Editing Citroën 2CV (section)

== Other variants ==

Several lower volume variants were produced.

=== "Sahara" four-wheel drive ===

[[File:CitroenSahara-engine.jpg|thumb|Sahara rear engine bay]]

One novel model was the 2CV Sahara, a [[four-wheel drive]] (4×4) car, equipped with two engines of {{cvt|12|hp-metric|kW|disp=flip}} each, each one having a separate fuel tank, two gearboxes, and a connecting rod<ref name="topgear/everything-2cv">{{cite web |last1=Ford |first1=Tom |title=Everything you need to know about the Citroen 2CV |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/top-gear-series-25/everything-you-need-know-about-citroen-2cv |website=Top Gear |access-date=20 July 2023 |language=en |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> between the gearboxes.<ref>''Motor Sport'', February 1963, Page 102.</ref> One was mounted in the front driving the front wheels and one in the back driving the rear wheels. A single gearstick, clutch pedal and accelerator were connected to both engines. It was originally intended for use by the French colonies in Northern Africa. As well as a decreased chance of being stranded, it provided four-wheel-drive traction with continuous drive to some wheels while others were slipping because the engine transmissions were uncoupled. Therefore, it became popular with [[off-roading|off-road]] enthusiasts. Between 1958 and 1971, Citroën built 694 Saharas.<ref name="Hemmings Sahara"/> The top speed was {{convert|65|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} on one engine, and {{convert|105|km/h|mph|abbr=on|0}} with both engines running. These rare vehicles are highly collectible.<ref name="Hemmings Sahara"/>

The [[Citroën Méhari|Méhari]] was also built as a 4×4 from May 1979, but with only one engine and a reduction gear.<ref name="salon83" />
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=== Bijou ===

[[File:Citroen Bijou reg 1961 602 cc.JPG|thumb|Citroën Bijou]]
The [[Citroën Bijou|Bijou]] was built at the Citroën factory in [[Slough]], UK in the early 1960s. It was a two-door fibreglass-bodied version of the 2CV designed by Peter Kirwan-Taylor, who had been involved in styling the original 1950s [[Lotus Elite]]. The design was thought to be more acceptable in appearance to British consumers than the standard 2CV. Incorporating some components from the DS (most noticeably the single-spoke steering wheel, and windscreen for the rear window), it did not achieve market success, because it was heavier than the 2CV and still used the 425&nbsp;cc engine and so was even slower, reaching {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} only under favourable conditions. It was also more expensive than the Austin Mini, which was more practical. 212 were built.

=== Complete knock down (CKD) locally built cars ===

[[File:Citroen Yagan 1974.jpg|thumb|175px|CKD Citroën Yagán (Chile)]]
The Greek market [[Namco (automobiles)|Citroën Pony]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/greece/pony-1.html|title=Namco Pony Citroën|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> and African market [[Citroën FAF]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/faf/faf01.html|title =FAF Facile à Fabriquer, Facile à Financer (Easy to build, easy to fund)|access-date= 7 January 2010}}</ref> and [[Baby-Brousse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/baby-brousse/index.html|title=Baby Brousse|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> were flat-panelled Mehari type, 2CV based utility cars, built from kits of mechanical parts, with many components sourced locally. They were built in [[low technology]] assembly plants. There was widespread production of similar 2CV-based vehicles in a large number of countries, including Iran<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/iran/jiane/jiane.html|title=Citroën Saipac 2CV, Jiane Sedan, Jiane Pickup and Mehari|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> (Baby-Brousse, Jyane-Mehari), Vietnam (Dalat),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/vietnam/dalat.html|title=Dalat the Vietnamese Baby Brousse|access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> Chile (Yagan),<ref name="citroenet1" /> Belgium (VanClee), Spain, Portugal and others.

=== Citroën Coccinelle project ===

The [[Citroën Prototype C]] was a range of experimental non-production vehicles created by [[Citroën]] from 1955 to 1956 under the direction of [[André Lefèbvre]]. The idea was to produce a [[Drop (liquid)|water drop]]-shaped, very lightweight vehicle, which would be more modern and smaller than the 2CV. One of the prototypes, the Citroën C-10 has survived and is still owned by [[Citroën]]. The overall look of the vehicle was quite similar to the [[Messerschmitt KR200|Messerschmitt bubble car]]. It was equipped with the same 425&nbsp;cc engine as the 2CV. The vehicle was also nicknamed Citroën Coccinelle (''Ladybug'' or ''Ladybird'' in French).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/prototypes/c8-c10/cocinelle.html |title=Citroën Cocinelle C1 – C8 |publisher=Citroenet.org.uk |date=10 June 2000 |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref>

