[{"id": 4766212, "authorName": "Robertorossi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/robertorossi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hi, \r\nIs this color combo factory ?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594410703, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766213, "authorName": "Canadianeh", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/canadianeh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "They're cool. Just saw one of these come up for sale in Toronto.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594410718, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766239, "authorName": "trackdayguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trackdayguy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That's gotta be the shiniest orange peel paint I've seen. 1965 I dont think so!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594410938, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766245, "authorName": "Dexandsqueak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dexandsqueak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@BAT \u201ccame to North America via Canada...\u201d Canada is part of North America....", "likes": 17, "timestamp": 1594410970, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766298, "authorName": "jpfenton", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jpfenton/", "bidAmount": 1500, "content": "$1,500 bid placed by jpfenton", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594411359, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4766312, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Robertorossi I've never seen another one this colour combo, but looking at the car and paint metering it, I'm pretty certain that it's factory.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594411445, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766354, "authorName": "sammyeurocar", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sammyeurocar/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice colors", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594411745, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766517, "authorName": "Mywifegonnakillme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mywifegonnakillme/", "bidAmount": 2000, "content": "$2,000 bid placed by Mywifegonnakillme", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594412949, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4766568, "authorName": "AlfaZagato", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfazagato/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I saw the lead pic, with the reflections in the pain, and I thought it was some very serious rust. Actually a very clean car I know little about and should probably shut up about now. GLWTA.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594413371, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766625, "authorName": "ygz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ygz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now I fancy some CO FF EE too! Beautiful \"two horses\" chariot. That color combo is just fantastic! GLWTA!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594413716, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766664, "authorName": "Blueprint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/blueprint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Came for NW Stig, left satisfied", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1594413954, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766668, "authorName": "brt356", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brt356/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Confused about year - title shows it is a 1965 model year but the Bring-A-Trailer title shows it to be a 1985 model. Which is correct? Thanks", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594413999, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766694, "authorName": "CEC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cec/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Not factory color combo. Citroen never had this 2 colors together. Painted in the Charleston theme though.\r\nAlso, it sounds like there is an exhaust leak (video).", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594414225, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766732, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a fun driving video! \r\n Better than 90% of them on here.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594414446, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766739, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by omarlittle", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594414481, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4766778, "authorName": "917-12", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/917-12/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Who cares if it's factory color? It's bloody fantastic!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1594414733, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766790, "authorName": "CULLYSBRO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cullysbro/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Factory or no, my favorite 2CV ever for color alone. Lovely images by a most talented lens person. Driving video as much fun as the hot 911 drive i watched recently, each with it's own rhythm. Bon Chance mon ami !!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1594414791, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766810, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CEC External mic near exhaust exit, no leaks. If it's not factory paint, someone completely dissembled the car, stripped all the paint and re-did it from scratch.\r\n@brt356 It's titled as a 1965.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1594414925, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766850, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CULLYSBRO Thank you, I have to admit that these are one of my favourite around town cars ever, so much fun.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594415173, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766908, "authorName": "Gridder", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gridder/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Agree, colors work wonderfully", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594415661, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766909, "authorName": "Mghamms", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mghamms/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Chemically enhanced pictures. Everything is bright and shiny.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594415670, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766945, "authorName": "KB4F", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kb4f/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love that the driving video is like a slo-mo of NW Stigs normal shenanigans.\n\nI can't see a 2CV and not think of my father, who toured around Europe in a 2CV in the 50s. As a kid growing up in the 70s/80s - every time he would see one it would spark stories of that multi-country tour. And every story ended the same way - with an exclamation on the 2CV's extraordinary fuel economy before fuel economy was even a thing... \"I'll tell you son, that 2CV would run on the smell of an oily rag!\"\n\nFantastic presentation as always @911r - GLWTA.", "likes": 11, "timestamp": 1594416427, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766968, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Here's another one of the same color...\r\n https://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/581083,18661,1/1967-citroen-2cv-charleston_photo.aspx", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594416760, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766979, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@omarlittle Thank you! That is the same colour!