In this readable and informative book, motoring expert Malcolm Bobbitt
tells the story of one of the most iconic cars in motoring history.
Designed as affordable and practical transport for French farmers
travelling on either bad roads or ploughed fields, it also found its way
into the fashionable quarters of Paris. This book shows how designers
successfully achieved the specification for rugged and utilitarian
design suitable for times of austerity while at the same time producing
a truly classless car. The author explains the history of the car,
conceived when Citroën was owned by the Michelin tyre company, and how
the idea evolved. He covers the ingenious design aspects of the car,
including the corrugated metal bonnet, hammock seats, push-pull gear
lever and twin-cylinder air-cooled engine. Such was the success of the
2CV that it spawned variants such as the Dyane, Ami 6 and Ami 8 and the
British-built Bijou, all of which are covered here. Illustrated with an
evocative collection of high quality photographs and written by an
authority on Citroën cars, this concise book tells you all you need to
know about the famous 2CV.