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All he could fall in love during his trip to France in 2001, the food, wine, architecture, women Ed Perzel became smitten with a tin snail.
Tin snail is a nickname for the Deux Chevaux, a charismatic French car manufactured in 1948-1990 Produced by Citroen, it was called a frog, a goat, my little student and a Jaguar in the United States, he is known as a 2CV .
Two or more completely Horses, Two Horses indicates an official Steam rating of two horsepower taxable, a modest number that conferred the benefit of a lower tax assessment based on the small size of the car, weight light and small motor.
I knew what 2CV was, but had never actually seen one until our first trip to Paris in 2001, said M. Perzel, 74, a retired university professor and a lover of eclectic cars I say Elli, I have got to get one of those.
The 2CV was in France that the Volkswagen Beetle was to Germany and transport inexpensive Ford Model T in America for tough economic times Depending on the number of variations of the basic model are counted, the production estimates for the 2CV exceed seven million.
La Toute Petite car, or very small car development program was designed in 1934 with its original design brief call with four wheels under an umbrella It was to be a minimalist car that could also carry four adults wearing clean hats to church Sunday or 50 kilos of potatoes to market on Monday.
The mission of the suspension still meets lanky 2CV was to ensure that it can be driven in an agricultural field plowed with a basket of eggs on the seat, do not break one easy Being on eggs meant that would be comfortable for humans as well.
The car was fitted with an engine air-cooled two cylinders fed, more or less, the front wheels; production reached a peak at approximately 30 horsepower by the production of finished time.
For fans of Citroen, however, the traditional performance measures are not point a 2CV can accelerate from 0 to 60 is said in one day, but it produces more smiles per mile than any car.
On the following trips in France, M. Perzel looked into buying a 2CV he could send home in West Jefferson, NC He even considered a 2CV restoration project of a junkyard in Provence before deciding what project would be too complicated.
An Internet search eventually led M. Perzel Noel Slade, owner of Eurocar Imports, a Citroën specialist in Toms River, on the coast of New Jersey.
M. Slade, a native of Essex, England, inherited a 2CV love of his father, who ran a repair shop Citroën The young Mr. Slade skills in the US after marrying an American working in England, who longed to return to New New York area.
M. Slade, 38, refurbishes 2CV, the import disused prisons by charging container France, Germany, Spain and Belgium When they arrive in New Jersey, the cars are dismantled and sandblasted to eliminate corrosion framework of origin prone to rust is replaced by a new galvanized steel unit.
We do not just paint work; we re completely remake the entire car from the start on the ground, said Mr Slade.
It's like a Lego giant, just parts, nuts and bolts, he added, we delivered the finished cars throughout the United States, Canada, South America, Europe and Australia, California is our most popular state.
Generally, 2CV that are at least 25 years face no licensing problem regarding emissions or safety equipment, M. Slade said cars to California to be in 1975 or earlier models.
Each 2CV gets new body panels and furniture reproduction parts are readily available and the engine and suspension are rebuilt M. Slade sells most of its redesigned cars for 20 000 to 25 000 depending on the configuration of the paint and optional equipment, which may include the inner lining of higher grade and engine modifications.
The Perzels ordered a 2CV 1964 classic black and Burgundy, a color scheme with a riff Art Deco Citroën used on Charleston models.
The reality is that I bought a 2CV before I drove one, M. Perzel said I made a quick trip to Toms River to check its operation I ordered the car in June 2009, and was delivered next February.
M. Perzel was driving his 2CV in the mountains from North Carolina.
It is a pleasant car to go out and play, he told everyone that makes seen a double-take.
M. Slade said he's had a customer waiting list for cars since it opened in 2003. Although it only takes about eight weeks to completely rebuild 2CV, customers who order today ' hui car waiting six to eight months for him delivery and catering staff some 25 to 30 2CV year, and the shop works on delivery van version and other Citroën models.
The waiting time can be extended as a result of recent events The store suffered significant damage in October of Hurricane Sandy.
Water flooded the building, M. Slade said that I lost or damaged on 40 2CV, and I lost most of my tools and equipment.
The pressure to get services back shop can not also say that it would be for conventional repair companies because 2CVs Mr. Slade are often purchased as recreational vehicles But customers soon discover cars are competent as daily drivers, he said.
A 2CV can get 45 to 48 miles per gallon and can travel at highway speeds, he said.
A customer, Sam Scribner, bought a yellow and black 1975 2CV M. Slade last spring M. Scribner, the American owner of a furniture company in Panama, decided to pay a car he had admired for years after his retirement in Maitland, Florida.
I bought it for my company to hold convertible VW Beetle in 1970, said M. Scribner, 64, the 2CV has its steering wheel right Most people do not know what kind of car it is people taking pictures me at traffic lights.
M. Scribner said he regularly reaches 60 miles per hour, taking his wife to work at Disney World in Orlando, 32 miles from home It's designed to be driven hard, he said.
M. Slade also 2CV services purchased elsewhere Ben Boyle, an English teacher from Kingston School, Michigan bought his red 1986 2CV nine years ago from a private owner in Atlanta M. Slade has not only replaced the chassis of the car, he also made a call home to rebuild its engine.
As long as it's not snow, I drive this car, said M. Boyle, 32, whose collection includes such disparate vehicles like 1980 Chevy Chevette and a Russian S U V Niva Lada called.
I've driven 90,000 miles in my 2CV since I bought it, he said he Sá car full of original features, such as windows Modular, an eccentric and an eccentric suspension shifter comes out of the dashboard There his collection of single pieces that are set up in an unorthodox way.
I can understand how the new versions of the Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 driving the value of the older models, but fortunately there is nothing that I can identify culturally, which would increase the price of 2CV, said M . Boyle.
Whatever happens with 2CV values, there are orders waiting to be filled, so for the short term, M. Slade said he will rebuild the business to its current location, but he hopes to sign a lease soon for a new store five miles further inland, Manchester, N J.
I'll be up and running at 100 percent within four weeks, he said.
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