This is a photo I took on December 30, 2008. The dog was called Callie. She was a border collie and she died in 2017 at the age of 10.The car is a Citroën 2CV, meaning "two horses" — the term refers not to so-called "real" horsepower, but is a tax term used to set the cost of registering the vehicle by its first owner. My year 2000 Peugeot 206, for example, is a 5CV car in fiscal terms but it has a 90 HP engine. There is a formula for converting the two French terms (real vs. fiscal "horses") but it is too complicated for me to wrap my mind around it.
I was surprised to learn that the first 2CV cars rolled off the assembly line in 1948. I've always imagined it was earlier than that.
When we were down in the south of France a couple of years ago, there was a local tour company using a those.
ReplyDeleteThere is something nice about the design of this car. VW Beetle sized with more style.
ReplyDeleteSweet to see Callie 😘
ReplyDeleteA week or two ago I read an article that Citroen is producing a 2CV again! 26,000 euros!
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