Recently, my friend Pierrot Anthoine, from Sallanches, France, told me that he just bought himself a 1951 2cv Citroën. That purchase only set him back $9,300. This is an early vintage automobile, made in 1951 and that still runs well; in fact, it’s so road-worthy that he plans to use it from Haute-Savoie to Brittany and back, during his summer vacation. The car has received a new 425 cc engine, up from its original 375 cc, and can now reach 45 mph. The fuel gauge is fully analog which means that you have to drop a dipstick into the opening of the gas cap to know what’s left in the tank. The bottom line: The car runs on regular and gets over 50 miles per gallon, plus it’s virtually sheltered from speeding tickets!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
One way to beat OPEC
Recently, my friend Pierrot Anthoine, from Sallanches, France, told me that he just bought himself a 1951 2cv Citroën. That purchase only set him back $9,300. This is an early vintage automobile, made in 1951 and that still runs well; in fact, it’s so road-worthy that he plans to use it from Haute-Savoie to Brittany and back, during his summer vacation. The car has received a new 425 cc engine, up from its original 375 cc, and can now reach 45 mph. The fuel gauge is fully analog which means that you have to drop a dipstick into the opening of the gas cap to know what’s left in the tank. The bottom line: The car runs on regular and gets over 50 miles per gallon, plus it’s virtually sheltered from speeding tickets!
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