This one:


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CITROEN-2-CV ... 0298967946

i had to pick up a computer chair from Dartmouth this afternoon & as the van is only 20 or so miles away in Salcombe i decided i'd better go & take a look... I haven't seen the van since about 1994/5 when it was owned by a chap called Alaistair Harbord. When we started up the local 2cvGB group the 'Devon Corn wollies' back in 1993 he had the van then. It was always very smart & well looked after. I disappeared off the radar until it was listed on eBay last week.

I was pretty shocked to see it TBH, i know the passage of time can be harsh on most things, but i was pretty upset to see how badly it's gone down hill. The chassis *looks* ok - certainly the top plate has a big hole & there's water thats settled on the bottom skin inside. The upper bulkhead/bonnet hinge area is totally shot - think there a hole the full width of the bulkhead. The rear wings are fibreglass - the fuel & spare wheel panels are rough, the side rails are holed, the rear doors are knackered, rear valance appears ok, but i think it's probably constructed of glenn miller. Front wings are dead, front bumper's missing, rot around the rear windows etc. On the plus side - the lower bulkhead looks proper solid, the passenger sill also looks good. The windscreen is cracked & the tax disc in the window is from 1999.

If you're considering it my advice would be to think long & hard. It is saveable - look at Will's 250 weekend. This is no easy project - it needs pretty much everything, although it appears to be all there minus the dashhboard & front bumper. This is a MAJOR project & it was a lot worse than i'd hoped.

I'll post some pictures when i've uploaded them...

Parked close to the coast?

Salcombe is on the coast. Before that it was in Dartmouth so its had salty air to contend with

is this a standard arrangment on an AKL?

Looks like it's been right on the beach!