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594417019, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766983, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@KB4F Love your story, so cool how automobiles can evoke such fun memories...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594417093, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4766987, "authorName": "917-12", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/917-12/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That opening photo series only needs a girl with a front basket bicycle loaded with baguettes, and a rico suave with a Gitane draped seductively in his mouth.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594417150, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767011, "authorName": "2chevaux", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2chevaux/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@brt356 it's for sure not a 65. It's a 2CV from the 80ties. Has disc brakes already, which came in 82 if I remember that right. No 602cc engine in 65 and different dash board. Few little other tell tales point to the 80ties as well. The green looks great. Charlestons came in black/grey, in black/burgundy and in black/yellow.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594417736, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767016, "authorName": "astrotower", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/astrotower/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Can\u2019t stop looking at this (...and yes, thinking how much this needs yellow bulbs). Love it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594417805, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767021, "authorName": "astrotower", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/astrotower/", "bidAmount": 4085, "content": "$4,085 bid placed by astrotower", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594417905, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4767172, "authorName": "Canswede", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/canswede/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@omarlittle Could be a pic of the same car at show......\r\n@2cheaveux Charleston came in dark grey / light grey not black and grey. But I agree with you that this is not a proper Charleston as the upholstery is wrong for a Charleston and also the Reverse C-shape was a sticker not painted on. Nice to see the correct 125 tires instead of the fat 135\u2019s (Cheaper) that a lot of them have. It was fairly common to take a chassis number from an older car to get around the 25 year import rule. Nice looking car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594420942, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767203, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Canswede I though the same thing, but if you click through the pics of the other car it has the older dash and such, so it's a different car. The reverse C is a sticker on this car as well.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594421707, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767352, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This must have been a popular color combo, as I saw another one on a James Edition website for $17,000... but only one picture. . I think it was already sold.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594425201, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767362, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My mistake... it's the same car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594425440, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767489, "authorName": "robertstrand", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/robertstrand/", "bidAmount": 4200, "content": "$4,200 bid placed by robertstrand", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594428446, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4767490, "authorName": "MMike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mmike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Pretty car, pretty pics. Would be nice though to have more of the less pretty stuff - the floorboards and any/all other rust spots. Merci.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594428612, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767495, "authorName": "2CVBob", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2cvbob/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by 2CVBob", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594428700, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4767520, "authorName": "capitolatim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/capitolatim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would agree , looks like a 1985 model, good exhaust note but appears to have stock mufflers? That year presents problems for California, but it can be done...buy it you will love it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594429323, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767573, "authorName": "boknows", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boknows/", "bidAmount": 5100, "content": "$5,100 bid placed by boknows", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594430806, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4767584, "authorName": "Barndoor4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/barndoor4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful car, factory colors or not. And bar none absolutely stunning photographic presentation, some of these pics worthy of being matted, framed, and hung as art on my living room wall. Really good job here, this is among the most captivating. GL !", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1594431056, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4767597, "authorName": "Barndoor4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/barndoor4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Photo #1 just became my home screen.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1594431353, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768085, "authorName": "msmiranda", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/msmiranda/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Superb photography! I find myself wishing for this car.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594465912, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768233, "authorName": "costapa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/costapa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r your photography \nis getting better auction after auction. \nBackgrounds; light. So nice to see.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1594471903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768246, "authorName": "therouj", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/therouj/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've owned 3 different 2CV's and this one in my opinion is as lovely as they get. The exhaust noise baffles me, is there some company that makes a glass pack for the 2CV?", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594472183, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768372, "authorName": "33EJB", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/33ejb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Re: the driving video...\r\nSounds just like the old Evinrude outboard on my 14' aluminum boat.\r\nLooks to be about as fast too.\r\nLove it! GLWTA.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594475029, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768491, "authorName": "RBBGroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rbbgroup/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congratulations: You just made a 2CV look exotic.