I was going to pass on this episode, as the 2CV doesn't really interest me. I am really glad I decided to watch. It was ... as usual... a bigger story than you think.
Same here. I have an appreciation for the 2CV and what it did in its time, but they've never appealed. I'm here cos it's Jonnyvision & his enthusiasm! (Although the 2CV and Renault 4 are particularly good at herding sheep, in a dry field!) If it does get too much for you, though, Jonny, I can assist in the disposal of the carcass...! 😉
My first girlfriends family had 2 or 3 of these inckuding a dolly and a charleston. I was so taken with their character, I bought one myself. It was my first car, a 1987 in gleaming Ferrari red. It was spotless. I used to roll the roof back, stick the surfboards in the passenger seat while a mate sat in the back and would drive it 60 odd miles to North Devon coast and back. Cost me £900 in 1993 and I sold it in 1995 for a £1000. It didn't go wrong in 2 years. Great memories 👌 Can't wait for the next episode!
Loved this Jonny, I have a 1959 425cc and is restored. I just entered a local classic car show and probably only 10% of the people get it. Lots of snide comments like where is the engine and death trap but the highlight for me was an old couple probably in their 80s. The husband was describing my car to his wife and he asked if she could touch it. It turns out she was blind and they must of owned one back in the day. She felt her away around my car with a huge grin and I let her sit in and enjoy the deck chair seats. Lovely moment for both of us, clearly a small percentage still love the 2CV. ❤
I can't believe anybody keen on classic cars would make snide remarks about a 2CV. They are amazing cars that were way ahead of their time, were beautifully designed and 100 times more reliable than anything from the UK. The fact they were built for so many years is testament to how great a design they are.
Aw Jonny, I could watch hours of that! Wonderful stuff, the way the little thing scampered into the garage for some attention. Absolutely loved it! 👏👏👏
My dad had a Dyane in the mid-eighties. Whenever we drove past someone from school I used to hide in the footwell! Strange how your tastes change - I'd love one now
I've been watching your channel for many years, Jonny, so pleased to see you've discovered the charm of the 2CV. As a proud 2CV owner since the 1990s, I've been looking forward to this series dropping on the Tube.. Very pleased to know you're keeping the patination as much as possible. Darren is right to say it'll be a very reliable car. I've had my current 2CV, a 1988 car, since 2002. It was sitting on just over 70,100 miles when bought. I've taken it round the clock twice over the last 22 years. It's now sitting on a few miles short of 276,000 miles. The barrels and pistons were replaced at 250,000.
@crashbox7130 I really don't get the 2CV thing! But then I've never driven one. There's plenty car guys that sing their praises, so I definitely will drive one someday. It was interesting to see how they are built so simply and with as little parts as they could get away with
I’m 46 this year. I’ve gone from hating these things to really… like REALLY want one. Gorgeous ❤. ( just to be clear I’ve only just started to like the E-type 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
@@TheLateBrakeShow There are so many details, from door hinges to headlight height adjustment, from trunk lid stabilizer to self-balancing 3-lug rims, from distributorless ignition to engine hood hinge.
Well done Jonny! Great first episode. The phone/hand held camera style suits the whole idea behind the 2CV’s resurrection. Can’t wait for the next instalment!🐌🐌🐌
Welcome to 2CVing, I've owned them since I was 12 (my first was an AMI 8 bought for £5 😂). There's nothing like them, so characterful, so useable, and so easy to work on! Enjoy every minute of it! she's going to be a beauty ❤❤❤
Really pleased to see you joining 2CV ownership.I bought my first one aged 61. Its the most fun you can have at legal speeds and you will always drive it smiling. With only 29bhp @6,750rpm you need to be on it all the time to get the best out of it. You will already appreciate just how well designed and well engineered they are. That rusty skip will live again, Darrens confidence and the boys at the 2CV shop will help you sort it out I am sure.
