1960 Citroën Bijou

1960 Citroën Bijou in Serena, Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2021-01-05 05:51
Lateef ◊ 2021-01-05 17:29	Wow, first on the site!
dsl ◊ 2021-01-05 22:41	"The body was made of polyester reinforced resin glass fibre designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor who also designed the Lotus Elite. and the car used the two cylinder 425 cc 12 bhp engine from the 2CV. A total of 207 were produced between 1959 and 1964, plus 2 prototypes." from here. When I lived in Sheffield in 1990s, I used to walk past a garden with 2 derelict Bijous in the undergrowth.
s13a ◊ 2021-01-06 02:43	I was always fond of the look of this thing. A miniature DS with 2 doors.. well, sort of. Even some interior bits ( or is it just the steering wheel? ), as I've read, were borrowed from the big model too. -- Last edit: 2021-01-06 02:49:39
nostalgiaguy ◊ 2021-04-25 20:04	Well spotted someone. A rare car even in 1962. The glass fibre body means that a surprisingly high proportion survive to this day but few are to original spec being fitted with 602cc engines for high performance!
Baube ◊ 2021-04-25 20:16	to play on its name.. looks like we have a rare little gem here .. -- Last edit: 2021-04-25 20:18:04