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594477483, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768561, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@RBBGroup Thank you, #lifegoals", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594478761, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768566, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@therouj I see what you did there, cleverly using \"baffle\" in your question. It's stock, I always use an external mic mounted near the exhaust for the videos.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594478848, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768603, "authorName": "astrotower", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/astrotower/", "bidAmount": 7085, "content": "$7,085 bid placed by astrotower", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594479523, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4768637, "authorName": "HP_minimalist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hp_minimalist/", "bidAmount": 8000, "content": "$8,000 bid placed by HP_minimalist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594480381, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4768800, "authorName": "snafuracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snafuracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@KB4F\r\nSame story for me! As a kid of 70\u2019s vintage my folks had many 2CV stories. Their favorite was when they bought a 425cc model and toured Europe with friends. Loaded with four people and luggage, an old lady on a bicycle passed them going up a hill! They laughed about that for, well until today!\r\n2CV\u2019s create fond memories for sure!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594483564, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768835, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lovely car, lovely photos, great and appropriate (non-factory) color combo for Oregon.\nBut I have to agree w/ @CEC -- my Charleston sounded just like this when there was a hole in my exhaust. No proper street 2CV sounds this way, ever. Maybe if modified for racing in Europe, w/ straight thru exhaust.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594484313, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768868, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "EXTERNAL MIC", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594484815, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768900, "authorName": "Twowheels", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/twowheels/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Where may I see this Deux Chevaux here in Portland?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594485622, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768919, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@twowheels Please DM us to set a time to view it.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594485913, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768920, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Excuse me, @911r , but why so defiant and defensive? You are a \"selling dealer\" and not a a Citroen expert, and at least 5 people have already commented that your car's exhaust is not right, no matter where you place your mic. No one is criticizing your car; in fact, everyone loves it. But may I suggest that you \"stay in your lane\" and defer to the many people here (including me) who have literally decades of experience with these lovely cars?", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594486011, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4768961, "authorName": "CEC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cec/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I am trying to make sense of this 2CV ... !!!\nDolly seat covers, Club dashboard, bumper-ends from German market (but missing the rear fog light and the \"flash the headlights\" lever) and rear bumperettes that I have never seen on a 2CV before, etc.. ! \nIt might originally be a Swiss import model Ente Gruen (1985) or German Sauss Ente, which had a green color and based on a 2CV6 Club (in Germany), repainted to the taste of a prior owner ... As I said, quite confusing !!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594487511, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4769154, "authorName": "Crazyas00", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/crazyas00/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A very interesting vehicle from @911r. Not a Porsche for sure. It's actually pretty quick. I'm impressed. The color is awesome. It is amazing just how simple these cars are. This to me is a perfect city car. Small, easy to park, and great MPG. This is very clean. It runs well. A lot to like here. Really Nice 2CV!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594493017, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4769174, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 With all due respect, I know a lot more about microphones and making driving videos than you do. For the videos, I place a specially constructed mic that I assembled, right near the exhaust outlet. Think of how a car would sound if you were sitting on the rear bumper, that\u2019s the effect. The muffler on this car is not modified, nor does it have a hole in it, it is simply the way I choose to record the sound. Feel free to check out the over 200 videos on my channel and take a listen to any of them, you will see what I mean.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1594493786, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4769185, "authorName": "omarlittle", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omarlittle/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh, who cares... It sounds great!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1594494308, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4769322, "authorName": "Boxcar54", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boxcar54/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Would have loved to see a drag race with that MAX train on the Steel Bridge. Nice video!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594499120, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4770063, "authorName": "CharliedeGaul", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/charliedegaul/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice looking car, clean engine bay and interior! Charleston Clubs were made between 1980 through 1990 and only offered in Black/Yellow for the first year. Black/Burgundy, Black/Grey went on to be produced until the final year. Charleston upholstery for the first 6000 cars produced was a black and white houndstooth, the subsequent interiors were a grey diamond patterned quilt. Most of these cars were imported as \u201cgrey market\u201d vehicles, titled as older cars to get past the EPA. Mine is a 1977 but was actually made in \u201888. Not sure about the exhaust be it microphone, silencer, manifold or tail pipe but the good news is that none of these issues are too expensive to fix. Great car GLWTA", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594538598, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4770136, "authorName": "Hans_Shtick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hans_shtick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool 2CV. Anyone who doesn\u2019t \u201cget\u201d these cars need only watch the video... although I\u2019ve never driven one, they obviously can be a hoot to drive.\r\n\r\nIrrespective of the details that may irk some purists, this unindoctrinated enthusiast sees a pretty car that would be a lot of fun. GLWTA", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1594556789, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4771397, "authorName": "Vitaminc914", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vitaminc914/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I only clicked so I can see the pics and get ideas for my next listing.