Ly-ken Johnny 😂 All jokes aside, I’m very excited for the project, glad you are rescuing this gem. Maybe you can grow back some of the lichen and moss using yogurt on protected panels
I've wanted a 2cv for a while, beyond my budget unfortunately however when you did your ecv video I spotted that car, it's perfect that patination is beautiful!
Loved watching these racing in the 80s, it was so funny seeing them toppling over in the corners one after the other!! They were clearly not meant to race but so much fun to watch 😂
Been looking forward to this video series since the beginning of the year! I've also been restoring my 2cv since then, hopefully I'm on the home stretch now and cannot wait to have it back. Welcome to the brethren Jonny!
Lovely project Jonny! I allways had a weak point for the 2cv ! My first car was an Acadiane ! The sound, the smell, the driving experience gives you a smile from ear to ear! Can’t wait for the second, third, fourth and fifth part! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
I was about to comment that you should leave it unpainted when you said you were going to do exactly that! It will look great once all the fittings and mechanicals are smart and working, and the bodywork is just repaired and solid. That car is already 61, but will soon be refurbished, yet still looking 61! Good plan and I’ll enjoy watching it being executed by you and your friends.
Used to bounce these things up and down in France, as a kid. Once with an old chap inside reading his paper - he wasn't impressed! Excellent project! 👌🏼
Utterly fabulous content as always. You inspire me to keep things simple, no unnecessary hype and amateur dramatics. One of my favourite cars and this is now one of my favourite videos ❤
I'm loving this Jonny! I used to own a 1969 AZAM 2CV with the smaller engine that I putted together with my late grandad, I freaking miss them both! Wating for the rest of the series!!!
My great uncle was a mechanic. He did some work on an FJ ute and the guy didn't pay him. So he parked it out the back and 20 years later it was still there with a tree growing through it! By that time it would have so valuable if it was in good condition.
Very nice one. I am thinking about buying a 2CV van (AK400) for quite some time now and it seems they are really nice to work on. I will follow this series.
Never really liked 2CV`s but as i head full speed into my fifties i am craving simplicity in everything. Saw a 2CV at Goodwood breakfast club yesterday and had a proper look! Fantastic episode as always. Seems that old buggy is gonna be a star now after all that time waiting for you Jonny. Great channel.
Jonny, brilliant job on taking on this as a project, I totally feel your sentiment for its appearance and respect your vision for simple classic motoring. I have recently sort of entered the 2CV world, I am now the custodian of my fathers 2017 Pembleton which has a 602cc 2CV engine on twin Del’Orto carbs, with finned heads and no cooling fan - it’s great fun, as you know, a bit like riding a classic motorcycle, while being seated 4 inches of the tarmac !
Absolutely love this. Iv had a hankering for a 2cv for years now. My buddy bought one about 15 years ago on a galvanized chassis. He has another now that he plans on engine swapping a BMW bike engine in to. Think it's about 100 bhp ish. Doesn't sound much but power to weight is mad good. Can't wait to see more of this. Do think you should have left the moss tho 🤦
Well done Johnny, its the most fun going around corners at speed youll ever have driving a car, it just wont tip over going forwards, just remember dont do it in reverse oir it will tip over, I restored one about ten years ago Now paid to have the floors replaced which was expensive, put in the electronic ignition and repainted the wings coach painting them with red hammerite paint in my living room in January with the heating on, the red hammerite smooth matched the red paint beautifuly. I added lots of upgrade parts and it passed its MOT first attempt, I found the inboard front brakes to be a bit of pain to adjust and the rear drums bound a little for a while until they settled in. All in all a lot of fun even for a six ft 6inch tall driver with my eyeline level with the top frame of the windscreen. I think the seat rubbers were the most expensive of everything purchased there are a 100 in the back seat and they are a pound each for the good ones. Enjoy.
