Editing Citroën 2CV (section)

=== Development ===

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| caption1  = First generation "ripple bonnet" Citroën 2CV built from 1949 to 1960
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Citroën unveiled the car at the Paris Salon on 7 October 1948.<ref>{{cite web |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=7 October 2023 |date=17 March 2018}}</ref> The car on display was nearly identical to the ''2CV type A'' that would be sold the next year, but it lacked an electric starter, the addition of which was decided the day before the opening of the Salon, replacing the [[pull cord]] starter.{{sfnp|Reynolds|2005|p=39}} The [[canvas]] roof could be rolled completely open. The Type A had one [[automotive lighting|stop light]], and was available only in grey. The fuel level was checked with a dipstick/measuring rod, and the speedometer was attached to the windscreen pillar. The only other instrument was an [[ammeter]].{{sfnp|Reynolds|2006|p=92}}<ref name="The Car's the Star – Citroen 2cv">{{cite episode|title=The Car's the Star—Citroen 2cv |series= The Car's the Star|station=BBC 2|airdate=1996}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=October 2016}}