#Citroën 2CV6 Charleston

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Citroën 2CV6 Charleston, 1981. The original "Type A" 2CV was in production for 42 years between 1948 and 1990 during which time 3,867,932 were produced. The Charleston was a special edition that appeared in the 1980s using the 602cc air-cooled flat twin engine. The deux chevaux was discontinued when it became impossible to keep the car in compliance with safety and emissions legislation.

[frenchcurious]

Citroën 2CV6 Charleston 1986. - source Ruote da Sogno.

[harpoonlagoon]

Hi, same person who requested the last car stimboard. Back to ask for another one.

Could you do a red Citroën 2CV6 Charleston 1986 stimboard, with themes of vintage and red?

red citroën 2cv6 charleston 1986 stimboard with themes of vintage and red for anon! it's not super cohesive but i struggled a lot haha

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[bixentef]

🚘 #bixentef #tourisme #automobile #meteocar #vintage #legendcar #frenchcar #france 🇫🇷 #carspotters #2020 #citroen2cvdolly Dans les années 1980, la Citroën 2CV est en fin de carrière, si la voiture a survécu à celle qui devait la remplacer, la Dyane, ses ventes deviennent de plus en plus faibles. Pour dynamiser le modèle, Citroën use des séries limitées à l’instar de la Dolly qui apparaît en 1985.Née comme une série limitée, la Dolly connait un tel succès que l’opération est renouvelée durant plusieurs années…Citroën est un constructeur qui a toujours eu une politique commerciale agressive, depuis sa création avec André Citroën qui modernisa le marché automobile français, pour ne pas dire européen. Cette politique de Citroën se retrouve bien après le décès de son fondateur, notamment avec la 2CV dont seul le prix suffit à la faire connaître de tous. Et c’est sur cette même 2CV que Citroën fut l’un des premiers constructeurs européens à lancer une série limitée avec la 2CV Spot en 1976. Les séries limitées permettent ainsi de donner de l’attrait au modèle à moindre frais en proposant au client une présentation ou des équipements supplémentaires qui se démarquent au premier coup d’oeil. La 2CV se prête bien à ses opérations, puisque viendront, entre autres, la Charleston, la France 3, la 007… La Charleston est un cas atypique puisque la voiture apparaît initialement comme une série limitée puis, grâce à son important succès, est finalement intégré à la gamme permanente de la 2CV… et https://lautomobileancienne.com/citroen-2cv-dolly-1985-1986/ version Dolly apparaît pour la première fois le 21 mars 1985, cette série spéciale est construite sur une base de 2CV6 Special et s’équipe des enjoliveurs chromés de la Dyane, ainsi que d’une sellerie au tissus à motif losange. Mais l’intérêt de la Dolly réside dans ses combinaisons de couleurs : initialement, la Dolly est disponible en trois combinaisons : blanc meije et gris cormoran, gris cormoran et jaune rialto, et enfin, gris cormoran associé au rouge vallelunga. Quelques stickers « Dolly » viennent compléter la présentation extérieure du modèle. 3.000 exemplaires sont au programme...... (à Beaucaire, Languedoc-Roussillon, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHfcaOyjw7d/?igshid=15qkjiblqgk3t

[berliozthesecond]

1981 Citroën 2CV6 Charleston (Welly 1:24)

When thinking of French cars that could be considered as almost synonymous with the country's identity, it's interesting to note that almost all of the ones that perhaps most readily come to mind were made by Citroën. The Traction Avant of the 1930s certainly counts as one, as does the technologically revolutionary DS-19 introduced in 1955. But perhaps the “Frenchest” of all of these cars is still the 2CV (or Deux Chevaux) that first saw production in 1948. Designed to be a highly utilitarian mode of transport, which initially aimed to modernise the transportation of the country's poor farmers still reliant on the horse, the 2CV was an instant customer success. With its combination of affordable price, flexibility of use, fuel economy, suspension that carried it steadily over bumpy fields and roads, and its rugged simplicity, the car was everything that a post-war France needed to get back onto its wheels with – in spite of some initially derisive critical comments from the papers. Designed by a team headed by Citroën's vice-president Pierre-Jules Boulanger, with development beginning as early as 1936 before war came to interrupt the work, the 2CV's distinctive design would carry on practically unchanged for most of its life, which finally saw its ultimate demise in 1990 in Portugal (French production had by then already ended in 1988).