As a happy owner of a 1974 model, I can only appreciate this project, it's a good thing to keep the patina of the original body, it has so much more charm, can't wait to see the rest 🤩👍
My first girlfriends family had 2 or 3 of these inckuding a dolly and a charleston. I was so taken with their character, I bought one myself. It was my first car, a 1987 in gleaming Ferrari red. It was spotless. I used to roll the roof back, stick the surfboards in the passenger seat while a mate sat in the back and would drive it 60 odd miles to North Devon coast and back. Cost me £900 in 1993 and I sold it in 1995 for a £1000. It didn't go wrong in 2 years. Great memories 👌 Can't wait for the next episode!
Its just so cool. I did say its one I'd buy off you in the future. Its a true Hoodride. Sorted underneath yet proud of its 60 plus years wear and tear and that baked exterior makes any bit of chrome pop. Just perfect.
He knows how to play the long game if he knew you're feeling sympathetic towards it and then kept sending you photos of it suffering! I would definitely have kept the moss on the bumper, though. I have no need for a second car but every time I'm prompted to think about 2CVs I increasingly imagine getting one... so this could be a dangerous project to follow, hehe.
Some cars just want to be saved, this is one of them, I truly believe sometimes the car almost chooses it's owner, this 2cv has been flirting with you the last couple of years or so while you didn't know it, like a really friendly version of Christine good luck with the resuscitation
Awesome Johnny! Absolutely fantastic. Good lad for saving this beaut. Your efforts are much appreciated, this will be a a vey inspiring and interesting series. Your joy is contagious
Brilliant Jonny love this can’t believe how quick that started 🤣🤣looking forward to part 2 well done you Darren and his team for cracking on and getting this old beauty back on road well done guys 👍🏽
With this car in your collection, you could have your own: "FOQ/ME" (FESTIVAL OF QUAINT/MILDLY EXCEPTIONAL... I doubt the abbreviation for the event will present problems.) Can't wait to see the patina really come out in the bidywork. Something suggests you know what you're on about when suggesting a wax to seal it in.
It’s gorgeous, especially with the patination! So excited for you to be getting in to a 2CV. I’m sure you’ll keep finding more and more things that make it joyful. This is probably the most exciting video series I’ve looked forward to in ages… like Harry M’s Fulvia Zagato restoration, or his Cinquecento. Can’t wait for the next episode! 🤓👏🏻
@@TheLateBrakeShow I've fitted a 'solid state' coil to my 2CV, which is also fitted with a Dutch electronic ignition called 123ignition, and apart from a yellow rubber seal rather than a black rubber seal, is identical to the original 2CV coil fitted by Citroen. The original 2CV coil is filled with oil that acts as a coolant. The oil dries out over time and the coil overheats and fails.
This is brilliant! Love it! I could seem all the excitement on your face! If you ever get time, I could really see you team up with Tasty Classics on a rescue or a project. You two would be wonderful together.
Clear coat it Jonny. It's brilliant patina for sure!! Greetings from the Netherlands PS: Growing up in the Somme in the 80's, the neighbouring farmer had one old 2cv in a field. You could just about recognise it used to be a 2cv, but it was honestly more rust than car. I could still sit 'in' it (roof gone) and pretend to drive it. Vroom vroom.. Great times.
The aluminium grille with the big chevrons, is the best 2CV grille. I transferred mine between cars, and still have it as a workshop decoration. Swop it's feeble little headlamps for, 7 in H4 Cibies (as on a Lotus 7 clone) and drive just as fast at night.
When you are done you should consider olive drab canvas for the top and some artifical moss decorations for the bumper to keep the original asthetic which was quite David The Gnome chik.
I've been looking forward to this series. I love me a 2CV, as long as it isn't turned into an EV. I need the sound of that engine. This seems like the perfect car for a project with those looks, and a good engine. Keep the episodes coming 🙂
Love this car, definitely a must to keep on the road, the suicide doors are fab and I would personally keep the patination , imagine peoples faces when you pull off with a big silly grin on your face 😁.
