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Have a relative visiting from the Midwest so we took her to the beach yesterday.

Heading toward Corona Del Mar, at about the bridge to Balboa Island, we came up behind a bright red Citroen 2CV.

Looked to be very nicely restored.
 
I remember seeing those all over when I was a kid living in Germany (We lived not too far from French border).
 
I don't believe I have ever seen one.
was surprised to find they were in production until 1990.
From Wikipedia:
engines:
375 cc (23 CID) H2air-cooled 9 hp.
425 cc H2 air-cooled 12hp.
435 cc H2 air-cooled 24 hp.
602 cc H2 air-cooled 29 hp. [SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][page needed]

the English were apparently fond of the car:
"[/SUP]English nicknames include "Flying Dustbin","Tin Snail", "Dolly", "Tortoise"[SUP][97][/SUP][SUP][98]"[/SUP]
 
Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) drove one in American Graffiti. And 007's lady had one in For Your Eyes Only:

curt graffiti.jpg


 
An unlikely Bond get-a-way car!........must have been the high powered 29hp model.
 
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