1985 Restored on a new old stock galv Citroen chassis SOLD

B632 YUR is a three owner car. Bought new by Mr Cartmell of Berkhamsted in March 1985 for £3147. 56 which included a 24 month mechanical Insurance policy. As the Insurance Policy booklet is still present with an unused claim form I can assume Mr Carmell had no issues in his two years of ownership. The original sales invoice is included with the original book pack.

The 2CV then sold to Mrs Clayton, also of Berkhamsted in February of 1987 who used, MOT’d and serviced the car regularly until June 2006 when she sold it to my friend Tim. Tim has asked me to help him sell the car as he’s lucky enough to be in that stage of life where he ‘needs not things’ and the 2cv, along with a Mk1 Audi TT Sport Quattro (the rare one) are being sold.

It’s looking good isn’t it! B632 YUR has a full record of service history, MOTs and receipts. Including some interesting correspondence between Mrs Clayton and Citroen who contributed a new chassis in 1991. A pretty common concession made by Citroen to owners who had bought their cars and had them serviced by Citroen dealers ‘in period’. Can you say ‘in period’, for a 1985 car? I guess you can, even though it sounds a bit ‘Goodwood Revival’ to me.

In 2006 Tim decided he wanted a ‘little project’ and found B632 YUR locally for sale. Like many 2cvs it needed a total restoration. If these delightful cars were left outside and used year round the rust would start from the top, and the bottom and meet somewhere in the middle. For that reason most on the road today have had an extensive restoration, or need one.

With my advice Tim set about the restoration. He’s an engineer so the restoration wasn’t rushed. Around three years we think, from 2006 to 2009. If you haven’t had the experience of taking a knackered 2cv apart you should try it. It’s fun.

The body went to an amazing welder in Buckinghamshire who specialises in Land Rovers. Once he’d turned his welder down from Land Rover chassis setting to 2cv body repair panel setting the results were amazing. Fully seam welded replacement panels made up floors, bulkhead, footboard with beautiful bespoke repair panels in other areas. The body and all panels was then painted by the late Robin Dalwood of Westcott, normally found with a very expensive 911 in his booth. Robin repainted a gorgeous 1967 ID Safari I brought over from South Africa, a lovely man and an exceptional painter who put as much time into a 2cv as he would a 2. 7 rs lightweight.

I’ve driven many 2cvs and I believe those on the original Citroen chassis give the most authentic feel. Tim was lucky enough to find a dry stored original Citroen chassis for sale. A restoration had been started but the owner hadn’t accounted for the cost of restoring the body so decided not to carry on. Tim collected the original chassis, rolling with suspension for not very much money as I remember.

But.. through his professional connections running a precision prototype machining business he had the chassis bead blasted and hot dip galvanised. Resulting in a beautifully restored body mated to an original, galvanised Citroen chassis with the original engine matching all the documentation.

Tim and his wife used the 2cv regularly between 2009 and 2014, sunny days, son’s wedding car etc. but between August 2014 and November 2018 when the car was last MOT’s it had only driven 1000 miles. The car had covered 75, 153 miles when last MOT’d. I’ve given it a full service and put a new engine breather on which has transformed starting and general running.

Researching the market today a fresh professional restoration on an aftermarket galvanised chassis seems to cost between £11500 and £13000. At £8000 this 2cv is very competitively priced. I think it could be advertised for more but Tim is keen not to take up more of my time or garage space than necessary.

The paintwork on this car is now 10 years old and still looks excellent. I’ve only washed it, it has not been buffed up or machine polished. It drives wonderfully and if kept well will last another 35 years plus. If you’d like to buy a very nice red 2cv, built in Paris, restored in Oxfordshire, please drop me an email or call.

Many thanks, Mark

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