Brilliant video Jonny, this is going to be fun to fallow, Jonny all the years I've lived in Winnipeg i have only seen a few 2CV's and both were 4 i believe and the front seats were buckets almost like a lawn chair, just made a little better and saw the owner remove the seat in like 2 minutes and he said he took it out to change the seat cover on it and the front passenger one also, i love the simplicity of them 😎 in for a penny in for a pound 👍
I love old VW bugs and owned one that I had restored some time ago. A couple years ago I found another bug, and I did the same as you . I wanted it but I sure didn't need another one, wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money. But I wanted to save it. It was pretty run down but had good bones. Anyway, I bought the car and got it back on the road. I'm so glad I did. It turned into a real gem. I still have both of these vehicles. So If you can see your way to afford it and you want it, then I say get it and save it.
I was going to pass on this episode, as the 2CV doesn't really interest me. I am really glad I decided to watch. It was ... as usual... a bigger story than you think.
This is music to our ears. Really glad you enjoyed the rescue, the first start and the full strip within a day!
Same. I don't appreciate their looks at all, but the work going in is interesting!
The 2CV ambivalence is sad.
Same here. I have an appreciation for the 2CV and what it did in its time, but they've never appealed. I'm here cos it's Jonnyvision & his enthusiasm! (Although the 2CV and Renault 4 are particularly good at herding sheep, in a dry field!)
If it does get too much for you, though, Jonny, I can assist in the disposal of the carcass...! 😉
My first girlfriends family had 2 or 3 of these inckuding a dolly and a charleston. I was so taken with their character, I bought one myself.
It was my first car, a 1987 in gleaming Ferrari red. It was spotless. I used to roll the roof back, stick the surfboards in the passenger seat while a mate sat in the back and would drive it 60 odd miles to North Devon coast and back.
Cost me £900 in 1993 and I sold it in 1995 for a £1000.
It didn't go wrong in 2 years.
Great memories 👌
Can't wait for the next episode!
Loved this Jonny, I have a 1959 425cc and is restored. I just entered a local classic car show and probably only 10% of the people get it. Lots of snide comments like where is the engine and death trap but the highlight for me was an old couple probably in their 80s. The husband was describing my car to his wife and he asked if she could touch it. It turns out she was blind and they must of owned one back in the day. She felt her away around my car with a huge grin and I let her sit in and enjoy the deck chair seats. Lovely moment for both of us, clearly a small percentage still love the 2CV. ❤
I can't believe anybody keen on classic cars would make snide remarks about a 2CV. They are amazing cars that were way ahead of their time, were beautifully designed and 100 times more reliable than anything from the UK. The fact they were built for so many years is testament to how great a design they are.
You're clearly all in mate. And we're all frothing with voyeuristic anticipation for you! Get it done, all aboard for the ratty 2CV train 🚂🚂🚂
Yeah they do grow on you
like LIKEN lichen, surely
Saving 2CVs is a good thing!
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Aw Jonny, I could watch hours of that! Wonderful stuff, the way the little thing scampered into the garage for some attention. Absolutely loved it! 👏👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it. The car has progressed really nicely, and you'll see the next 2 episodes v soon (already edited and ready).
@@TheLateBrakeShowif the engines knackered I vote for a subaru flat 4 being 'persuaded' in, that would be a hoot!
@@maybenot6075 A more "appropriate" option would be a BMW flat win air cooled.
My aunty has had many 2cv's over the year. Strangely beautiful little cars.
My dad had a Dyane in the mid-eighties. Whenever we drove past someone from school I used to hide in the footwell! Strange how your tastes change - I'd love one now
This story is a common one with cars that you had to live with, to later realising how cool they are. Wisdom grows with age?
@@TheLateBrakeShow Oh I'm nothing if not wise!
@@TheLateBrakeShowItry to hide when I'm driving my electric car.
I've been watching your channel for many years, Jonny, so pleased to see you've discovered the charm of the 2CV. As a proud 2CV owner since the 1990s, I've been looking forward to this series dropping on the Tube.. Very pleased to know you're keeping the patination as much as possible. Darren is right to say it'll be a very reliable car. I've had my current 2CV, a 1988 car, since 2002. It was sitting on just over 70,100 miles when bought. I've taken it round the clock twice over the last 22 years. It's now sitting on a few miles short of 276,000 miles. The barrels and pistons were replaced at 250,000.
