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Tamiya Citroen 2CV: Maroon and Black


Chillyb1

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Very cool! And well done. Any chance of a better engine pic, and a chassis shot?

As you can see, this 2CV has been driven a lot but pretty well maintained: 

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And the best I can do for now: 

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Very nice build!!!! I have one in stash to build.....

My wife was born in Paris France and their family owned a 2CV and a 54 Mercury!!! talk about opposite ends of the spectrum! 

I lived in Paris for two years and would be there still if I could have found a way to pay for it. When did your wife's family own these cars? I'm especially curious about the Mercury because a Simca Vedette would have looked much like a Mercury of that vintage. 

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Wow Curtis brilliant build well done. There are quite a few here still in the UK, I see you've chosen  factory two tone colours! 

A friend of ours races one of these in British and European cup series!

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Very nice build!!!! I have one in stash to build.....

My wife was born in Paris France and their family owned a 2CV and a 54 Mercury!!! talk about opposite ends of the spectrum! 

I lived in Paris for two years and would be there still if I could have found a way to pay for it. When did your wife's family own these cars? I'm especially curious about the Mercury because a Simca Vedette would have looked much like a Mercury of that vintage. 

She was there from 1958 until 1963 IIRC......

Her Dad was military from WWII  and just continued on in Paris. She has duel citizenship as if you are born in France you are French....but her folks being US citizens....USA claims too!!!

They had a 54 full size Mercury. Her Dad bought it from a fellow service man returning to the USA. My father-in-law loves to tell stories about terrorizing the other French drivers with 'le monster'!!  

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Wow Curtis brilliant build well done. There are quite a few here still in the UK, I see you've chosen  factory two tone colours! 

A friend of ours races one of these in British and European cup series!

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Decades ago I saw a 2CV race like that as a warm-up for the F1 race at Brands Hatch (along with a Ford Escort race). Considering the gravity-defying body roll of a 2CV, there were no casualties. 

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