, and it’s certainly not going to make a Ferrari feel inferior in the looks department, either. But someone looked at this Citroen 2CV and saw a monster. So, they turned it into one.