@crashbox7130 I really don't get the 2CV thing! But then I've never driven one. There's plenty car guys that sing their praises, so I definitely will drive one someday. It was interesting to see how they are built so simply and with as little parts as they could get away with
I’m 46 this year. I’ve gone from hating these things to really… like REALLY want one. Gorgeous ❤. ( just to be clear I’ve only just started to like the E-type 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️)
Engineering Genius the 2cv ❤️
It really is, esp the suspension
@@TheLateBrakeShow There are so many details, from door hinges to headlight height adjustment, from trunk lid stabilizer to self-balancing 3-lug rims, from distributorless ignition to engine hood hinge.
Yessss!!!!! What an awesome little classic. I do love the van style as well.
Well done Jonny! Great first episode. The phone/hand held camera style suits the whole idea behind the 2CV’s resurrection. Can’t wait for the next instalment!🐌🐌🐌
Glad to hear it. Thank you for watching
Love a good rescue mission, especially one by a Mr Jonny Smith!
Welcome to 2CVing, I've owned them since I was 12 (my first was an AMI 8 bought for £5 😂). There's nothing like them, so characterful, so useable, and so easy to work on! Enjoy every minute of it! she's going to be a beauty ❤❤❤
I had a Diane 35 years ago, after 3 x CX's and a BX. The Diane was by far, my favourite !
Yes a great car just loved it, it was like driving a balloon 🚗
That patina would be perfect for a clear coat.
It would be better painted in period Colors
Clear coat will not save it.
Matt clear coat
Deffo needs a respray, do not leave it like that.
Sweet patina sauce
Love how eager it was to strike up … it wants to live and be used again.
A wonderous project! Love the 2Cv. Andrew Frankel and Chris Harris now have a new member to the 2Cv journalist owners club 😊👍
Really pleased to see you joining 2CV ownership.I bought my first one aged 61. Its the most fun you can have at legal speeds and you will always drive it smiling. With only 29bhp @6,750rpm you need to be on it all the time to get the best out of it. You will already appreciate just how well designed and well engineered they are. That rusty skip will live again, Darrens confidence and the boys at the 2CV shop will help you sort it out I am sure.
Am I the only one who wishes the Renault 4 was as popular and obtainable today as the 2CV is ?
No ? Only me ?
A sweet sweet example of the marque you could say.
Sweet, sweet survivor of a charming vintage era.
From the Sixshtieeesh as well
Ly-ken Johnny 😂
All jokes aside, I’m very excited for the project, glad you are rescuing this gem. Maybe you can grow back some of the lichen and moss using yogurt on protected panels
Li-chin. Always will be.
@@TheLateBrakeShow I can’t knock a man of conviction
A children's car. You are the best Dad. Looking forward to videos of the smart roadster.
I am glad you do this sort of thing, Johnny. Because it means I don’t have to but I can still enjoy it from a safe distance..
Best era of 2cv & an Azam!
Agree. The Azam has the best of worlds.
I've wanted a 2cv for a while, beyond my budget unfortunately however when you did your ecv video I spotted that car, it's perfect that patination is beautiful!
Crazy, but the good kind of crazy
👌🏾
Loved watching these racing in the 80s, it was so funny seeing them toppling over in the corners one after the other!! They were clearly not meant to race but so much fun to watch 😂
I had an ex racer 2cv, it was a hoot to drive and taught you momentum conservation especially on roundabouts
Hello EVERYONE! How enjoyable to watch this video. Wish all cars were this easy to take apart!! Best wishes from Lincolnshire!!
It’s like a full size Tamiya kit, hilarious 🤣 Love it 😊
I love this car! My first car was a Dyane and what fun we had ❤️ I’d love a van on day…
You are doing a great charity work.
