Thank you Mr Boulanger
Yes, he was the instigator of the TPV (Any Small Car), better known under the name of 2CV.
The project actually dates from 1939. The model has a single headlight and with a body in Duralinox and Magnesium will not be kept. From 43 to the end of September 1948, the 2CV will undergo many modifications (price revised downwards by 40%, engine, etc ...) ... but above all, its aesthetics !
Still marketed with 2 Headlights And 4 Speeds!
Called "Overdrive" on the first models or "4th" on the most recent models, it always remains a gear ratio in addition to the 3rd.
It is not uncommon to meet people who tell you that they have had:
"you know the very first 2CV, the one with a single headlight and 3 speeds .... and for the wipers there was a crank in the middle of the windshield ..."
What a joy to let them tell their nonsense and contradict them sometimes.
Like what everyone owns the 2CV, even those who have never owned one.
Major developments 2
1961 New grille and new smooth cover with 5 ribs replacing the corrugated cover
1962 Marketing of the 2CV Mixte (or ENAC kit)
1963 New model (AZAM type)
1965 The front doors open in "the right way". New three-leaf grille.
In September, addition of the rear quarter mirror
1967 Better equipped Export model (for 1 year only)
1970 The 2CV family is growing with the 2CV6 (602cm3). The front seat belt makes its debut
1971 Appearance in series of a left exterior mirror (driver) on all vehicles. The rear view mirror right will appear than the last few years.
1973 New van (type AK)
1948, A Star is born
It was not until October 7, 1948 that the 2CV was presented at the Paris Motor Show. The 2CV is the bomb of the show. 1,300,000 visitors will come to contemplate it in triplicate and will queue for almost 2 hours to sit there for a moment ...
That year, the 2CV presented at the show, are ballasted by pig iron under leaded hoods. Indeed the mechanics is simply absent. It was not until the 1949 show to discover the flat twin which made its reputation.
From 1949 to 1990 no less 5,144,966 2CV were manufactured.
Major developments 1
1949 Basic model (type A)
1951 Appearance of the van (type AU)
1953 Removal of the grille oval. New more powerful AZ type model (from 375 to 425cm3)
1955 Stop lights and turn signals make their appearances
1956 Long soft top but with a "large" rear window
1957 Rigid trunk trunk as a replacement for the long soft top
1959 Creation of the twin-engine 4x4 model
Major developments 3
1974 New plastic grille (5th of the name). Rectangular headlights. Discontinued later on some models. Canopy opening from the inside
1975 The 2CV Special is a "low cost" 2CV (no quarter window, round headlights, 435cm3 engine ...
1976 2CV4 Special "Spot" series (1800ex.)
1978 Addition of quarter windows on the 2CV Special
nineteen eighty one 2CV6 special series "Charleston" (8000ex.) The REAL 2CV6 special series 007 (500ex.)
1982 Creation of the series "007" (500 copies)
nineteen eighty one Disc brakes for everyone up front. Centrifugal clutch on the 2CV Special E (duration 2 years)
1983 2CV6 special series "France 3" (2000 ex. + 2000 ex.)
1985 2CV6 special series "Dolly"
1986 2CV6 special series "Cocorico" (1000 copies)
July 27, 1990 Stop of production. The factory in Portugal had been manufacturing the 2CV since 1988)
