The Citroën 2 hp, built from 1949 to 1990, can rightly be called an iconic car in Europe. The latter models were more comfortable and had a 603 cc engine, instead of the earlier 379 cc, or 2 hp and a donkey. But once it had to end. After more than 5 million copies, the time had come. Citroën knew full well that they could continue with this myth, but the 2hp was a complex car to build. It still required a lot of manual work, not yet designed to be produced in an efficient way. Consequently, relatively little profit was made on a 2hp. According to the numbers, it was time to outsource the production facility to a more profitable model. The last dance was a Charleston. On July 27, 1990, a black/burgundy Charleston rolled out of the Portuguese factory as the final valve. Today, around a hundred copies have been preserved worldwide, both in museums and among collectors, and are sold at auctions for prices ranging from €80,000 to €100,000. Image size: 260 x 360 mm
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Mineke Reinders 01 Sep 2021
Nice work! Those cars had real character. My cousin rents out old Citroëns (ugly ducklings) for day trips, they are very popular!Marie josé LAURIER 28 Aug 2021
JE CROIS QUE TOUTES LES FAMILLES EN ONT EU UNE . LA VOITURE SIMPLE PAR EXCELLENCE !!Maria Anna Machado 26 Aug 2021
my first car...Citroen...in 1953... with my husband ...love this...Joanie Holliday 26 Aug 2021
MARVELOUS WORK IVO. IT SURE LOOKS A LOT LIKE A VW. BUT EVEN CARS TODAY, YOU CAN NO LONGER TELL THEM APART. CRAZY.Linda Hammar 26 Aug 2021
It is such a cute car and economical. Sad it took so many hours to build so it could not compete with robotic factories. Reminds me of a Volkswagen Beetle. Your water colors are so interesting with the backgrounds creating atmosphere.