Been looking forward to this video series since the beginning of the year! I've also been restoring my 2cv since then, hopefully I'm on the home stretch now and cannot wait to have it back. Welcome to the brethren Jonny!
Thank you! Glad you have been excited to watch this one.
Lovely project Jonny! I allways had a weak point for the 2cv ! My first car was an Acadiane ! The sound, the smell, the driving experience gives you a smile from ear to ear! Can’t wait for the second, third, fourth and fifth part! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙
I was about to comment that you should leave it unpainted when you said you were going to do exactly that! It will look great once all the fittings and mechanicals are smart and working, and the bodywork is just repaired and solid. That car is already 61, but will soon be refurbished, yet still looking 61! Good plan and I’ll enjoy watching it being executed by you and your friends.
That's a solid little piece. Have fun!
Every 2CV that has the potential for rescue SHOULD BE RESCUED…..in my opinion of course! 👍🏼👍🏼😃😃
I LOVE the 2CV and I am so pleased that you decided to rescue this one and to do the work with this personable and talented team!
2cv people seem to be very jolly people.
This is the most I’ve been excited for the channel in ages!!! Go Jonny, what a fleet you are putting together, pure class my friend
Absolutely loved this!
Used to bounce these things up and down in France, as a kid. Once with an old chap inside reading his paper - he wasn't impressed!
Excellent project! 👌🏼
Love it! Such a beautiful honest video.
Utterly fabulous content as always. You inspire me to keep things simple, no unnecessary hype and amateur dramatics.
One of my favourite cars and this is now one of my favourite videos ❤
So cool. I have a very stock vw t2 panel van with original (very faded) sign writing and distress original paint. Love that look
The blue car at 09:10 is stunning!
Called a Burton. It's a 2cv kit car that you can buy.
@@TheLateBrakeShow in holland.
I'm loving this Jonny! I used to own a 1969 AZAM 2CV with the smaller engine that I putted together with my late grandad, I freaking miss them both! Wating for the rest of the series!!!
Great to hear this has jogged the memories. Next episode next week.
My great uncle was a mechanic.
He did some work on an FJ ute and the guy didn't pay him. So he parked it out the back and 20 years later it was still there with a tree growing through it! By that time it would have so valuable if it was in good condition.
Very nice one. I am thinking about buying a 2CV van (AK400) for quite some time now and it seems they are really nice to work on.
I will follow this series.
Definitely one for @hubnut
I fully approve! ...and look fwd to watching this unfold.
Never really liked 2CV`s but as i head full speed into my fifties i am craving simplicity in everything. Saw a 2CV at Goodwood breakfast club yesterday and had a proper look! Fantastic episode as always. Seems that old buggy is gonna be a star now after all that time waiting for you Jonny. Great channel.
At 3.30 in Jonny says "There's so much to like".
Pretty much sums it all up. Cracking little fun car.
Jonny, brilliant job on taking on this as a project, I totally feel your sentiment for its appearance and respect your vision for simple classic motoring. I have recently sort of entered the 2CV world, I am now the custodian of my fathers 2017 Pembleton which has a 602cc 2CV engine on twin Del’Orto carbs, with finned heads and no cooling fan - it’s great fun, as you know, a bit like riding a classic motorcycle, while being seated 4 inches of the tarmac !
You have to go 2CV ice racing in this! Love that old van too. Never really been into 2CVs, but that is very cool!
Watching this spotted my old Red special B167 MBY looking great to see her again
Quite fitting that it has the Late Brakes on it.
Later Brake Show
Absolutely love this. Iv had a hankering for a 2cv for years now. My buddy bought one about 15 years ago on a galvanized chassis. He has another now that he plans on engine swapping a BMW bike engine in to. Think it's about 100 bhp ish. Doesn't sound much but power to weight is mad good. Can't wait to see more of this. Do think you should have left the moss tho 🤦
Well done Johnny, its the most fun going around corners at speed youll ever have driving a car, it just wont tip over going forwards, just remember dont do it in reverse oir it will tip over, I restored one about ten years ago Now paid to have the floors replaced which was expensive, put in the electronic ignition and repainted the wings coach painting them with red hammerite paint in my living room in January with the heating on, the red hammerite smooth matched the red paint beautifuly.
