I always read your posts, it’s impossible not to read them, they are guaranteed fun (but I don’t always comment on) Having said that
Of the Citroën 2CV, I don’t know much, they didn’t arrive in Cuba, the little I’ve heard I heard from a mechanic who used to travel a lot to France and Spain and there he worked for a few months
As I remember this car came about after Michelin bought Citroën, they wanted to sell more tires and thought of making the car of the people. So they developed this car to compete with the VW Beetle and the Fiat 500 (both from the fascist bloc) so France needed its light vehicle
2cv means fiscal power (horsepower) in French (I owe you that)The curious thing is that during the German occupation, the Nazis asked for the plans of this model (they knew that France had better suspension for their cars than they did) and in exchange they would give them the plans of what would be the Beetle, of course the French refused. What the Germans didn’t know, is that under their feet and above their heads, some prototypes made were hidden. Citroën had failed to comply with the order to destroy the prototype and hid them for after the war. I know this story because in 2019 a fair was held where 3 prototypes of these were exposed
I thought these cars were only found in the garages of the old people because Europe made war on them for lack of security measures
As always I loved your post, I’m sure those cars are full of European history
Here you are, with your detailed comment :))
Maybe Citroëns are not seen often in Cuba but you still know more about its history than me :D
Though I just know from experience they are so comfortable. We had two, both the same model Citroën GS. It was a "sailing in a space shuttle" feeling haha
They are still seen in the streets, just a few though. And just on Sundays hahaha