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2CV at Night in Beaune, France by Citroën Club of North America Member Paul Vogel
January 9, 2009 by Denis
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Night shot of a Citroën 2CV in Beaune, France, August 2008 photo by Paul Vogel
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I heard they sold Citroen 2CVs in boxes somewhere in Holland – is this true
Colin, Thanks for your comment. We did a little checking and fellow club member,
Erik deWidt had the following to say:
There was a company in Holland called Target
some 20 -30 years ago. They took late model 2CVs, and shipped them “partially
knocked down” in a crate to the US customer. The customer was supposed to
reassemble the car. The idea was that by labeling the crate as “Car Parts”
they would be able to get around the US import regulations which at the time
made it illegal to import any “non conforming” cars produced after 1967.
Dozens of Target cars were shipped but US Customs caught on to the scam. The fact
that the VIN plates were tin-foil stickers with the number written in ball
point pen, probably did not help. A lot of US customers lost their money, and
one of the Target operatives ended up in jail for a while. One interesting
reflection one the workings of our government is this: The tightening of
safety and emission standards in 1967 that could not be met by the 2CV, made the
cars illegal here. Individuals wanted them anyhow, and so companies like
Target, and later Fournet and many others sprouted up to fill that need. When
the government found out, they closed down the operators and confiscated the
cars. Even though the confiscated cars were supposed to be destroyed, more
often than not they were sold off at US Custom’s auctions. i.e. by the
government to the wholesale trade. And the trade (for example the late David Allan)
happily bought the cars, came up with some kind of legal US title, and
resold the cars at retail. This is the main reason why so many 2CVs in the US are
“reassembled” and have Titles that do not necessarily correspond with “the
majority of the body parts”.
Today the only “new 2CV in a box” one could buy in Holland would be a model!
About once every couple of years or so one still finds a NOS 2CV (i.e. a
car that when new, was put in storage or on display and was never registered or
put on the road). If you are fortunate enough to find one, and can afford
the $20’000 that it will cost, it will certainly not come in a box, and will
require a fair amount of work and money to make road worthy again.
With kind regards,
Erik de Widt
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