KM: 1572 Kms
YEAR: 09/1978
COLOUR: Beige Névada AC074.
Seats trimmed in black Targa
MODEL:
2CV 6 = 602 cc engine. 33Ch at 7,000rpm. 110 Km/h.
In February 1970, the 2CV4 (435cc) and the 2CV6 (602cc) debuted, replacing the AZ with 425cc and 6 volt electrics. The 2CV6 known as the ‘Club’ was available from September 1979, more luxurious than the ‘Special’ which had round headlights and was launched in September 1975.
From 1974, sacrilege: rectangular headlights (up to 1984)
Other new features: Plastic grille with small chevrons.
New sunroof which can be opened halfway from inside the car.
From July 1977: Inertia-reel front seat belts.
Standard upholstery in black Skai (leatherette) known as Targa.
Options : Centrifugal clutch (present here), separate front seats, cloth trim.
Price at the time: 2,744 euros (Minimum monthly wage: 286 euros)
HISTORY:
While visiting the home of my friend Jean-Marc in Isere, I looked through a month-old bimonthly magazine, Retro-collection and found the advert attached here. The car was only an hour’s drive away.
I was welcomed at the family home by the son of the deceased owner, who had treated himself to his first brand new 2CV on retirement, thanks to a lump sum payment. He only used the car for one year. For fear of damaging it, he built an insulated case in the first floor of his house and stored it inside. Ventilation of the case was next to the central heating boiler for the house. To access the car, a sliding door had been incorporated. In the last years of his life, the father had climbed inside and pretended to drive it, like a kid.
I was not allowed to disassemble the case and test the car before paying for it for fear of losing the continuity of its care. So I could only superficially examine it, but I made my mind up quickly. One month after the advert, all I had to do was place a slightly higher offer than the asking price, I had turned up at the right time. After removing the panels of the case, I found the car was like new, but unable to move. The owner had placed 2 chocks under a rear wheel, even with the perfectly flat floor in an enclosed case.
The vehicle finally left its sarcophagus after many years of immobility in the dark, to be loaded onto a trailer and taken in the direction of the future museum.