=== Fourgonnette ===

The 2CV-based delivery vans introduced in the spring of 1951 differed from the sedan from the B-pillar onwards by having a box-like, spacious cargo area that could be loaded through two gullwing doors at the rear. The van was named "Fourgonnette" by Citroën.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citroenorigins.fr/fr/vehicule/2cv-fourgonnette|title=2CV Fourgonnette|website=Citroën Origins}}</ref>

In [[France]] and [[Switzerland]],<ref>Räto Graf: ''Citroën 2CV – Der Döschwo in der Schweiz''. edition garage 2CV, Lüdenscheid 2011, ISBN 978-3-9809082-4-5.</ref> these vehicles were often to be found at the post office and small businesses, while in [[Germany]] the possibility of acquiring a mobile home at a reasonable price was the decisive factor for buyers. Technically, this variant went through almost the same development steps as the sedan.

Production of the delivery van, also known as the "box duck", was discontinued in mid-1978. At about the same time, the high-roof variant of the [[Citroën Dyane|Dyane]], the [[Citroën Acadiane|Acadiane]], took its place.
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File:AU 1952 61 v 08.jpg|Citroën 2CV AU (1952)
File:1978.citroen.2cv.750pix.jpg|Citroën „Kasten-Ente“ AK 400 (1978)
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=== Non-factory ===

==== 4x4 ====

Various 4×4 conversions were built by independent constructors, such as Marc Voisin, near Grenoble, some from a Méhari 4×4 chassis and a 2CV body. In the UK, Louis Barbour builds single-engined four-wheel-drive 2CVs. In the late 1990s, [[Kate Humble]] from BBC Top Gear tested one against a [[Land Rover Defender]] off-road. The 2CV won.

Another very different double front-ended, four-wheel drive (but not at the same time) 2CV, the 1952 Citroën Cogolin, also known as the ''Bicéphale'', was built for the French Fire Service—the Sapeur-Pompiers. This was meant to enable the car to drive into a narrow position and away again without having to turn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daveburnhamcitroen.com/specials.html |title=Special projects: Cogolin |website=Dave Burnham Citroën |location=Delanson, NY |access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref>

==== Boot extensions ====

Some owners wished to have more luggage capacity in the 2CV sedan. Early 2CV could be fitted with a rounded aftermarket boot (trunk) lid, reminiscent of a post-war "big boot" [[Citroën Traction Avant|Traction Avant]].
Some late model owners fitted an extension to the car's [[trunk (automobile)|boot]]. This used the original boot lid and hinges, but in a horizontal position with the extension underneath.

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1952CitroenCogolin.jpg|1952 Citroën Cogolin 4x4
Ente2cv heckkoffer.jpg|1970s/'80s-style boot extension
Lomax 3 Wheeler 2CV Kit Car - Flickr - mick - Lumix.jpg|[[Lomax (auto)|Lomax]] 223 3-wheeler kit car
UMAP 1957-1960.JPG|UMAP
1960 Mismaque Squal in Orange, front right (New Canaan).jpg|The fibreglass-bodied Mismaque Squal
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==== Kit cars and specials ====

Examples of 2CV-based kit sports cars include the Pembleton, [[Blackjack Cars|Blackjack Avion]] and the [[Lomax (auto)|Lomax]] from Britain, and [[Burton (car)|Burton]] and Patron from the Netherlands. Most are also available as three wheelers (single wheel at the rear), like an early [[Morgan Motor Company|Morgan]] sports car. Some have been fitted with larger air-cooled twin-cylinder motorcycle engines. The German [[Hoffmann 2CV]] is a two door convertible.

For transportation purposes, some saloon models were rebuilt into vans using fibreglass reconstructions of corrugated 2CV Fourgonnette rear box sections. The "Bedouin"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/bedouin/bedouin.html |title=2 CV Bedouin |access-date=7 January 2010}}</ref> was a flat-panel wooden-bodied kit car.

==== UMAP coupé ====

The small French company UMAP was established in 1956 in the northern French village of [[Bernon]], ([[Aube]]) by Camille Martin, the former mayor. The acronym UMAP stands for Usine Moderne d'Applications Plastiques (Factory for Modern Plastic Applications). UMAP produced the SM 425 and SM 500 from 1957, two externally identical coupés based on the Citroën 2CV. In 1958 production was discontinued.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citroenet.org.uk/phototheques/retromobile2010/retro-5.html |title=Retromobile 2010 |publisher=Citroenet.org.uk |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>