Classic Car Buyer

SIMPLE PLEASURES

he Citroën 2CV is one of those cars that endures. Unchanged in concept for over 40 years and providing basic transport to over five million families and businesses, it still represents the most basic and simple iteration of what a motor car can be. Capable of seating four six-footers in hats while keeping eggs intact on the roughest of surfaces, simple enough to be maintained by a shepherdess, and lacking in so many of those aspects of the internal combustion engine that can cause failure, it is the perfect example of minimalism in design. Even if you spend your days driving

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