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The Bijou was built at the Citroën factory in Slough, UK in the early 1960s. It was a two-door fibreglass-bodied version of the 2CV designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor, who had been involved in styling the original 1950s Lotus Elite. The design was thought to be more acceptable in appearance to British consumers than the standard 2CV. Incorporating some components from the DS (most noticeably the single-spoke steering wheel, and windscreen for the rear window), it did not achieve market success, because it was heavier than the 2CV and still used the 425cc engine and so was even slower, reaching 100km/h (62mph) only under favourable conditions. It was also more expensive than the Austin Mini, which was more practical. 212 were built. In mid-1939 a pilot run of 250 cars was produced and on 28 August 1939 the car received approval for the French market. [29] [30] Brochures were printed and preparations made to present the car, renamed the Citroën 2CV, at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show in October 1939. [30] The stranger caught Allison in the act and the two had a good laugh about it. After this, Allison knew that she had to magnify this event to hit more Jeeps.

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For the Méhari, a two-cylinder boxer engine with a 74mm bore, 70mm stroke, 602cm³ displacement and 35hp power drove the front wheels. The curb weight was 590kg. Costello, Joyce. "Italian volunteers find U.S. Army DUKW 67 years later". U.S. Army . Retrieved 8 February 2021. Citroen Geri – The Unknown Citroen" (in French). FCIA – French Cars In America. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 . Retrieved 7 May 2017.Lichfield, Jon (18 April 2008). "The 2CV – A French icon: La toute petite voiture". The Independent. The Citroën 2CV (French: deux chevaux, pronounced [dø ʃ(ə)vo], lit. "two horses", meaning "two taxable horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, [1] it has an air-cooled engine that is mounted in the front and drives the front wheels. The car was heavily criticised by the motoring press and became the butt of French comedians for a short while. [16] The British Autocar correspondent wrote that the 2CV "...is the work of a designer who has kissed the lash of austerity with almost masochistic fervour". [46] One American motoring journalist quipped, "Does it come with a can opener?" [47]

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The 2CV design predates the invention of disc brake, so 1948–1981 cars have drum brakes on all four wheels. In October 1981, front disc brakes were fitted. [64] Disc brake cars use green LHM fluid – a mineral oil – which is not compatible with standard glycol brake fluid. [120] The disc brakes were forced-air cooled by ducts drawing air from the engine fan housing, greatly reducing the likelihood of the brakes to overheat or fade in heavy use - especially during long descents in hot summer conditions in the Alps and other mountain regions. The last 2CV was built at Mangualde on 27 July 1990, it was a specially-prepared Charleston model. Only 42,365 2CVs were built in Portugal in the two years following the end of French production. Smith, Wade (1 June 2009). An Investigation into the Dynamics of Vehicles With Hydraulically Interconnected Suspensions (Thesis). Australia: University of New South Wales. Figure 2 Schematic of the early Citroen 2CV suspension. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1702.5048. Citroën had developed expertise with front-wheel drive due to the pioneering Traction Avant, which was the first mass-produced steel monocoque front-wheel-drive car in the world. The 2CV was originally equipped with a sliding splined joint, and twin Hookes type universal joints on its driveshafts; later models used constant velocity joints and a sliding splined joint. [ citation needed] Willson, Quentin (1995). The Ultimate Classic Car Book. DK Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7894-0159-5.Various 4×4 conversions were built by independent constructors, such as Marc Voisin, near Grenoble, some from a Méhari 4×4 chassis and a 2CV body. In the UK, Louis Barber builds single-engined four-wheel-drive 2CVs. In the late 1990s, Kate Humble from BBC Top Gear tested one against a Land Rover Defender off-road. The 2CV won. The second wave of 2CVs for the British market were produced in France but avoided the crippling import duties of the 1950s, because the UK was by then a member of the EEC. In the 1980s, the best foreign markets for the 2CV were the UK and West Germany. [44] [ unreliable source?] South America [ edit ] Because of new emission standards, in 1975, power was reduced from 28hp to 25hp. The round headlights were replaced by square ones, adjustable in height. A new plastic grille was fitted. [ citation needed]