Beginning in the mid-1970s, in an effort to keep the aging car still appealing to buyers, Citroën decided to bring out what was to be the first in a line of special editions in the form of the SPOT (basically a 2CV decorated with sprightly colours and decals). This was followed in the 1980s by a slew of other similar specials of varying success, including the highly popular Dolly, the 007 (after the James Bond movie “For Your Eyes Only”), the France 3, the Cocorico, the Bamboo, and the Perrier. But perhaps the most distinctive of these specials was the Charleston, introduced as a one-off trim version of the 2CV6 Club, but whose popularity quickly cemented it into the regular line-up as the top-tier 2CV all the way to the car's discontinuation (the last 2CV produced in Portugal was in fact a specially prepared Charleston). Taking its inspiration from the styles of the roaring 1920s, the most notable aspect of the Charleston was its two-tone paint scheme. Originally only offered with burgundy-over-black colours with grey highlights (officially called “Red Delight”) when it first came out in 1980, it was soon joined by a yellow-over-black option for 1982 as the model became part of the standard lineup. However, this colour didn't prove as popular as the original and was subsequently replaced in 1983 by a grey-over-black version instead.

The primary changes from the first-run Charlestons to the proper production ones centred on receiving disc-brakes at the front, chromed front light pods, and a diamond-stitched upholstery with two separate front seats instead of the standard bench seat. It also featured 15-inch steel wheels painted in the primary colour of the car and capped off with the chromed hubcaps from the Citroën Dyane. Power was supplied by the standard 602cc flat-twin engine with a four-speed manual transmission that was already familiar from the 6 Spécial, generating a whopping 29 hp at a top-speed of 115 km/h. And despite its larger price tag of 24,800 Francs (which was 1,500 Francs over the Club model the Charleston was based on), this special edition, along with the Dolly of 1985, helped give the 2CV some much needed popular exposure until advances in automotive technology simply couldn't justify keeping the venerable dowager still in production, by which time a very respectable 3,800,000 2CV had been made. And not only that, but the car also served as the basis of several other later models, like the Ami (1961-1978) and the Dyane (1967-1983), that in their way also proved the versatility of the original design, even if none would manage to outlive their originator despite their efforts to act as its eventual replacement.

On the model market, being such a popular car, it's no surprise that there are certainly plenty of 2CVs to choose from in any number of scales and requirements (I once had a 1:32 scale toy as a child in white and red, though I can't remember who made it). But out of the many very good options out there, one of the absolute best ones you can get is this 1:24 scale car made by Welly. Welly is a Hong Kong based company that is a more general diecast model car firm offering toys and collectibles in a wide variety of scales and types from classic American muscle cars to newer European fare, among many others in between. Unfortunately, their goal to offer their models at distinct budget prices also brings with it a very spotty level of quality consistency. For any one model they offer that is just fantastic, there's another that is almost embarrassingly bad. Therefore it is of paramount importance to seek out some detailed photos of any Welly model before buying so as to avoid disappointments down the road. Happily, no such issues plague this 2CV that astounds me in exactly how fantastic of a model it is at just under 20 Euro (I paid some 15 Euro for this new).

Now Welly also offers the 2CV in a basic, one-colour version (blue or ivory), but for me the Charleston has always been my favourite of the 2CV variants. And Welly also offers it in all three colour options for your pleasure, but I've always been partial to the burgundy one that just blends together with the black in a very stylish and classy way. There is really nothing to complain about the exterior, which is very faithfully replicated from the real car, each line and contour sitting exactly where it is supposed to. The only notable “issues” really are the accent striping between the two colours that should wrap themselves all the way around the doors to the A-pillar and the signal-lights on the front fenders pointing toward the driver looking somewhat fake, but these are truly nitpicks of the extreme kind. Otherwise the detail is simply exceptional. I particularly love that the little tacks holding the canvas roof in place that are separately painted with little dabs of silver, which is a level of detail I don't think I've ever seen in any other 2CV model before.

I also love the use of colour in the bumpers and the detail put in the front door flap windows that really look like they could actually open. The bottom is admittedly rather nondescript, but is enlivened by the chromed exhaust pipe that looks rather swanky. Both front doors open as does the hood. The latter reveals a nicely detailed flat-twin engine that is further given texture by a few spots of bright colour than it being just a simple flat black affair throughout. The interior is also draped entirely in black outside of the small speedometer decal, but is otherwise well detailed for the already spartan passenger compartment – there's even a handbrake under the dash! Extra kudos for getting the seats right, as interiors have often not been a primary concern for many model makers to get correct, though the flipside here is true that the “normal” 2CV variant now has Charleston seats instead of the types it should actually have. The doors open on the usual doglegs, but that's a slight concession you have to make for such a cheap model. Otherwise, this is a truly exceptional car in every way and I'm astounded how well put together it is for something in this price category by a mass manufacturer who doesn't exactly sport the quality consistency of more premium brands. Easily available still, this is as safe of a buy as I could recommend. Truly fantastic value for money.

Final ratiing: 4.5/5

[frenchcurious]

Citroën 2CV6 Charleston 1990. 📸 Bring a Trailer. - source Rétro Passion Automobiles.

[frenchcurious]

Citroën 2CV6 Charleston. - source Ruote da sogno.