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http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/survival-of-innovator-broken-2cv-no.html

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April 6th, 2011, 3:14 am
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Oh look at the colour of the chassis
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wasnt someone asking why their Dyane chassis was Blue celeste but the car wasnt.
perhaps the factory had a bucket that needed used up.

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April 6th, 2011, 7:54 am
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one thing i struggle to figure out everytime i see that.. is how does it get any drive? i cant see anyway that the rear wheel is connected to the gearbox?

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April 6th, 2011, 1:11 pm
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I think one of the brake drums is pressed against the rear wheel, and drives it like a roller. The other drum is locked up.

Don't know why anyone ever shows this picture when they're talking about this... :S

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April 6th, 2011, 2:37 pm
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1 forward and 4 reverse gears

i cant get my head round it took him 12 days and a great deal of work....what was so wrong with the car that he couldnt bodge it to get out? ripped front arm?

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April 6th, 2011, 2:48 pm
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Rule 1 - never go into the desert on your own, well not in those pants :lol:

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April 6th, 2011, 3:40 pm
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:lol:

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April 6th, 2011, 4:22 pm
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one thing i like about this, and the reason i posted it, was that it shows how bleedin' versatile the old 2CV is!! :D

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April 6th, 2011, 4:28 pm
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I saw this close up at the 50th anniversary meeting in Paris in 1998.

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April 6th, 2011, 6:47 pm
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quite clever, waiting to be slated for that comment

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