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594609310, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4771517, "authorName": "Dagwood", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dagwood/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I love the snotty, ripping exhaust note from this ! And it shifts and handles far better than I would ever imagine. I wish it was closer to me because I\u2019d enter the bidding game...but GLWTS and GL to bidders too ! Too much fun !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594618554, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4771590, "authorName": "Tetus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tetus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Seller\r\nHow was this vehicle used in the Portland area, daily?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594638923, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4771595, "authorName": "Tetus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tetus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Team\r\nThis gear shifting lever is new to me, how does it work. Not able to view the driving video due to firewall set-up.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594640331, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4771597, "authorName": "Tetus", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tetus/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Seller\r\nEasily driven to Seattle?\r\nTom", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594640518, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4772195, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tetus This was driven on a regular basis for many years here in the Portland Area. Shifter works pretty conventionally, it's not tough to learn. You really need to see the video, to understand though. I think that 3 hours on I5 would be less than fun and perhaps a little scary. I have driven it briefly on the freeway, but it's not really very well suited to the Intestate with semi trucks whipping by at 70 mph.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594655874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4773180, "authorName": "Doogie1962", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/doogie1962/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CharliedeGual. Well said with minor correction. Charlestons started in October 1980 ('81) in Burgundy/Noir as a wink to Bugatti. 1983 year Model offered Juane/Noir as tribute to Bugatti types 50 & 57 and was only available for one production year being replaced by Gris/Noir. I have a \"1960\" Juane/Noir. Agree with you about exhaust. Love the green and GLWTA.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594666344, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4775841, "authorName": "Jdubbya", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jdubbya/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "0.6 liter 29 HP power plant. Gotta love it. Impeccably presented car as usual! I can almost spot your listings now just from the pics.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1594702377, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4777838, "authorName": "fromage", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fromage/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "forgive me if this comment appears twice, site not cooperating with me.\r\nI have seen this car advertised before, its very clean, on a previous ad, it stated the car was near perfect, except for the transmission had third gear problems? is this still the case? or has the transmission it been rebuilt?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594751352, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4778048, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@fromage As per the description:\r\n \"The selling dealer performed a general inspection and an oil change, and notes that the third gear synchro is weak and requires extra care when shifting.\"", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594752101, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4779623, "authorName": "917-12", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/917-12/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r\r\n\r\nvolvoracer9\r\nMember since February 2015\r\nLikes: 428\r\nLots Auctioned: None \r\n\r\nEverything one needs to know when the \"expert\" proclaims the seller else cant possibly know what they are talking about because \"they are only a dealer\" and not a \"Citroen expert.\" I wonder how they devised your level of expertise on Citroens?", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594760252, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4779933, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@917-12 Well, since we are an automotive dealer, it would make sense that we nothing about automobiles right? What really cracks me up the most about this exchange, is the car we are talking about. It is literally one of the most basic internally combusted transportation device in the world... Is there a ten year masters program on learning the complex and mysterious systems of a Deux Chevaux? I mean, it's not like we are debating the nuances of a Bugatti Chiron here. I mic'd the car right on the exhaust outlet with predictably hilarious results, because I wanted to and I can.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1594762203, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4780905, "authorName": "Poolshark314", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/poolshark314/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Holy turtle wax batman! Looks great!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594779551, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4780953, "authorName": "CharliedeGaul", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/charliedegaul/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tetus I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and completed about 80% of a frame-off restoration on my car before I lost my garage space. I trucked my car to Seattle as there is a 2CV guru there, Axel, and his wife Uschi who completed the job for me. When they were finished, I flew up there and drove the car home, a distance of 700+ miles in 14 hours. The 602cc air cooled engine is a workhorse and will drive all day without a problem but to be fair, hills, weight and wind will definitely cause you to downshift and go from 72mph to 45-50 depending on the grade. Still, it\u2019s the most fun I\u2019ve had driving. Their website is 2cvsrus.com if you still have questions. GLWTS", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594780751, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4781566, "authorName": "PMB-BTR", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pmb-btr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lovely little 2CV. I had the good fortune to live in Germany for a few years and saw many of these on the roads. Never drove one, always wanted one. This one looks like a blast to own and DD with no worries of despoiling a museum piece.\r\nKudos to the dealer for no added on fees and having the stones to go NO RESERVE!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594817312, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4782444, "authorName": "Warren46", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/warren46/", "bidAmount": 8500, "content": "$8,500 bid placed by Warren46", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594831141, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4786338, "authorName": "dergage", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dergage/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've never wanted a duck, ever, but after that driving video, I *kinda* never want a duck, if that makes any sense.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1594855903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4786360, "authorName": "SanderGA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sanderga/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The only thing funnier than telling @911r \"stay in your lane\" would be telling him \"stop doing donuts in my yard in that Bugatti.