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Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

I didn't know there is one left!
That's cool!
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björn · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject:

wow that cool
i now about them but there is 1 left cool
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

Yes, yes, 9hp! Cool

Shedspeed · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Is that the one from the Conservatoire? I didnt know such a thing existed until I saw it there. that must have been the slowest van ever ever ever.
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TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: G VAN

Hey Etienne, have you got any more photo's of this van especially the steering mechanism.
When you came to my Home do you remember the shortened 2cv chassis i had on the driveway??
I shortened it to build a replica of this very van but have not seen any photo's other than the black and white shots of the prototype which i guess this probably is???
It would look way cool as a hoodride with a rack on the roof or a surf board strapped to the side, with the van painted with old skool surf shop design and colours Cool

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Etienne · Hoodrider Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 2829

TONY ENGLAND · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:28 pm Post subject:

Great. Any more photo's of this would be fantastic. What i'm interested in is how they managed to get the steering to work considering that the driver is sitting in front of the engine so the normal steering column should be stuck up the drivers arse Shocked

(so to speak), perhaps thats the answer Wink

Seriously though if ANYONE has more shots of this van please post them Cool

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THANKS - Tony.
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Kustombart · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

wow, it's cool. But I hadn't dreamed that there would be anything slower than a HY van. This is it! Officially the slowest van ever. Would be scary drive though, sitting high up in a high body, on top of the engine and way out in front of a 2cv chassis with soft springs.

Brown trouser time.
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

I'd really like to have it the way it is, the engine with the very first type manifold is just great! Very interesting vehicle.

JKRM2K10 · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject:

I had to reserch it and Wikipedia says there is 1 left, I had a look around and found

http://www.citroen.mb.ca/citroenet/prototypes/g-van/gvan.html

Could be helpful for you building a replica?
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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Apparently it belongs to "les Amis du Type H"... not the Conservatoire ??

if that is the case, it should be possible to contact them to get more pictures. If anything you're more likely to get a reply from them than from the conservatoire.

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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Daniel on this photo gives you an idea of the size of the van. He measures about 1m85...
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SamClukkers · Lowered Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 774 Location: Belgium

I guess they just hired it from the Conservatoire. A few years ago a Belgian club had the CX prototype (Projet L) on an exposition in Antwerp.

It's great that they didn't really change the prototype when they took the H in production, practically they juist made it bigger and kept most of it's original design. And fitted the back wings on the AU in '51 ... Wink

Edit: cool, the left wing goes to the front in one piece.

sivipas · Snailer Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 99

that van already looks like a custom. it's low, has faded grey paint, shiny black GS-lookalike wheels...

Pimslet · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Type G

Hello,