I added lots of upgrade parts and it passed its MOT first attempt, I found the inboard front brakes to be a bit of pain to adjust and the rear drums bound a little for a while until they settled in.
All in all a lot of fun even for a six ft 6inch tall driver with my eyeline level with the top frame of the windscreen.
I think the seat rubbers were the most expensive of everything purchased there are a 100 in the back seat and they are a pound each for the good ones. Enjoy.
As a happy owner of a 1974 model, I can only appreciate this project, it's a good thing to keep the patina of the original body, it has so much more charm, can't wait to see the rest 🤩👍
My first girlfriends family had 2 or 3 of these inckuding a dolly and a charleston. I was so taken with their character, I bought one myself.
It was my first car, a 1987 in gleaming Ferrari red. It was spotless. I used to roll the roof back, stick the surfboards in the passenger seat while a mate sat in the back and would drive it 60 odd miles to North Devon coast and back.
Cost me £900 in 1993 and I sold it in 1995 for a £1000.
It didn't go wrong in 2 years.
Great memories 👌
Can't wait for the next episode!
Awesome memories. The convertible roof is practical stuff like plants, DIY... and surfboards
Its just so cool. I did say its one I'd buy off you in the future. Its a true Hoodride. Sorted underneath yet proud of its 60 plus years wear and tear and that baked exterior makes any bit of chrome pop. Just perfect.
He knows how to play the long game if he knew you're feeling sympathetic towards it and then kept sending you photos of it suffering! I would definitely have kept the moss on the bumper, though.
I have no need for a second car but every time I'm prompted to think about 2CVs I increasingly imagine getting one... so this could be a dangerous project to follow, hehe.
What a great idea. I'm sorry for the previous owner. Sometimes life throws sh!t at you...
It seems to be a nice restoration project.
Some cars just want to be saved, this is one of them, I truly believe sometimes the car almost chooses it's owner, this 2cv has been flirting with you the last couple of years or so while you didn't know it, like a really friendly version of Christine good luck with the resuscitation
Awesome Johnny! Absolutely fantastic.
Good lad for saving this beaut. Your efforts are much appreciated, this will be a a vey inspiring and interesting series.
Your joy is contagious
Brilliant Jonny love this can’t believe how quick that started 🤣🤣looking forward to part 2 well done you Darren and his team for cracking on and getting this old beauty back on road well done guys 👍🏽
About to step into the garage to work on my patina bug. Cheers from Texas.
With this car in your collection, you could have your own:
"FOQ/ME"
(FESTIVAL OF QUAINT/MILDLY EXCEPTIONAL...
I doubt the abbreviation for the event will present problems.)
Can't wait to see the patina really come out in the bidywork. Something suggests you know what you're on about when suggesting a wax to seal it in.
I love it! It’s ideal - new undercarriage/engine with the most fantastic patina. Sort out all the rusty holes and then clearcoat it!
If I saw this on the garage forecourt, I would buy it, I love the simplicity of how they were put together, can’t wait for the next instalment ❤😊
It’s gorgeous, especially with the patination! So excited for you to be getting in to a 2CV. I’m sure you’ll keep finding more and more things that make it joyful. This is probably the most exciting video series I’ve looked forward to in ages… like Harry M’s Fulvia Zagato restoration, or his Cinquecento. Can’t wait for the next episode! 🤓👏🏻
Big boy's meccano, love it.
Did I hear "Harley Davidson coil - screams reliability"? lol
I knew we'd get trolled for that. Darren actually made me remove it...
@@TheLateBrakeShow I've fitted a 'solid state' coil to my 2CV, which is also fitted with a Dutch electronic ignition called 123ignition, and apart from a yellow rubber seal rather than a black rubber seal, is identical to the original 2CV coil fitted by Citroen. The original 2CV coil is filled with oil that acts as a coolant. The oil dries out over time and the coil overheats and fails.
