Yeah, that pose above depicting a Citroen 2CV raising dirt like a pro rally car looks like some Photoshop trickery, since the original car was powered by a 9 hp engine. However, this one has two and it’s for sale.
No, not two 9 hp engines, that still wouldn’t be enough, but two flat-four Citroen GS 1300 engines, each cranking about 128 hp and powering both car’s axles. How’s that for your average paysan-voiture?
The four-wheel-drive Citroen 2CV has been built by champion racecar driver Jack Hannon in France, investing over 3,000 labor hours into it along with a considerable amount of cash.
The front engine appears to have been mounted normally, with the cylinder banks pointing forward, while the rear unit adopted a VW Beetle-like assembly, with the transmission pointing forward. Speaking of which, it must have been modified to spin the rear wheels “backwards” since the stock one would have been turn them forward only in reverse. That's because the normal engine was longitudinally mounted in the original GS turning the front wheels.
Despite all the mods, the car is said to be very light and those over 250 hp aids it reach 200 km/h (124 mph) even on gravel or dirt roads. At least it did in its past... The car is said to have been stored for about 16 years in an indoor garage. When it was found and posted for sale, the tires were still inflated, the brakes were working and the engines were turning over when rolling the car in gear.
However, none of them were deliberately started not to screw something up. They should at least get their oil and filters changed, fit new spark plugs and check for contaminants in those separate gas tanks.
The car is in Montreal, Canada and the seller wants to get rid of it until Friday October 24th apparently, probably the reason why it’s listed here for CA$5,000 ($4,436/€3,475).
The four-wheel-drive Citroen 2CV has been built by champion racecar driver Jack Hannon in France, investing over 3,000 labor hours into it along with a considerable amount of cash.
It’s more complex than it looks
This super 2CV here comes with an independent suspension, inboard brakes, a full roll cage, dual fuel tanks and mirrored transmissions; there is no drive shaft to connect the two as they are simply synchronized. There’s just a linkage bar that connects them for simultaneous gear shifts, which can be disconnected by pulling a pin in out inside the cockpit.The front engine appears to have been mounted normally, with the cylinder banks pointing forward, while the rear unit adopted a VW Beetle-like assembly, with the transmission pointing forward. Speaking of which, it must have been modified to spin the rear wheels “backwards” since the stock one would have been turn them forward only in reverse. That's because the normal engine was longitudinally mounted in the original GS turning the front wheels.
Despite all the mods, the car is said to be very light and those over 250 hp aids it reach 200 km/h (124 mph) even on gravel or dirt roads. At least it did in its past... The car is said to have been stored for about 16 years in an indoor garage. When it was found and posted for sale, the tires were still inflated, the brakes were working and the engines were turning over when rolling the car in gear.
However, none of them were deliberately started not to screw something up. They should at least get their oil and filters changed, fit new spark plugs and check for contaminants in those separate gas tanks.
The car is in Montreal, Canada and the seller wants to get rid of it until Friday October 24th apparently, probably the reason why it’s listed here for CA$5,000 ($4,436/€3,475).