1960 Citroen 2CV

This LHD 1960 Citroën 2CV left the Paris factory on the 6th of July 1960.

We know that because it’s confirmed in various documents and supported by a letter from the Citroën Car Club (UK).

First registered in the UK in December 2012, the car was the recipient of much expenditure around that time and practically a full car’s-worth of parts, courtesy of ECAS 2CV Ltd (Stafford) and Der Franzose (Germany).

It seems that much of the work of restoring the vehicle was done by a combination of renowned classic car restorers Walter Heale of Haslemere, and Carl Hopkins Garage Services of Great Dunmow, Essex.

The results of all this labour and expertise speak for themselves.

It really is in exceptional condition and is a joy to behold from every angle, inside, outside and underneath.

The odometer reads 96,434 kms.

On the occasion of its 2012 MoT (the last time it had an MoT test), the odometer read 96,134 kms.

Clearly the car hasn’t been exactly busy over the last decade.

The vendor only bought the car in June but has now had to return to his native South Africa. A friend is selling it for him in his absence.

The bodywork is really very good and there are no dents, creases or dinks of any significance to report.

The grey paintwork, too, is very good and seems to be just the right colour for this unashamedly artisanal and utilitarian vehicle.

The wheels are excellent and the tyres appear to have plenty of life in them.

Aside from one or two spots of foxing the chrome is equally good.

So, too, are the lights, lenses, badging and other exterior fixtured and fittings.

The grey fabric hood fits closely and is in excellent condition.

There are one or two scuffs at the base of the o/s/r wheel-arch spat.

A couple of scuffs can be seen at the base of the n/s/f wheel-arch near the end of the bumper.

There appears to be a small crack in the paint and a tiny spot of surface rust visible at the base of the n/s/f wheel-arch just ahead of the door.

The charmingly simple and uncomplicated interior is every bit as impressive as its exterior counterpart.

The seats, front and back, are as they should be and the grey, black, red and white tartan upholstery is in very fine fettle.

The steering wheel is very good, as is the gear lever, save for a thin crack in the plastic handle.

The roof lining and door cards are beyond reproach, as are the rubber floor mats.

The dashboard, controls and instruments - such as they are - all seem good and have stoically resisted any temptation to get themselves significantly scratched, marked or otherwise disfigured or impaired.

As far as we’re aware, every switch, knob, button and toggle does what it’s supposed to do.

The boot looks to be in excellent nick, too.

The engine bay looks to be clean, dry and untroubled by the passage of time.

Ditto the car’s undersides, which look as if they’ve rarely been outdoors at all.

There’s not much history to go on but we do have copies of the car’s original French registration papers.

We also have exhaustive invoices, bills and receipts for the many hundreds of parts sourced for the car’s restoration, plus a letter from the Citroën Car Club stating that the car was built in Paris in 1960.

We’re not too fussed about the lack of history.

A 2CV of this vintage (well, any vintage really) is a car whose aesthetic and mechanical simplicity would be broadly familiar to Fred Flintstone.

There’s really nothing to hide (and nowhere for it to hide) on these honest, basic, uncomplicated workhorses - and this one appears to be in very fine order.

It is in fabulous condition and is a delight to the senses on every level.

We like it a lot.

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