Citroen 2CV (1951) - 91th Geneva International Motor Show 2024 Editorial Photo

The Citroën 2CV is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Salon de l'Automobile, it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels. In 1949, the first delivered 2CV type A was 375 cc, 7 kW (9 hp), with a 65 km h (40 mph) top speed, only one tail light and windscreen wiper with speed shaft drive the wiper speed was dependent on the driving speed. There was no fuel gauge Citroën provided a dipstick below the petrol filler cap. The 2CV was the first car designed around and released with radial tires. In 1951, the 2CV received an ignition lock and a lockable driver's door. Production reached 100 cars a week. By the end of 1951 production totalled 16,288.