2CV French design iconic car pop art

by Heidi De Leeuw

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2CV French design iconic car pop art

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Heidi De Leeuw

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Photograph - Digital Photo Art

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Own studio-photo of a vintage die-cast toy car of the Citroen 2CV, a model that (in France and some other European markets) had maybe a bigger status than cars like the Beetle. The 2CV was produced for some 42 years with minimal design changes.
In 1953 Autocar in a technical review of the car wrote of "the extraordinary ingenuity of this design, which is undoubtedly the most original since the Model T Ford". It was described by CAR magazine journalist and author LJK Setright as "the most intelligent application of minimalism ever to succeed as a car". It was designed for low cost, simplicity of use, versatility, reliability, and off-road driving.
(parts quoted from wikipedia)
In the UK it was also nicknamed "The Tin snail"

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November 3rd, 2015

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