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1958 Citroën 2CV AZ

1958 Citroën 2CV AZ in A Ghost of a Chance, Movie, 1968

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for:

1958 Citroën 2CV AZ

00:01:24 Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2021-04-20 01:07	TOY 728 was Croydon, March-May 58 so Slough-build AZ??
tore-40 ◊ 2021-04-20 07:36	With the rear hatch of an AZLP (but no demister of the L though?) With the highly sought-after straw mats.
Gongora ◊ 2021-04-20 20:31	Excellent find! The Slough´s Citroën are very difficult to see although they were in production for more than 6 years ... Although I think they were unfortunately a sales failure...
sixcyl ◊ 2021-04-20 20:56	yes!! very good Indeed! Many differences with the French model. http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/slough/slough-2cv.html
rjluna2 ◊ 2021-04-20 20:57	tore-40 wrote With the highly sought-after straw mats.
dsl ◊ 2021-04-20 21:48	"Just 672 2CVs were built in England, and less than 50 now exist worldwide. Only three currently roadworthy saloon examples are known to exist in the UK" from here, advert for a restored 1956 Slough-build apparently exported to South Africa when new.
Gongora ◊ 2021-04-20 22:52	Only 672? Oh my! I knew it had been a failure but 672 ... seems a meager figure for 6 years ... Maybe too spartan for British taste? It may seem impure but my favorite 2cv are the luxurious Belgian ones from Forest and the ones from Slough
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-20 23:18	If you could buy a new Morris Minor or Ford Anglia 100E for less money, why would you buy a tin snail?
Gongora ◊ 2021-04-20 23:44	It is true that compared to those cars it looks like a piece of tin, but for example in Spain where it sold very well, it also had a higher price than the Seat 600 (comparable to the Anglia) ... I guess the habitability of the Citroën and elements " innovative "like the suspension were a plus when it came to shuffling possibilities
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-20 23:58	I have driven both a Fiat/Seat 600, in Majorca on holiday in the 1960s, and a 100E Anglia, and consider the Anglia a better proposition for a family man in England. Foreign cars were viewed as expensive, complex and hard to get parts for by the average Brit motorist, and the main consideration then was cost, and a garage in the town or village which knew how it worked. The 2CV was so far out from their concept of motoring that I’m not surprised it didn’t sell. In case you think I have a closed mind about non-English cars, my father had a Traction Avant Citroën from 1952-55, and I bought my first Lancia Fulvia in 1969 or 1970, replacing a VW1200. -- Last edit: 2021-04-21 00:21:02
Gongora ◊ 2021-04-21 00:29	I really like talking to someone who has driven such a variety of vehicles and in such a long period of time ... Unfortunately I cannot boast of ancestors because my grandparents (I am 28 years old) only drove national motorcycles until 1970 ... when they could buy their first Seat 850 ... Having a car in Spain was only available to the middle class from the end of the 60s
dsl ◊ 2021-04-21 02:02	johnfromstaffs wrote why would you buy a tin snail? Can't comment on 1950s 2CVs versus Minors or 100E, but a 1980s 2CV6 Charleston on a holiday hire on Scottish islands was superb fun (actually it was 2 of them, both knackered, so the points kept closing up, so the owner kept swapping them over every few days). Very enjoyable to drive, very effective design, not much power but loads of torque and narrow wheels so they'd pootle unstoppably up muddy tracks - I guess they'd be very good snow cars, although no doubt draughty. And if you wind them up, they can go surprisingly fast up to maybe 60 mph to overtake things - I surprised an XR3i and a 528i. But above 60 mph - forget it - motorways are no fun at all - and heavy rain is horrible compared to today's weatherproof things. However even in today's context, if I were considering a cheap fun second car, a 2CV would be very high on my list. The most driving fun you can have with no danger of ever getting speeding points on your licence, even in full blatt mode??
chicomarx ◊ 2021-04-21 04:11	My one 2CV experience: ride to school once by a friend's mom. I sat as low as possible hoping nobody would see me in it, age 13 you worry about status symbols. Now I wouldn't mind having one of course. There was also the rich girl who arrived every morning in a Jaguar XJS... wonder where she is now.
Baube ◊ 2021-04-21 04:36	reading your experience gives me the impression that the 2CV look like a fun little car sadly, all i can describe as my 2CV experiences are from a witness point of view ( seen parked on the street, in a grocery store parking lot and a more sad one in an auto show, the owner backed up in one of the few light posts on the site when he wanted to leave , if he went forward there was a place wide enough to turn a bus in about 30ft from where he was )
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-21 09:18	My point is not that there was anything wrong with the 2CV as a concept, or as a design, as proved by its sales and longevity in production, but that it was the wrong car completely when Citroën tried to sell the Slough built cars in Britain in the 50s. The change in its market perception is shown by the amount of units sold here in the later versions. When I had my VW1200 in the 68/9 period, they were so unusual on British roads that we used to wave if one came the other way, showing the British motorist’s reluctance to depart from his A30, Minor or Anglia. When I had my Lancias the nearest agent was 20 miles away, they dropped the franchise, and it became 50 miles each way to travel for parts. My next car was a Ford Capri, an agent I could walk to, and a main dealer a short bus ride away. -- Last edit: 2021-04-21 11:51:24
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2021-04-21 12:26	dsl see: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_data_of_the_Citroën_2CV 2CV AZ. 12bhp 2CV6 Charleston 32bhp.
the sad biker ◊ 2021-04-21 13:58	johnfromstaffs wrote When I had my VW1200 in the 68/9 period, they were so unusual on British roads that we used to wave if one came the other way, showing the British motorist’s reluctance to depart from his A30, Minor or Anglia. I remember that being a thing (Dad had 2 Beetles), the people we use to pass with a bright orange one, with chequered flag bonnet bra, were always very enthusistic.
Richard Davies ◊ 2023-06-29 00:34	Quite a rarity even at the time this was made, especially as most Slough made 2CVs were exported. I heard some were used by the film & TV industry for camera cars because of the suspension.

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