Citroen 2CV , simple is beautiful

[tonyfoale]

My first ride in a Citroen was in DS owned by a friend like the one pictured below.
We were driving along on a normal tarmac road and the owner wanted to demonstrate the suspension qualities. Without slowing he turned off the road into a steep downhill rutted track, he deliberately aimed for a large hole. I thought that he was going to wreak his car and I braced myself for the impact, but there was none. I just felt a slight bump. Citroen engineers knew a thing or two about suspension. Unfortunately, their stylists were not of equal calibre.

Since then I have owned two GSs. Not the equal of the DS for suspension but pretty good. Not quite as ugly either.

Decades after that DS ride another friend had a 2CV and I never did get sea-sick in it.