Yeah, I did too. Got a quiet chuckle out of me it did. Just like Joseph Lucas; 'Prince of Darkness'.
So funny the irony 🤭
@@graemecatty9921 three positions on the lights:
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This is brilliant! Love it! I could seem all the excitement on your face!
If you ever get time, I could really see you team up with Tasty Classics on a rescue or a project. You two would be wonderful together.
Absolutely love your barn finds, looking at your car collection, and your resto-modding. This ticks sll those boxes of the late brake venn diagram!
Thank you, Jonny. This works for me.
Congrats on your new project car. Very cool little car, the beauty is in its utter simplicity. Your excitement is contagious. Cheers.
Clear coat it Jonny.
It's brilliant patina for sure!!
Greetings from the Netherlands
PS: Growing up in the Somme in the 80's, the neighbouring farmer had one old 2cv in a field.
You could just about recognise it used to be a 2cv, but it was honestly more rust than car.
I could still sit 'in' it (roof gone) and pretend to drive it.
Vroom vroom..
Great times.
I love it! My 2cv is my favourite classic. I have owned cars like Interceptors, 500SL, 928s a 944 turbo, MGs etc, but the 2 CV is the most fun
Loved this episode...! The more I see about 2cvs the more I like them. Champing at the bit to see the next episode...!
Really looking forward to these!
it is so nice to see how simple cars used to be. looking foreword to the next episodes
What great news this will hopefully lead to a great series on this one car thanks Johnny
The aluminium grille with the big chevrons, is the best 2CV grille.
I transferred mine between cars, and still have it as a workshop decoration.
Swop it's feeble little headlamps for, 7 in H4 Cibies (as on a Lotus 7 clone) and drive just as fast at night.
Ooh a nice little series to get stuck into!! Great stuff Jonny!! Glad to see that little car being rescued 🎉🎉🎉
This looks like it will be my new favourite series.
A great project and I look forward to watching the 2CV progress! #savethepatina
When you are done you should consider olive drab canvas for the top and some artifical moss decorations for the bumper to keep the original asthetic which was quite David The Gnome chik.
Amazing video - thoroughly enjoyable . Thank you
I've been looking forward to this series. I love me a 2CV, as long as it isn't turned into an EV. I need the sound of that engine. This seems like the perfect car for a project with those looks, and a good engine. Keep the episodes coming 🙂
Enjoyed this a lot - especially the patina of course. Looking forward to part 2. Nice work!
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Nice one Jonny, I am not a massive 2cv fan but i completely agree this car deserves a chance and I love the patina.
Love this car, definitely a must to keep on the road, the suicide doors are fab and I would personally keep the patination , imagine peoples faces when you pull off with a big silly grin on your face 😁.
My First ever car was a C reg 2cv 6 Speciale SPORT. Many great memories of late 90s misadventures in the Hampshire countryside.
It has the turbo tube, performance ignition coil and leads. Some serious work has been done to this engine.
Brilliant video Jonny, this is going to be fun to fallow, Jonny all the years I've lived in Winnipeg i have only seen a few 2CV's and both were 4 i believe and the front seats were buckets almost like a lawn chair, just made a little better and saw the owner remove the seat in like 2 minutes and he said he took it out to change the seat cover on it and the front passenger one also, i love the simplicity of them 😎 in for a penny in for a pound 👍
Back I the early 90s I worked at a Citroen specialist.
I was always impressed how tough these engines were
I've always been a fan of these little cars ...couldn't think of a better project..
I love old VW bugs and owned one that I had restored some time ago. A couple years ago I found another bug, and I did the same as you . I wanted it but I sure didn't need another one, wasn't sure I wanted to spend the money. But I wanted to save it. It was pretty run down but had good bones. Anyway, I bought the car and got it back on the road. I'm so glad I did. It turned into a real gem. I still have both of these vehicles. So If you can see your way to afford it and you want it, then I say get it and save it.