What is your favorite car? If someone asks me, Certainly with no hesitation, it could not be else but the Citroen 2CV (alias Deux Chevaux, Ugly Duckling, etc.) It is the renowned all-time people car from France with the longest production line. I met her in Laos 6 years ago and she is now there in my garage in Bangkok.
I could say that there are very few Citroen 2CV in Thailand (honestly the exact number is unknown.) Some 2CVs were brought to Thailand during 1960s as the UNICEF's project cars. However, due to its unpopularity and lack of parts and sufficient maintenance, the story of 2CV in Thailand had became the long-forgotten tale. Nevertheless, it is left only the legend that once there were many 2CV in this kingdom.
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| " a long abandoned 2CV found in Bangkok" with courtesy of Mr. Chaipach Sukhanite |
This is a photo album of my "duckling" the 1961 Citroen 2cv. I am trying to gather all of her pictures that I have been taking since the day that I first met her in 1998 through the restoration in 1999 until being in Thailand in 2000. Unfortunately my old hard disk that contains all of her picture is now missing. Therefore there are not many pictures that it supposes to be.
Please note for the first time viewer, my full story of how I met my duckling is in this link "my_2cv_renaissance.htm". Read it and you will understand the story of us, my duckling and I, better. For my story in English, I will write when available.
Thanks heap for your visit.
Here is my album :) please click to enlarge.
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| firstly found | body work, old paint and rust scratch | chassis work | paint foundation work | finished the foundation paint work | July 1999, complete at the first time | engine compartment before overhaul | with PatuXai, Vientiane. |
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| raining day in Vientiane | in front of TAT office in Vientiane | just arrived Bangkok | just finished big restoration | got sick along the way. | license plate inspection | became popular | 425 cc air-cooled flat twin engine |
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| test run | parking | real air-cooled | tired really... | with the garage mate | with my dad, the real caretaker | in the busy Bangkok traffic | a real blissful feeling |
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| engine compartment, with real 6 v. battery | measurement | in front of the garage | my fleet | on the road now.. | |||
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