Smog Failure: ’76 Citroen 2CV Charleston
The Germans had The People’s Car and the French had the Toute Petite Voiture. Both survive to this day albeit in somewhat modernized form. The first prototypes of the Petite Voiture were ready in 1938 but WW II got in the way of just about everything French.We had to wait until the Paris Auto Salon in 1948 for the public introduction. Now dubbed the 2CV for 2 horses – the funny scale for power the French used back then. It is very hard to distinguish a ’67 from a ’76 but in California it isn’t. A ’76 won’t pass smog and it has to in the state in order to be registered. And that is why this recent purchase is for sale today. It is totally sorted, no stories car in very good driver condition. That means it will deliver 40mpg all day and look cute as hell doing it. It is an auction but the seller says he is happy with a price below market. We aren’t sure what that is but it won’t be a ton of Francs. Click here for the listing.