For no other reason than i'm bored, i thought i'd start a thread on my lovable old heap...

I sold my rather splendid Acadiane back in July '10 & wanted something at the opposite end of the spectrum; something ropey & with a bit of character - i think i got that in spades.

I spotted it on eBay in January '10 - being advertised as 'for spares only' - but with a start bid of £500 - some money for a scrapper. It finished with a bid & that was that. Fast forward to July & it's back up again, being sold by the fellow who bought back in January - turns out he'd paid to get it delivered & it had just sat on his driveway & now he needed the space...

I got in contact with Rhythm Thief & as he was pretty much on the doorstep kindly agreed to go & have a looksie. I decided it should probably come & live with me in Cornwall, so after supping a few beers during the afternoon i stuck in a bid with just seconds to spare & was shocked to find i'd won it. Now how to get it home - driving it wasn't an option; it had no Tax or MoT.

I stuck up a wanted advert for transporting it from Gloucester to Cornwall on 'Shiply' & had several quotes - the best being £130, so i went with it. Eventually it turned up:










I must admit that i very nearly stuck it straight back on eBay - but after a few beers i decided i would give it a bash & try & get it back on the road without spunking loads of cash...

So, between late July & late August i worked on it at every available opportunity & was rewarded with an MoT certificate on the Friday of the International - which i drove straight to - a distance of some 200+ miles, this it turns out, was completed with a surgical glove in the carb!





















Yes, it's a shed, but that's why it appeals so much to me. It's how i remember most 2cvs looked at meetings back in the 80s & early 90s.

I've done about 9,000 miles in it since last August - not a great deal, but then i cycle to work. It went to Spa, in Belgium for the 24hr last year & it got me & Russ 1500 miles down to Salbris & back.

This is the best place in the world ever and if I could do, I would never, ever leave.

I concur. Monsieur Safe Tabac we salute you!

I'm sure I saw your car in Graham's place a little while ago when mine was discovered to be all what it was not...!
Looks great btw.

your car is ace!!!

Love your car dude!

I love sheds. When I went to look at it, I wished I'd spotted it before you did. All 2CVs should look something like this one.

Great car from one of my favourite eras of 2cv

It must never be cleaned!

This car is spot on Neil, great pictures and it looks perfect. Its what owning an A-series all about. Funnily enough, I had the exact same feeling when I sold the Acadiane, it was almost too nice in a way, especially to be used like I was using it. I'm also hankering after something like this.

Thought I recongnised that car, as spent most of the Chunnel train journey back from The Salbris meeting squatted down along side the drivers window!! With ours a few spaces behind in the next carriage!