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Russell
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 Oldest known 2cv I didn't want to pollute the van thread, but does anybody know the whereabouts of the oldest surviving 2cv in private hands? I guess there must be a few '48s out there still? I'm guessing Citroën have one, but where are the others?
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Xmas
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Re: Oldest known 2cv I think I'm right in saying that although the 2cv was at the 1948 Paris Salon, the bonnet was welded shut because the engine wasn't production ready. You couldn't actually buy it until the following year after the 1949 Salon, and as soon as it was available there was quickly a huge waiting list which was prioritised for certain customers like midwives. Second hand 2cvs were more expensive than new for a few years because you could get it straight away rather than have to wait. How much was a new 2cv when they stopped making them in 1990, and did Mr. Nail's car sell for more than that, have we gone full circle in prices? I get the impression they launched it at the '48 because media speculation was rife and they wanted to silence the rumours, or maybe take advantage of them for publicity.  Sorry Russel that was a massive digression, but I think I have seen some recent shots of 1949 cars in some of the 2cv books I have but they may be never used examples. Like this one:  Or this maybe? 
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Jonathan
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Re: Oldest known 2cv That's right, production started in July 1949 and only 900 odd cars were built that year.
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Re: Oldest known 2cv Jonathan wrote: That's right, production started in July 1949 and only 900 odd cars were built that year. Yep, that's fine but, anybody know of the whereabouts of the oldest 2CV not when it was built? 
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Will2cv
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Re: Oldest known 2cv Alan Lloyd (2cvgb Pre-70 Registrar) could tell you the earliest known to the club, at least. I think there is a 1950-51 example somewhere in the UK.
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samfieldhouse
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Re: Oldest known 2cv My dads was a '51 and that wad recognised by the CCC as the oldest in the uk, but that was... 30 years ago? And it's long since been scrapped 
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Sean
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Re: Oldest known 2cv 1986?
1983?
whats the prize?
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toomany2cvs
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Re: Oldest known 2cv samfieldhouse wrote: My dads was a '51 and that wad recognised by the CCC as the oldest in the uk, but that was... 30 years ago? And it's long since been scrapped <fx: lynch mob forms>
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twofifty AZU
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Re: Oldest known 2cv Isn't there ae pre production prototype in private hands in France? There was an article about it in Classic an Sportscar some years back. It was sent for scrap but the owner of the yard kept it and restored it. As to whether it is a 2CV, the prototypes were substantially different from the car that eventually emerged.
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josh draper
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Re: Oldest known 2cv the oldest in the uk is an early 1952 and was a full restoration that we did but it was toned down to make it look more original   before  after
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