Highlights

Recently subject to some restoration work with Totally 2CV at a cost £5,350
The 32,490 indicated miles would appear correct as the car has been in present ownership since 1990, spending 24 years off the road during that period
The vendor is the second owner since new
Presented in very good overall condition, in the correct Dolly colour scheme

The Appeal

The humble Citroën 2CV put rural France on four wheels and has become a symbol of France the world over. Making effective use of tiny air-cooled engines, front wheel drive and exceedingly pliable suspension. Its simplicity was born out of wartime austerity, but it remained part of Citroën’s range until 1990.

Here we have one of the later examples, a Dolly from 1988. It’s been in present ownership since it was two years old, used by the vendor to teach their sons to drive. It then languished unused in dry storage for the next 24 years, before being unearthed and sent for some restoration work at Totally 2CV near Romsey. Now in very good order, both mechanically and cosmetically, this Citroën awaits its third owner.

The History and Paperwork

Just two owners from new
In present ownership since 1990
V5C present
Collection of old MOT certificates
Several invoices for the restoration work at Totally 2CV
Current MOT valid until March 2024

The Interior

Remains true to its original specifications
The seats are upholstered in grey cloth with diamond pattern stitching
New seat covers fitted
Hard-wearing rubber mats line the floors
The front matting is reportedly new
Simple door cards equipped with speakers remain in good condition although there is some damage to the offside rear
Period Blaupunkt stereo
Minimal wear to the upholstery, switchgear or controls
The boot space is uncarpeted and looks to still be in fine order

The Exterior

New folding hood
Partially resprayed in its original two-tone Dolly scheme, with the correct vinyls subsequently applied
The wings, bonnet, rear light panel and boot panel required repainting
The underside looks to be in very good order, with only some light surface rust to the floor
The bodywork looks very straight and solid
New screen panel and boot well fitted as part of the restoration work
There are a few flecks of surface rust to the painted steel wheels
All the trim and bumpers present nicely
We understand all the lights to be in good working order

The Mechanics

602 cc air-cooled flat-twin
Front-wheel drive
Four-speed gearbox
The vendor comments that it runs very sweetly and drives well
Totally 2CV carried out a great deal of mechanical recommissioning work, detailed in the invoices which accompany the car
Much of the electrical and fuel systems was replaced or restored

Summary

Everyone should experience a 2CV at some point and we enjoy how this one taught the vendor’s sons to drive. Getting to grips with their unconventional and agricultural controls is all part of the fun and it’s quite remarkable how accomplished that suspension is.

This partially restored example is in great order. With such low apparent mileage and with just two owners from new, this is a really nice example of the iconic 2CV.

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