So Hoping this is not an April Fools Thing

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired) 04/01/2019 at 09:29 • Filed to: Ludovic Cruchot is not impressed

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Solido announces 2CV model in tribute to Les Gendarmes de Saint-Tropez, (which probably inspired the 2 wheel Renault chase in the James Bond movie A View to a Kill ). Anyways, it’s your typical French folie of the 1960s, with Sister Clotide (played by France Rumilly) doing some amazing high-speed 2CV driving :

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fintail > someassemblyrequired 04/01/2019 at 09:37

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Funny, the James Bond Renault also exists in diecast:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > someassemblyrequired 04/01/2019 at 09:41

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I have the Solido DS. It’s... pretty good. Perhaps not as good per dollar value as the DS convertible made by Welly, which has an opening engine compartment - but it’s big at least.

MonkeePuzzle > someassemblyrequired 04/01/2019 at 09:44

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there’s can be only one 2-wheeled 2CV

someassemblyrequired > MonkeePuzzle 04/01/2019 at 09:49

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Ha yes, that is an amazing story:

someassemblyrequired > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/01/2019 at 10:00

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Have you seen this?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > someassemblyrequired 04/01/2019 at 11:00

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I had not.

someassemblyrequired > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 04/01/2019 at 13:20

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11 Euros a week for 2 years for the kit!

AuthiCooper1300 > MonkeePuzzle 04/11/2019 at 15:07

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T h a t i s e x a c t l y w h a t I w a s g o i n g t o p o s t .

AuthiCooper1300 > someassemblyrequired 04/11/2019 at 15:15

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A mate of mine who was very, very much into old Citroëns – and, in particular, 2CVs – told me that in the Deuche community there were serious doubts about how much of Monsieur Leray’s a d v e n t u r e was actually true.

In any case it is a fascinating tale. And that machine does exist, which in itself is quite amazing.

someassemblyrequired > AuthiCooper1300 04/11/2019 at 15:50

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Story or not, that thing is still cool...