Ducks Deluxe: Modified 2CV's

2CV's have the same problem as Pops and Beetles. When you remove the front wings it ruins the proportions. Still hundreds of really cool ones though.

Matt

i never thought i would say this about a 2cv but you have proved me wrong some of those are really really especially the yellow one with the roof chop

don't forget, 2cvs have a good race series including a 24hr every year, and another 24hr in belgium later on in the year..

Plenty of mods on race cars can be made to road cars, some racers are even MoT'd taxed!































...and now some road cars...































And now some 4Cyl 2cvs 'Sidewinders', as they are known..





















(Yeah, thats supercharged...)





















... and to finish off, some pictures from 2cv meetings, and the sort of kicks we get up to...





(that one always makes me chuckle...)

























Drinking from a toilet.. (its the only way!)







And when the toilet isn't enough...



and the aftermath..

very tempted,are the engines very tuneable fitting anything bigger in the front would be a lot of hard work.
although i think i can live with 70 flat out

Engines are tuneable to a certain extent, modified heads are readily available, lightened flywheels, cams, even fuel injection if you have the cash, as for 70mph flat out? thats bullwarks, that is, I bought my girlfriend a 2cv for her birthday, the engine sounds a bit rough, almost like a broken ring, it sat with the speedo as it was in the pic below for about 5 mins until I encountered a hill, when it dropped back to 70. They are not as slow as you think, driving them hard does no damage at all as long as they are serviced properly (oil and filter every 3000-6000 miles), and by 'hard' Ive held them flat out wide open throttle for at least 15 minutes, if not more on motorways, a NORMAL up change in a 2cv is done on the redline. They are very civilised in traffic, and if you can put up with trivial stuff like occasional leaks and doors peeling open at the tops above 80mph, they are totally useable everyday cars, get one with a galv chassis, doesnt matter how ropey it looks, as long as it'll pass an MoT and the engine is sound (good used engines go between £20 and £100 depending on whos selling them and how cheeky they are) and it'll go forever, and cost nothing (A full service kit, including everything you can possibly service bar oil and grease is £17).

2cv with a slightly suspect engine, on the flat:



sorry about the shaky pic, the needle is on the stop, the last number on there is the 70, to the right of the speedo..

in this tatty car (£600)




And yeah, the club aspect of it, especially abroad, is a riot.

People shouldn't be put off by the hype, I'll only accept the opinion that '2cvs are curse word' by people that have driven them long enough to know, and usually once they have, they don't think they are curse word anymore..

Russ - I stated 70 after being very disappointed when I tested my 2CV against a sat-nav. That said, mine has done 163,000 miles now (with much thrashing) and it's getting a bit tired - I may have lost a horse or two, which makes a huge difference when you've only got 29 to start with!

ok then i'm hooked if my hillman inp 4x4 thing sells on ebay this week then i'll be looking for a 2cv.sounds like a standerd 2cv is quicker than some of the jeeps i've had 50 flat out and 40 up hill now thats not fun on the motorway.

Ah fair enough then, that DS, wasn't beige with black bits was it?

I'm in Dymchurch nr Folkestone, but there is a fella not far from you in Preston who has millions of 2cvs and spares, in the local club, nice fella too.

Ah, H van. Now that was slow! Made my 2CV seem very nippy. Jeep-esque in performance terms was the ol' H van...