hanger18
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2cv
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Mash
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 07:09 PM |
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ST2 
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Shooter63
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 09:23 PM |
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Amv8
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scudderfish
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 09:31 PM |
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SD1
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shindha
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 09:37 PM |
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MX5
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avagolen
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 09:39 PM |
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MK1 GT
The Answer for everything, but never the last word....
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sdh2903
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 10:29 PM |
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C63
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 11:20 PM |
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nick-york
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| posted on 25/12/17 at 11:38 PM |
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R2d2
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craigdiver
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 07:45 AM |
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E=mc2
If it ain't broken, fix it anyway (just because).
Building - BMW powered Haynes Roadster/442E hybrid.
Volvo C30 T5 Polestar
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 09:23 AM |
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XR3i 
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Mash
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 09:32 AM |
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ST170
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 09:34 AM |
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EB110
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 09:35 AM |
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Perhaps with my avatar I should have said
2CV
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steve m
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 10:23 AM |
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= 2 horse power
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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watsonpj
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 12:10 PM |
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Nope 9 -29 Bhp
lets see who can do the most trival of 2cv facts (note facts). I'm sure we have a 2cv nerd on here somewhere.
I'll go first
the early cars (1948) had an oval ornament on the front that was removed in 54.
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 12:58 PM |
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Michelin had been forming an idea for a ‘people’s car’ for some years, and its takeover of Citroën led to the Very Small Car that became known as the
2CV. Development had been stalled by World War II before the 2CV made headlines at the 1948 Paris motor show. Famously designed to cross a field
without breaking any eggs on board so it could cope with typically poor French roads – while also being cheap to run and repair – the 2CV would
surpass five million units in car and van guises in a production run lasting from 1949 until 1990. It even gained a starring role in the 1981 James
Bond movie For Your Eyes Only.
Shameless copy & paste from tinternet
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SPYDER
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 01:58 PM |
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...or not 2CV. That is the question.
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steve m
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 04:15 PM |
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"lets see who can do the most trival of 2cv facts (note facts). I'm sure we have a 2cv nerd on here somewhere. "
they sound like a rubber band twisting on accelerating
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Theshed
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 05:53 PM |
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The single nut holding on each wing can be undone with the wheel brace- genius!
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Dingz
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| posted on 26/12/17 at 08:57 PM |
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Changing the kingpins is a pig of a job.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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JeffHs
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| posted on 27/12/17 at 08:54 AM |
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deux chevaux
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Daf
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| posted on 27/12/17 at 10:29 AM |
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The only fact I know about the 2cv is I don't want one!
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voucht
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| posted on 27/12/17 at 12:01 PM |
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I'm not what you can call a "2CV geek", but being French, I can clear up the "2CV" name mystery!
2CV stands for "2 chevaux", but "chevaux fiscaux" not "chevaux DIN". I translate : we are here talking about a tax
unit, not a power unit. In France, taxes on vehicles are calculated according to their "puissance fiscale", which literally means
"taxing power" The unit is the "horse", but not the "horse-power", no, it is literally the
"horse-tax".
Both "horses" are of course proportional : the more powerful/luxurious the car, the higher the "taxing power" in
"CV".
So, the 2CV was among the less taxed car. For example, my Peugeot Partner HDI is 6 CV, and a 2017 Porsche 911 V (991) 4.0 500HP R, is 42 CV!!!
I think cars with only "2CV" of taxation no longer exist, and if I'm not mistaken, the smallest cars are now 4cv minimum. Although,
very quickly in its history, the 2CV was actually in the "3CV" taxation category.
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Dingz
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| posted on 27/12/17 at 09:02 PM |
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Similar tax system was used here, £1 per horse power, but it was calculated on a formula based on bore size, not capacity or actual power output, so
lots of very long stroke engines were made as a result. The Austin 7 was actually about 12 HP.
Phoned the local ramblers club today, but the bloke who answered just
went on and on.
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