Uitgevers | ImageBooks, Exhibitions International |
Uitgavejaar | 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9789079761265 |
Taal | Nederlands |
Type | Hardcover |
Flaminio Bertoni, designer at Citroèn from the Thirties to the Sixties, reckoned that cars had to "set trends, not follow them". There is no doubt that the 2CV perfectly encapsulates this phenomenon. With over 5 million cars produced between 1948 and 1991, the 2CV spanned an era that goes from the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin wall, remaining true to its mission. The pared-down utility of the first prototypes in 1936, together with the curved 'egg' shape, made the 2CV a consummate blend of design and technology concentrated in a precise area, but timeless and unique in the car industry. The 2CV has been the car of choice for rich and poor youngsters, snobs and intellectuals, traditional types and revolutionaries, thus embodying a way of life and an institution. The 2CV retains the same cheeky verve that has made it the car with the greatest number of round-the-world trips under its belt, and now gives rise to clubs that attract thousands of enthusiasts. Not bad for this immortal 'cross between Pegasus and a mincer...'.