Original 2CV

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • Come with Ben and me on extended road-test in a beautiful 1957 2CV. Experience the super-compliant suspension and supple deckchair seats, cosseting your delicate buttocks as the cacophony from the engine room assaults your ears!
    425cc
    12 BHP
    Air Cooled
    Perfect!

Комментарии • 39

  • @ronaldbentley7180
    @ronaldbentley7180 3 года назад +14

    it's easy to see why prices of these cars is on the rise, in a world of cars that are so much the same, these cars are unique, quirky, wonderful, long may they be loved and cherished

    • @Prestone44
      @Prestone44 3 года назад +2

      According to the new rules, they want us to buy computers on wheels without a soul. Do you think our grand children will restore a Tesla in 2080 ?

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  Год назад +1

      Amen to that!

  • @Prestone44
    @Prestone44 3 года назад +4

    The left wiper is erratic ☺ and valves are a bit noisy. Apart of it, you lovely 2CV is just iconic. Thank you for keeping her alive and well.

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga3702 3 года назад +5

    I just sat watching this with a huge smile on my face.

  • @reverendbluejeans1748
    @reverendbluejeans1748 Год назад +1

    You are driving faster than I can cycle.

  • @qrm8772
    @qrm8772 3 года назад +2

    If vicariously driving a 2cv is this much fun,actually driving one must be a real joy.
    The original speed sensing wipers lol

  • @harryharker9564
    @harryharker9564 Год назад

    It is music to my ears I have had 2cv's from 1978 when I bought my first one Brand new for £1625 on the road, however i sold my last one in November 21 and miss them so much.Great video thanks for the memories.

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  Год назад

      Thanks Harry! Lovely to hear your appreciation. Hard to imagine life without a 2CV! Although I don’t currently have one on the road, at least I get to spend plenty of time with them and it’s invariably a pleasure!

  • @joewilson941
    @joewilson941 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful video! Very interesting to see the trafficlutch in action! I think I'd like one on my Ami8!

  • @marcwall7689
    @marcwall7689 3 года назад +4

    Great video Simon, what a great car! In my opinion cars today are too easy to drive, I like a car/motorcycle that you have to work with and understand what the machine needs from the driver to operate properly, these classics are so full of character! Again great car and great video, really enjoy the information you bring to the video's. P.s, love those window wipers.😄

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  3 года назад +1

      Thank you, Mark. I enjoy a bit of impromptu spouting about these amazing inspired designs!

  • @joostderidder
    @joostderidder Год назад

    that sound !!! so recognisable !!!

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  Год назад +1

      Yes, absolutely distinctive and such a ‘friendly’ sound, if you know what I mean!

    • @joostderidder
      @joostderidder Год назад

      @@FindingDrivingSpirit indeed. Totally agree on that. And they kept that sound until the end of production.

  • @markozupanc6865
    @markozupanc6865 8 месяцев назад

    What a legendary car...

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga3702 3 года назад +3

    Fantastic! Made my day.👏👏👌👌

  • @maurocosti5600
    @maurocosti5600 3 года назад

    Macchina superba e rara, con la frizione centrifuga e i tergicristalli legati alla velocità! Video eccellente e spiegazioni appropriate. Great job, thanks!

  • @RussellFlowers
    @RussellFlowers Год назад

    I remember Gilbert Shelton (underground comix creator) profiling this car. "The 'CV' stands for 'horsepower'."

  • @ragnarragnarson5184
    @ragnarragnarson5184 3 года назад +3

    Excellent video Simon, i much prefer the ride of the earlier cars with the inertia dampers than that of the later cars especially my 1964 Ami 6 which is super soft and my 1957 2cv was great fun as well especially on windy roads 🙂

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  3 года назад +2

      Thank you, Ragnar. As you know, I regret so much that my ‘62 Ami 6 never made it through restoration. That’s my greatest motoring regret.

  • @bannister556
    @bannister556 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for posting . . . charming car . . .

  • @jicesoip7752
    @jicesoip7752 3 года назад +1

    Very nice this ride in this 2cv of 57 with centrifugal clutch. There, at least we can hear the sound of the engine and not shitty music as some people put it. By the way, your rockers click a little it seems to me.
    A small adjustment is necessary ...Nice 2cv in any case!

  • @xm222
    @xm222 3 года назад

    Beautiful car, nice driving and interesting presentation 😊👌

  • @Neonthon
    @Neonthon 3 года назад

    Absolutely lovely car, what a dream!! 0-30 was 21 seconds for the 375cc Model A (through the gears) though, however, the 0-40 was 44 seconds lol

    • @Luis-cr1tw
      @Luis-cr1tw 2 года назад +1

      You don't get speeding tickets

  • @johndilloway9762
    @johndilloway9762 3 года назад

    Mine is a 1986, would love to drive one of the older one's perhaps I will get the chance one day,

  • @cesarcarol8887
    @cesarcarol8887 3 года назад +1

    Esto es música para el corazón !!

  • @guidoferreira3087
    @guidoferreira3087 3 года назад +1

    3cv... Lo amo...

  • @MrJacques38
    @MrJacques38 10 месяцев назад

    J'adore, merci.🥰👍

  • @redsorgum
    @redsorgum 2 года назад

    Can I get one of those traffic clutches for my 66 beetle? The traffic is horrible here in Southern California……😉🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣 The 2cv is one of the only cars I would trade my beetle for.

    • @FindingDrivingSpirit
      @FindingDrivingSpirit  2 года назад

      Actually, if you are prepared to trade up to a ‘squashed Beetle’, I seem to recall one could buy a ‘Seventies 911 with ‘Sportomatic’ - a semi automatic transmission. Did that ever make it onto the Beetle, I wonder?

  • @TheSoundsnake
    @TheSoundsnake 3 года назад

    Fantastic. Just a note, hard to judge, but it seems to me that the steering is a bit stiff, should be very light and free moving.
    Steering box, chassis?

  • @Konduktor5-8
    @Konduktor5-8 Год назад

    How to shift gears?? picture below amperes gauge shows something different, than this that
    I see watching driver doing

  • @francoisbeauchamp7245
    @francoisbeauchamp7245 3 года назад

    superbe la deuche...

  • @Luis-cr1tw
    @Luis-cr1tw 2 года назад

    It seems that you are going so fast...like 160 or 200 km/h😁

  • @MyOtherCarIsA15MinuteCity
    @MyOtherCarIsA15MinuteCity Год назад

    Pinnacle of the automobile, seriously! Cars never should’ve been made faster than these were.
    We wouldn’t need the expensive and heavy safety features of new cars. People would be more careful about their speed.
    We wouldn’t need these complicated fuel-saving measures that add expensive points of failure.
    What’s that? Want to travel faster? Well top speeds should limit sprawl to a degree. Oh, you want to travel further? Want more creature comforts?? Take the train!