The Citroën 2CV Story
French author Guy de Maupassant regularly ate on the first level of the Eiffel Tower even though he hated the sight of the thing. When asked why he said it was not for the quality of the food, but it was the only place in Paris where he couldn’t see the Eiffel Tower! Some were also put off by the look of the Citroën 2CV, but like the Eiffel Tower it’s grown to become a beloved symbol of French engineering success, and about as French as a croissant. It’s no accident this French biscuit tin has a picture of a 2CV on it. In development for 13 years, and in production for over 40, Citroën’s “upturned pram” produced two offspring, but outlasted both of them. Why did it take 13 years to develop, and why did it last more than 40 years in production with almost no changes? If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Citro%C3%ABn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500_%22Topolino%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mica https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_2_CV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_2CV http://www.citroenet.org.uk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_horsepower#France https://dovepublishing.co.uk/blog/vepublishing.co.uk/2012/01/great-aluminium-car.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_tire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Bijou https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Ami https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Taunus_P3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Popular https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-Brousse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAIPA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_4 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Dyane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Dyane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M%C3%A9hari https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_M35 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_GS https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_FAF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Visa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_C15 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Acadiane https://www.carsguide.com.au/oversteer/this-citroen-2cv-has-been-given-the-picasso-treatment-60382 https://en.typeh.eu/fourgonnette.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_de_Maupassant #bigcar