As a French man, it sounds funny when you see that American people, in a world of large automobiles, powered by massive V8's can find pleasure driving one of the tiniest French production vehicle. Glad to see this sample in such a good shaped and loved. Kind regards.
I used to work at a Garage in Los Angeles area called “SM World” that worked on Classic Citroëns. My late boss, Jerry Hathaway, was the world’s foremost expert on the Citroën SM. He was good friends with Jay Leno, and we would work on all of his Citroëns and Panhards. There aren’t many Citroën fans here in America, seeing them is extremely rare on our roads.
Americans and Japanese are reversed, Americans find it fun to drive small cars that the world makes, while Japanese people likes powerful cars that are only available to America
@@LWVH81 whereas in France, some of us drool in front of Camaro's , Transam's, Buick's, Challenger's, Corvette's and Mustang's....we will always look for what we do not have .
In the Netherlands they were called ugly ducks, and you'd see them on every corner, just like the VW Beetle and the Renault 4 which all had their own typical sound. I miss the old days...
I have to admit that driving a 2CV is almost impossible to compare with other cars. Especially driving on an open day. That's really fun, and okay, they're not that fast, but you'll get there. It was another nice video report. greetings from the Netherlands😉🖐🏻
Greased. Didn't mention the vital king pins or the knife edges. Top up spring boxes with caster oil. 2CV have always had radials. Originally Michelin X. 125 or 135. Stick to the pressures on the info sticker. Michelins suit the car better than Firestones.
I was going to say the same about the tire pressures. An extra cold PSI for good luck never hurts, but too much and the footprint gets smaller and the sidewall more resistant to sudden changes in direction. The totals and front to back difference is because of the weight, tire's sidewall height, and often width and how it causes the car to remain comfortable and safe versus effecient and steady overall.
Yes, the Michelins were likely tube type tires, I know they were for the majority of the production run but this one may be late enough to have had tubeless. And you can't use a non-Michelin tube in a Michelin tire as they will abrade from the flexing and blow out. The problem here is that with some brands of tubeless tires if you go to low on the pressure they can demount on a sharp turn. Regarding the engine snappiness, that engine sounds very tight so I suspect it's new or was just rebuilt and will take a while to wear in and develop more power.
I have a late model 2CV, from 1987, and the tyre pressure sticker is the same and it came from the factory with tubeless tyres. I do follow what you are saying, which does make good sense, I have a Panhard with tubed tyres, recommended to run at quite low pressures. @@vanceblosser2155
@@vanceblosser2155the car tacho indicates only 32000km so is the engine like new. Such engine old minimum 100 000km even with hard use, but correct maintenance.Overhauling is not expansive but need some professional help because the connecting rods cannot be disassembled (except from specialists with spécial equipments and liquid nitrogen for reassemble)
@@leneanderthalien I know. I have a Ural motorcycle with sidecar and except for the fan the engines are very very similar including the pressed crankshaft.
No, those are the correct pressures. Those radial Michelins were designed for that car and those pressures. They are the first production radials and the first car to come with radials. The little button on the dash tests the brake fluid warning light and the squishy button pumps washing fluid onto the dash.
Please don’t forget to check/lubricate the suspension knife edges, and if the suspension cans are noisy then they need lubricating with vegetable oil. Lastly there is a small fuel filter in the front of the carb where the pilot jet (that gets blocked easily)
You should actually show how to do a valve adjustment instead of just saying and then show after you have done it. Be nice to see a step by step. Just a thought, love the channel
As well as the gimbals. There are also what we call “knives” in the 2CV dialect: triangular pieces (quite difficult to access) located in what we call the the “lollipops” that connect the suspension arms and the “tie rods” linked to the springs in the suspension pots . Plus a few drops of oil here and there, like the clutch control cable and other joints.
Same red 2CV6 i owned some 30 years ago. To make it completely (French-) time correct put in some yellow headlight bulbs (non-halogen). Then its even more perfect than it is now. NEVER go through the carwash with one of these 😛 youĺl get washed inside-out. greetings from NL
The 2 cylinder boxer has to be revved a lot it needs 3.600 rpm to have its real torque and produces 29 bhp at 5,900 rpm , which sounds much but the 400 cc version 2CV 4 had 23 bhp at 7,200 rpm !
light cars don't need higher tyre (tire) pressures....20psi plenty for 2cv fronts (fatter tyres need less air pressure too) (quad tyres are 3-6psi!) 125mm wide Michelins better than 135s on 2cv....The 'club' was a 'later' model.. also front disks are usually later, drums earlier...but as you said easy to swap and disks / pads last longer than drums/shoes..they also work better...
