Frenchduckling, the car
The car
Frenchduckling, the name
Frenchduckling, the name
Officially registered from 1965 we strongly believe it is a 1986 Citroën 2CV6 Club
The name "deuxchevaux" comes from deux chevaux a vapeur (two steaming horses) which is related to the french tax class given by the horse power of the engine.
Frenchduckling, the name
Frenchduckling, the name
Frenchduckling, the name
The Citroën 2CV is probably the car with the most nicknames. They range from "french ragtop" to "tinsnail" (till today it has the thinnest tin ever used for a car) , the Spanish and the Italians call it a "Citroneta", (little lemon or little Citroën), the Germans call it "Ente" (duck), the Flemish "de geit" (the goat), the Dutch named it
The Citroën 2CV is probably the car with the most nicknames. They range from "french ragtop" to "tinsnail" (till today it has the thinnest tin ever used for a car) , the Spanish and the Italians call it a "Citroneta", (little lemon or little Citroën), the Germans call it "Ente" (duck), the Flemish "de geit" (the goat), the Dutch named it "de lelijke eendje"(ugly duckling) hence we named our beauty "Frenchduckling"
technical data
the story behind
the story behind
-flat two cylinder air cooled boxer
-capacity 602 ccm
-29,4HP / 39,2 Nm (DIN)
-accelleration to 100km/h < 30sec
-maximum speed 115km/h
-4 seater sedan
-length 3,83m
-width 1,48m
-height 1,60m
-kerb weight 585kg
-fuel tank 25l
the story behind
the story behind
the story behind
One day I received a text from my friend Chris, asking me if I would like to join him for a test ride with this car adverted on a car selling website. So we went and we liked it. He then immediately bought it. Once he was leaving the country, he asked me, if there is anything I would like to have from all his stuff, and I said yes, the
One day I received a text from my friend Chris, asking me if I would like to join him for a test ride with this car adverted on a car selling website. So we went and we liked it. He then immediately bought it. Once he was leaving the country, he asked me, if there is anything I would like to have from all his stuff, and I said yes, the Citroën 2CV if he doesn't take it back to Europe. Guess what, he didn't and I bought it off from him, making it the Frenchduckling.