Rivera Notario posted this shot of a Citroneta, a 2CV built a bit differently in Chile. In order to improve the utility of the 2CV, a roomy boot, or more like a little pickup bed, if the lid was removed. Perfect for carrying a pig to market or such.
There also a two door version. The deep bed is more clearly visible here. And it’s good to know that the pig riding to market will ride as gently over a rough field or road as the basket of eggs that the 2CV’s suspension was designed for.
I remember the local butcher used to carry the odd sheep on the back seat of his Pug 504 – I presume the boot was too cramped for them.
There used to be a Citroen mechanic in Cologne who did something like this 2CVs. I used to get my XM repaired there. The bills were hilarious.
The charm of the original remained intact!
In Uruguay, it was usual to call “Citroneta” what was originally called (I think it was Spanish-made) AKR 400.
I wonder if that body is all steel or the rear is fiberglass. The “sedan” trunk lid looks more like it.
This kind of modification was usually done here (in Uruguay) to get around a heavy tax system, which would lower the costs if the car was assembled in the country and had some parts locally made.
Is it wrong to notice that a Hayabusa motorcycle engine would drop nicely into that space?
Yes it is.
It’s been wrong to mention the word “Hayabusa” since 2012, when that meme was officially ended. 🙂
BMW flat twin bolts in up front anyway if you want more power no need to clog the load space with scrap alloy.
That must be right down there with the Daihatsu HiJet as the smallest crew cab pickup and an antidote to the brodozer. That rear treatment also looks like an excellent candidate for a Sahara style twin engine setup.
Brilliant find! Hitherto unknown (to me) variants like this are what makes CC still the place to be for fascinating auto tidbits!
Never realised they made a two-door version. Why did they, though? Tax reasons? Market demand?
There was also a UK made pickup version for the Royal Navy
http://www.citroenet.org.uk/foreign/slough/rn-pickup/pick-up.html