Proper tyre pressure is 1.5 bar / 20.3 psi at the front and 1.8 bar / 26.1 psi at the rear, according to a specialized 2 CV workshop. And always use Michelin tyres on these cars, they drive better and last much longer. By the way, do you know there are Michelin winter tyres for the 2 CV ?
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train And I's feeling nearly as faded as my jeans. Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained, It rode us all the way to New Orleans. I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna, I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues. Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine, We sang every song that driver knew.
@@paulterhaar4862 hässlich? Ich finde besonders die Käfer NACH 1962 mit den Elefantenfüßen VORNE wie hinten SEHR hässlich. Und dann auch nur ein Hinterradantrieb... Als Uhrmacher arbeite ich viel lieber an meiner Citroën Dyane von 1967, eine Luxusente.
Yeah it's kind of nice living in Tennessee we're riding your mini bike down the street with no helmet is actually legal here I forgot you live in communist Oregon moved two years ago and so glad I did actually have freedom again you don't realize how much you've lost until you go somewhere where you can just do stuff
As a French man, it sounds funny when you see that American people, in a world of large automobiles, powered by massive V8's can find pleasure driving one of the tiniest French production vehicle. Glad to see this sample in such a good shaped and loved. Kind regards.
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I used to work at a Garage in Los Angeles area called “SM World” that worked on Classic Citroëns. My late boss, Jerry Hathaway, was the world’s foremost expert on the Citroën SM. He was good friends with Jay Leno, and we would work on all of his Citroëns and Panhards. There aren’t many Citroën fans here in America, seeing them is extremely rare on our roads.
Americans and Japanese are reversed, Americans find it fun to drive small cars that the world makes, while Japanese people likes powerful cars that are only available to America
There are always outliers. I have an Italian friend in Milan who drives a 1959 Cadillac. That keeps the world in balance.
@@LWVH81 whereas in France, some of us drool in front of Camaro's , Transam's, Buick's, Challenger's, Corvette's and Mustang's....we will always look for what we do not have .
I used to drive around in convoy, in the early nineties, with my mates 2cv and me in a Fiat 126. Happy days indeed! 😊
In the Netherlands they were called ugly ducks, and you'd see them on every corner, just like the VW Beetle and the Renault 4 which all had their own typical sound.
I miss the old days...
I feel ya
Ive seen a few in my 60 yrs; French cars always had my interest. Thanks for showing the inside workings.
That one is the nicest ive ever seen!
Beautiful car! Thanks for the ride along.
You bet!
Tyres on a 2CV are always radial , since it started in production Michelin radial tyres were fitted. Michelin owned Citroen at the time.
Ahhhh right!
The " knob " ( at 08.00), is for checking the brake fluid 😊
This 2cv looks astonishing good
A 2CV or a FIAT 600 or an NSU Prinz would be all the car I need.
The Citroen Ami models would also be an awesome car to have.
Gorgeous! Love to have one. I'll bet that didn't look that good coming out of the factory.
I have to admit that driving a 2CV is almost impossible to compare with other cars. Especially driving on an open day. That's really fun, and okay, they're not that fast, but you'll get there. It was another nice video report. greetings from the Netherlands😉🖐🏻
Greased. Didn't mention the vital king pins or the knife edges. Top up spring boxes with caster oil. 2CV have always had radials. Originally Michelin X. 125 or 135. Stick to the pressures on the info sticker. Michelins suit the car better than Firestones.
I was going to say the same about the tire pressures. An extra cold PSI for good luck never hurts, but too much and the footprint gets smaller and the sidewall more resistant to sudden changes in direction. The totals and front to back difference is because of the weight, tire's sidewall height, and often width and how it causes the car to remain comfortable and safe versus effecient and steady overall.
You would do well to stick to 20 psi front and 26 psi rear, the sticker is for a car with radial tyres (Michelin X).
Yes, the Michelins were likely tube type tires, I know they were for the majority of the production run but this one may be late enough to have had tubeless. And you can't use a non-Michelin tube in a Michelin tire as they will abrade from the flexing and blow out. The problem here is that with some brands of tubeless tires if you go to low on the pressure they can demount on a sharp turn.
Regarding the engine snappiness, that engine sounds very tight so I suspect it's new or was just rebuilt and will take a while to wear in and develop more power.
I have a late model 2CV, from 1987, and the tyre pressure sticker is the same and it came from the factory with tubeless tyres. I do follow what you are saying, which does make good sense, I have a Panhard with tubed tyres, recommended to run at quite low pressures. @@vanceblosser2155
@@vanceblosser2155the car tacho indicates only 32000km so is the engine like new. Such engine old minimum 100 000km even with hard use, but correct maintenance.Overhauling is not expansive but need some professional help because the connecting rods cannot be disassembled (except from specialists with spécial equipments and liquid nitrogen for reassemble)
@@leneanderthalien I know. I have a Ural motorcycle with sidecar and except for the fan the engines are very very similar including the pressed crankshaft.
