Review of 70640 Citroen 2CV

[GrahamB]

... the body and interior/underfloor come ready assembled.  I forgot to look before adding wheels etc. whether these could be separated easily if at all.

Vehicles can be tricky to get apart and it's helpful if someone has already done it and can share some tips! But don't do it if it's going to damage the vehicle!

I think the ambulance is based on the VW T Transporter.  Here's a not very well-angled photo of one:

https://photos.classiccars.com/cc-temp/listing/158/3185/31162212-1981-volkswagen-transporter-thumb.jpg

That looks pretty convincing to me! (More nostalgia- our family had a VW 'splitty' (camper with a split windscreen) back in the early 1970s. Not particularly roomy inside, so maybe that PM ambulance is not too far off scale compared with the beetle!)

[Pynedor]

Excellent review! Thank you.

Those parts were really hard to put in all the cars

I hate it (along with the tires) - and I always fear they will break

You went with the yellow lights - are those the french version? I think I will go for that one..


Thank you for such a detailed review

Thank you, tahra.    Yellow headlights were compulsory in France until 1993 but then they switched to the EU standard white lights.

That's a really nice touch to include a selective yellow option!

Ah, nostalgia! My wife and I had our honeymoon in France in a bright green 2CV back in the 1980s! It was a right-hand drive version for British roads, with clear headlamp glass which we had to paint yellow with a kit from Halfords. We landed in Calais and wandered as far south as the Dordogne, my wife doing most of the driving after I scared her by driving on the left, briefly.

Great story! I've done the same with headlamps on some older BMWs, and I've found the selective yellow to be quite nice, especially in certain weather conditions.

[playmofire]

Excellent review! Thank you.

Thank you, tahra.    Yellow headlights were compulsory in France until 1993 but then they switched to the EU standard white lights.


That's a really nice touch to include a selective yellow option!

Great story! I've done the same with headlamps on some older BMWs, and I've found the selective yellow to be quite nice, especially in certain weather conditions.

Yellow is good at night because it cuts dazzle, but on the downside it also cuts light transmission  Yellow is also good in fog; at one time fog lights were always yellow but I think beam technology advances mean this is no longer necessary

[Tiermann]

Thanks for the great review Gordon. This one hasn't been made available in the US and isn't in their catalog for the first half of the year. I quite like it though.

Could I get the part numbers from you for the pig and geese? The pig is a new variation I will have to try tracking down.  Thanks

[playmofire]

Thanks for the great review Gordon. This one hasn't been made available in the US and isn't in their catalog for the first half of the year. I quite like it though.

Could I get the part numbers from you for the pig and geese? The pig is a new variation I will have to try tracking down.  Thanks

Thank you, Tim.  I could always get you one if postage and customs (if any) don't make it prohibitive.

Pig is 30 65 6955, geese asre 30 09 3150 (neck bent) and 30 09 3160.

[Tiermann]

Thanks so much Gordon. I am still doing shipping swaps with Daniela in Germany, but I appreciate the offer.

[Klickteryx]

Definitely on the get list.

[klickyklack]

Thanks for the great & detailed review Gordon!  I have a soft spot for these cars, my Grandad has one briefly when I was a kid & I loved it. This is in my wishlist of items to get..

Hope you start to feel better soon!

[playmofire]

Thanks for the great & detailed review Gordon!  I have a soft spot for these cars, my Grandad has one briefly when I was a kid & I loved it. This is in my wishlist of items to get..

Hope you start to feel better soon!

Thank you klickyklack.  Feeling better as the weather gets better, but still sleeping for a good bit of the afternoon.

[klickyklack]

Thank you klickyklack.  Feeling better as the weather gets better, but still sleeping for a good bit of the afternoon.

Glad you're listening to your body & resting when you need to!