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Tech Lime (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
Hermes has decided to continue its recent trend of modifying iconic cars and celebrating their birthdays. First it was the Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes, followed by a special commemorative edition of the Citroen 2CV for its 60th anniversary. Now, Hermes has taken on the smart fortwo, issuing a special edition of the diminutive city [...]
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frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
In the 60th anniversary year of the Citroën 2CV Vincent Rapp of V2R Limousine sent me these pics of a very unique limousine he owns: You can find a different picture of the same car in The Iconic 2CV gallery here on Frogsmoke.
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!marty finestone's activitybook (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
Channel 4 has compiled its list of the 10 worst cars to appear in James Bond films. The Citroen 2cv (picture above) made its shameful appearance in For Your Eyes Only - albeit without the very unstealthy (how’s that for a new word) paint job. via autoblog
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frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
On Mystic Hackers: The Most Incredible Sidecars This (British?) one is made from a Citroën 2CV: Here's another view Related: The Iconic 2CV
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Automobile (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
1949-1990 Citroen 2CV - Collectible Classic The charming little tractor that put France on wheels. When an astute Frenchman named Pierre Boulanger wrote the design brief for what would become one of the world's most iconic cars, the requirements were simple: It had to carry two people and a 110-pound sack of potatoes at a speed of 30 mph, all while achieving 90 mpg. It also had to be able to comfortably...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
What do you get when a Brit combines French quirk with American attitude? In this case, it's a Citroen 2CV that's been converted into a rat rod-styled pickup truck. We say rat rod- styled because it doesn't have the prerequisite big American mill that you'd find in a traditional rod. Of course, we've seen a Chevy V8 dropped into a 2CV before, but even though this car truck vehicle makes do with a...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
To honor the Citröen 2CV ’s 60th birthday, fashion house Hermès created this special edition for the Paris Motor Show . While we weren’t impressed by the gaudy crime-against-taste that was the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès , the more pedestrian (or equine, to be more correct) 2CV strikes a chord with us. The leather and cotton canvas added to it accentuate the timeless lines and paired-to-the-bone...
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frogsmoke.com (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
The Citroen 2CV was unveiled at the Paris Salon de l'Automobile on 7 October 1948. On its 60th birthday, Stephen Mulvey pays homage to a car that took him and a friend to Russia, Estonia and Ukraine, with barely a hiccup. "This car, selected mainly as an affordable style accessory, proved to be a perfectly practical [...]
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greg.org: the making of (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
It's like unfinished project night around here. Hermes unveiled its reskinned a 1989 Citroen 2CV6 Special at the Paris Auto Show to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Deux Chevaux. Not that anyone needs a reason to luxe out...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
I'd never heard of the 1965 film Le Corniaud when Franzouse pointed me to this sequence, but now I'm on a quest to get a copy. The disintegration of a Citroën 2CV in a slapstick wreck with a monstrous Bentley, leading to a crazed Naples-to-Bordeaux road trip with a '64 Eldorado packed with illegal goods? Yes!
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Posted on 10.6.2008 18:30 by Panait , Myles Kornblatt Filed under: Citroen | special editions | Citroen 2 CV 2009 is the 60th anniversary of the Citroen 2CV (deux chevaux): the quirky little car that got France on wheels and is as iconic to Citroen as the original Beetle is to Volkswagen. To commemorate this anniversary, Citroen decided to give the little budget-minded car an upgrade. The company...
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Material Interest (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Over the weekend, the brand unveiled a new collaboration with Hermès (which must have been pleased with its Bugatti Veyron). The four-door Citroën 2CV par Hermès might lack the Bugatti's raw sex appeal, but it's pretty impressive in its own...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Filed under: Coupes , Paris Motor Show , Citroen , Special/Limited Editions Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the Citroen 2CV by Hermes There are a lot of big birthdays in the car industry this year, and the Citroen 2CV joins GM and Land Rover in the candle-blowing crowd. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the deux-say-vay , Hermes created a special version of a 1989 Citroen 2CV6 Special...
