Citroen 2CV Oldtimer Car Editorial Image

Citroën unveiled the 2CV—signifying two fiscal horsepower, initially only 12 hp 8. 9 kW—at the Paris Salon in 1948. The car became a bestseller, achieving the designer`s aim of providing rural French people with a motorized alternative to the horse. It was unusually inexpensive to purchase and with its tiny two cylinder engine, inexpensive to run as well. The 2CV pioneered a very soft, interconnected suspension, but did not have the more complex self-levelling feature. This car remained in production, with only minor changes, until 1990 and was a common sight on French roads until recently. 8. 8 Million 2CV variants were produced in the period 1948–1990.