The CITROEN Dyane
From: frogmobile505s (puppylove@swbell.net)
Date: Tue 15 Apr 2008 - 14:17:20 EDT
In answer the numerous inqueries about the DYANE I lately mentioned
as a project for someone... I realize this is somewhat beyond the
scope of our list, but please indulge me.
This DYANE has a good, albeit misleading, Missouri title. The title
represents her to be a 1967 year model whereas she is patently later
as she has the disc brakes. For all I know she got smuggled into the
States one dark night inside a big steel shipping container. In any
case she is a latin baby i.e, mfg in Spain.
She's fitted with a strong 602 two cylinder motor. When I got her
home the first order of business was a thorough tune up as she hadn't
been driven since about 1979; former owner parked her in garage and
forgot where he put the keys. She is about 99% complete but fenders
are off waiting to be unwrinkled and/or painted. I got so far as
driving her around a parking lot behind my house. With a new fuel
pump, careful tune up, a fresh tank of petrol, I found her to be very
responsive. The transaxle is perfect, the clutch satisfactory and
brakes as well. The odometer tells 92xxx kilometres which translates
to something around 60xxx miles (I think). Since bringing her home
I've bought/installed: new battery, new muffler (the one just under
the transaxle), new fuel pump, new tires of the correct size all
round. Her original paint colour is a French blue, and not too bad
at that. The glass is all there, unbroken, with roll up windows.
Yes, the chassis will need repair (I've owned several of the bigger
D types and I've never known of a CITROEN that DIDN'T need chassis
repair!) but while moderately rusty, it is unbroken and can be
saved. The spring cans/pods are shot - you'd need find a way to deal
with those huge 46mm nuts which retain the assembly - and I don't
tack weld or I'd have gone ahead and fixed them with the parts from
Western Hemi. This car is definitely saveable and a genuine rarity
here in the States. Understand that this is NOT a 2CV (though its
running gear is 2cv based) but it is the variant superceeding the 2CV
which never quite caught on this far west of Paris.
I've owned this car for some two years, fell in love with her and
let my passions overule my head. At 72 years age I just don't have
the strength or eyesight to give her the restoration she's worthy
of. Moreover I don't want to park the PEUGEOT in the carport while
the CITROEN takes up the garage space.
If you think you've got the right stuff, want to handle her the way
she deserves, contact me... puppylove@swbell.net for pictures and any
other points you like to discuss. J. in Saint Louie
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