The Complete Catalogue of the Citroën 2CV

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By James Taylor

ISBN 978-1-914929-08-3

152 pages, hardback

270 x 210mm

over 280 illustrations

"...when this book says 'complete', it really means it." Classic Car Weekly

• Informative descriptions of every Citroën 2CV, Ami, Dyane & Méhari variant built

• Includes prototypes, production cars, special editions, overseas
versions and coachbuilt variants




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The Citroën 2CV was designed to bring affordable motoring to rural communities in France, but during a production run that spanned more than four decades it achieved far more than that. When already 25 years old, it presented an affordable solution to increasing fuel costs after the first Oil Crisis, and gained a legion of new devotees as a result. To help maintain its sales in this era, Citroën created a number of colourful special editions, which in some cases were specific to just one country, and in others differed between one country and the next.

Along the way, the 2CV also became the foundation for a whole family of other small Citroëns, which were known collectively as the A-series models. The Ami, the Dyane and the Méhari provided simple and affordable passenger transport, and both these and the 2CV itself were further developed to provide light commercial vehicles as well. Meanwhile, licensed overseas assembly plants developed their own derivatives, which added further colour and interest to the 2CV story.

There were far more varieties of these cheap and cheerful Citroëns than most people realise, and this book aims to catalogue them in an easily accessible format. It begins with an examination of the 2CV’s origins in the 1930s and then follows the evolution of the production cars before going on to look at the Ami, Dyane and Méhari models, in every case detailing the multiple special editions as well as the mainstream types. There are special chapters on the commercial derivatives, on the less well-known variants that were built in Europe, and on those created far from the car’s French home. The book closes with a look at the aftermarket conversions and accessories that became an important part of the 2CV story from the earliest times.

For all those who love the A-series Citroëns as the factory or its outposts made them, this will be both an essential reference book and a constant source of fascination.

The Mainstream Saloons
Type A, 1948 pre-production cars
Type A 1949-1959
Type AZ 1954-1967
Type AZL 1956-1970
Type AZLP 1957-1963
Type AW Sahara 1960-1967
Type AZ Mixte and Enac 1962-1967
Type AZA 1963-1971
Type AZAM 1963-1967
Type AZAM Export 1967
Type AZKA 1970-1988
Type AZKB 1970-1978
Type AZKB Spécial 1978-1988
Type AZKB Spécial E 1981-1983

The Special Edition 2CV
2CV Spot 1976
2CV Charleston 1980-1990
2CV 007 1981
2CV Márcatelo 1982
France 3 Beachcomber Transat 1983-1985
Week-End 1984
2CV Dolly 1985-1988
2CV Cocorico 1986
I Fly Bleifrei 1986-1987
Sausss-Ente 1987
2CV Bamboo 1987
2CV Perrier 1988-1989
The 2CV Hermès 2008
The 2CV Soleil 2015

The Ami
Ami 6 1961-1969
Ami 6 Break (Estate) 1964-1969
Ami 8 1969-1978
Ami 8 Break 1969-1979
Ami Super 1973-1976
Ami Super Estate 1973-1976
M35 1970-1971

The Dyane
Dyane and Dyane 4 1967 -1976
Dyane 4 Commerciale 1967-1969
Dyane 6 1968-1983
Dyane 6 Commerciale 1968-1983
Dyane Caban 1977
Dyane 6 Capra 1981
Dyane Edel Weiss 1981

The Méhari
Méhari 1968-1988
Méhari colours
Méhari for the USA 1969-1970
Méhari Enac 1971-1988
Méhari for Argentina and Uruguay 1971-1980
Military Méhari 1972-1987
Méhari 4x4 1979-1983
Méhari Azur 1983
Méhari Place 1983

The Van Variants
The 2CV-based vans
The AU Van 1951-1954
The AZU Van 1954-1971
The French Military pick up
The AK350 1963-1968
The AKB 1968-1970
Type AKS400 1970-1978
The AZU250 1972-1978
The AMI-Based Vans
AMI 6 Service Van 1965-1969
AMI 8 Service Van 1969-1977
AMI Super Service Van 1973-1975
The Dyane-Based Vans
The Acadiane 1978-1987

Keeping it simple
Baby-Brousse 1963-1983
La Dalat 1970-1975
Jyane-Méhari 1970-1979
Yagan 1973-1976
Pony 1974-1983
FAF 1977-1981
Type A 4X4 1979-1981

Variants from Europe
Belgium
  Type A Luxe (AL) 1954
  Type AZL 1954-1958
  The Allemano Coupé 1955
  Type AZC 1955-1961
  Type AZL2 1958
  AZS 1958-1962
  Type AZL3 1958-1963
  Type AZM3 1963-1967
  Type AZAM6 1965-1967
  Type AZU 1954-1963
  Type AZUL Week-end 1955-1963
  Type AKL 1963-1970
Britain
  AZP 1957-1961
  Bijou 1959-1964
Portugal
Spain
Yugoslavia
  The Dak and the Geri 1981-1985

Variants from beyond Europe
Argentina
Méhari for Argentina and Uruguay 1971-1980
IES Safari 1984-1986
Chile
Citroneta 1963-1973
Iran
Uruguay

Conversions and the Aftermarket
Period Accessories
Mad
Mod’Plastia
PK
Raoul
Record
Robri
Speed
Veuillotte et Willemain
Body Decoration
Body Modifications
Boot Extensions
Bumpers
Engine Conversions
Interior, Dashboard and Instruments
Miscellaneous Accessories
Seat Conversions
Suspension Improvements
Underbonnet Spare Wheel
Van Accessories
Window conversions
The Barbot Special
Special Bodies
  Charbonneax
  Clauzet
  Cogolin
  Dagonet
  De Pontac
  UMAP
  Van Clee


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