I've wanted a 2 CV since the seventies, if I could find a cosmetically-challenged one in the PNW. I'd consider it. I've gotta come visit you, Mark.
No, those are the correct pressures. Those radial Michelins were designed for that car and those pressures. They are the first production radials and the first car to come with radials. The little button on the dash tests the brake fluid warning light and the squishy button pumps washing fluid onto the dash.
Please don’t forget to check/lubricate the suspension knife edges, and if the suspension cans are noisy then they need lubricating with vegetable oil. Lastly there is a small fuel filter in the front of the carb where the pilot jet (that gets blocked easily)
If it's an 80's model it must be heavily restored.
Didn't know the 2CV was ever approved for USA market.
I've always seen them as a cute novelty.
Que maravilla, increible estado.Felicitaciones, congratulations.El sueño que algún día espero concretar
This a very late model. Late 80's or early 90's. Dash, lights, engine etc.
Also german specs with the bumper end caps and the highbeam stalk.
Just another fantastic car! You get to work on so many different ones! You must love your work, as it’s not a job,,, right?😁
You got that right!
Sounds like it's only running on two cylinders. 😀
I’ve always wanted a 1950s 2cv
You should actually show how to do a valve adjustment instead of just saying and then show after you have done it. Be nice to see a step by step. Just a thought, love the channel
The camera does show how nice that car is! I want one!
Nice video! You should grease the kingpins every 2000 miles.
As well as the gimbals. There are also what we call “knives” in the 2CV dialect: triangular pieces (quite difficult to access) located in what we call the the “lollipops” that connect the suspension arms and the “tie rods” linked to the springs in the suspension pots . Plus a few drops of oil here and there, like the clutch control cable and other joints.
Really like Citroen steering wheels
Same red 2CV6 i owned some 30 years ago. To make it completely (French-) time correct put in some yellow headlight bulbs (non-halogen). Then its even more perfect than it is now. NEVER go through the carwash with one of these 😛 youĺl get washed inside-out. greetings from NL
Yep but now even in France nobody use the old yellow bulbs because the light is poor. Some use now led bulbs
0,2 mm for exhaust but not 2 mm, sure you meant that
Yes. Sorry.
Nice 2cv axel in seattle best 2cv specialist in wa state
The 2 cylinder boxer has to be revved a lot it needs 3.600 rpm to have its real torque and produces 29 bhp at 5,900 rpm , which sounds much but the 400 cc version 2CV 4 had 23 bhp at 7,200 rpm !
light cars don't need higher tyre (tire) pressures....20psi plenty for 2cv fronts (fatter tyres need less air pressure too) (quad tyres are 3-6psi!) 125mm wide Michelins better than 135s on 2cv....The 'club' was a 'later' model.. also front disks are usually later, drums earlier...but as you said easy to swap and disks / pads last longer than drums/shoes..they also work better...
Proper tyre pressure is 1.5 bar / 20.3 psi at the front and 1.8 bar / 26.1 psi at the rear, according to a specialized 2 CV workshop. And always use Michelin tyres on these cars, they drive better and last much longer. By the way, do you know there are Michelin winter tyres for the 2 CV ?
You should get one, your kids and your wife may like it too.
2 mm is 78 thou. Did you mean 0.2 mm?
That car is almost identical to mine, I am wondering if it was redone by the same shop.
Ce n'est pas possible! The 2cv is one of the only cars I would trade my 66 beetle for. You can get an electronic ignition for the 2cv.
No HORN, I missed it.
Waitin for a train.isnt next line windshield wipers keeping time etc
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train
And I's feeling nearly as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,
It rode us all the way to New Orleans.
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues.
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding Bobby's hand in mine,
We sang every song that driver knew.
Eine Ente!
Und hässlich ist sie auch noch... 😄
@@paulterhaar4862trotzdem sehr süß
@@paulterhaar4862 hässlich? Ich finde besonders die Käfer NACH 1962 mit den Elefantenfüßen VORNE wie hinten SEHR hässlich. Und dann auch nur ein Hinterradantrieb... Als Uhrmacher arbeite ich viel lieber an meiner Citroën Dyane von 1967, eine Luxusente.
Hey Stella 🐶
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JB weld on exhaust crack
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Yeah it's kind of nice living in Tennessee we're riding your mini bike down the street with no helmet is actually legal here I forgot you live in communist Oregon moved two years ago and so glad I did actually have freedom again you don't realize how much you've lost until you go somewhere where you can just do stuff
fuckin bizarre comment 😂