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Cobi # 24512 Citroen 2CV Charleston 1980
What was a Mini for the UK, a Ford T for America and a VW Beetle for Germany, was a Citroën 2CV for the French ?
The French people needed a cheap and reliable vehicle, so the designers were given the task of developing a car that would carry 4 peasants in clogs and straws on their heads, a sack of potatoes. A car that can drive across a ploughed field, not break eggs in a bag and reach speeds of up to 60 km/h with a maximum fuel consumption of 5l/100km ?
The first 250 units were produced in 1939, but subsequently destroyed to prevent them from falling into the hands of the advancing German army ?
Only 4 of the 1939 series have survived and if you are one of the lucky ones, you have a property of unprecedented value today ?
At the 1948 Paris Motor Show, Citroen received so many orders during the premiere that the car was on hold for two years ?
The 2CV was produced in various versions for an incredible 42 years until July 1990 ?
Citroën did not have a fuel gauge, but a "stick" to measure the level of petrol in the tank ?
The first 375 cc engines were started with a cable, like a lawnmower today ?
For soft suspension and rocking, no one called the car anything other than "Duck" or "Slug" ?
In total, some 5,114,966 were produced in various versions ?
Car mechanics say it takes a whole day to accelerate a 2CV to 60, but only half an hour to strip a car down to the studs ?
There are approximately 450 cars registered in the Czech Republic ?
The last one produced on 27 July 1990 was the CHARLESTON ?
Technical parameters CHARLESTON 1980:
length 3.83 m, width 1.48 m, height 1.60 m
weight 615 kg
power unit gasoline air-cooled 602 cc engine with26 hp (22 kW)
maximum speed 117 km/h (depending on wind)
number of seats 5
luggage compartment capacity not specified