\"", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594856574, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4786818, "authorName": "Figaro91", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/figaro91/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I Like the car but right now I am having a hard time getting cars back to Ohio Anyone have any suggestions?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594868179, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4788090, "authorName": "VolvoguyKC", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoguykc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "somewhere Melina Havelock is smiling", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1594915945, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4788233, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Figaro91 Feel free to DM us, we can get you the info for shipping broker we use. I'm sure he can figure it out for you.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594918071, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4788729, "authorName": "onefastman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/onefastman/", "bidAmount": 8750, "content": "$8,750 bid placed by onefastman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594923148, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4788795, "authorName": "Warren46", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/warren46/", "bidAmount": 8888, "content": "$8,888 bid placed by Warren46", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594923492, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4791035, "authorName": "E21", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/e21/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "is it just me ...the lead picture in the description looks like a mural of a car", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594935831, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792064, "authorName": "tbonelarry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tbonelarry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is the only thing I really need to survive the pandemic.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594957206, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792068, "authorName": "fatboy76", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fatboy76/", "bidAmount": 9602, "content": "$9,602 bid placed by fatboy76", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594957274, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4792406, "authorName": "RN66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rn66/", "bidAmount": 12000, "content": "$12,000 bid placed by RN66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594989221, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4792504, "authorName": "Spicoli", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spicoli/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These pictures are amazing. We\u2019ll probably see them at the end of the year in the awards. Oh yeah, the star of the show\u2019s not bad either.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594990995, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792589, "authorName": "omard_us", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omard_us/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by omard_us", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1594992564, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4792699, "authorName": "RBBGroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rbbgroup/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "speaking of Bugatti Chiron.. I see where they got their color scheme from.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594994857, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792959, "authorName": "snafuracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snafuracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I drove my first 2CV in high school in Houston Texas back in the late 80\u2019s. I made mine sound racy by shortening the exhaust to Mehari spec side exit. My .6 HEMI ROARED! All I can say is that my car did get me laid quite a bit! Girls loved it! Smart girls brought things to keep their hair tied up. It kind of became a test for me! Also I became really good at watching my rearview mirrors for faster cars, since everything was faster. I really confused people with my HEMI emblems and Hurst shift knob. Ahhh, good times!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1594999295, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792991, "authorName": "snafuracer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snafuracer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r\r\nKeep up the great presentation and mic placement! The 2CV sound reminded me of so many good times and just how hard that little 602cc TRIES for you! All day long!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1594999614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4792994, "authorName": "mrjirey", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mrjirey/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r - well done in front of the Coffee. Too bad it didn\u2019t say Caf\u00e8 \ud83d\ude01", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1594999663, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793400, "authorName": "Frank_Barrett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frank_barrett/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sometime during their lives, every \"car person\" should own a 2CV, and this one appears to be very clean. Don't fret about \"incorrect\" fittings. No two 2CVs are identical. They were built to suit the laws of different countries, and their owners frequently added personal touches. This late model (1990 was the last year) has a lot of minor improvements over earlier ones, starting with the 602cc big block.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595006457, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793581, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r and @917-12 @SanderGA Since you guys can't let this go, as I have since last Sunday, I'll just toss in one last comment to the eventual buyer: look at pictures 129 and 130. The dealer has already acknowledged that there is rust near the firewall saying that it has been treated w/ some kind of corrective coating. A foot or so away, here's this nice, well worn, surface-rusty front muffler. If neither of you can possibly entertain the notion that there might possibly be a hole in this muffler (on the top, which is hard to see) and that that might possibly be the source of this \"racy\" exhaust sound, then you're just being ridiculous. I've driven my 2CV for 21 years, including a time when it had a hole in its exhaust system. THAT is the source of MY expertise. (How many years have you guys driven your 2CVs?)\nThe silliest thing about this back-and-forth is that I'm not criticizing the car; as my first post says, it's a great car, well presented, and everyone loves it. Great!\nBut if, or when, the buyer finds a hole in that muffler, be sure to send me a 'thank you' note for pointing it out.\nBut more important, enjoy your 2CV! It's truly one of the greatest cars of all time!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595008800, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793801, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 https://youtu.be/QSi8mM8YuBw\r\nHere's what it sounds like from inside...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595009738, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793884, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r That sounds a lot more normal. Thanks for sharing, not just w/ me, but more importantly w/ the eventual buyer (...and people who may have thought that 2CVs sounded like Sunbeam Tigers w/ glass packs ;)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595010149, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793948, "authorName": "SanderGA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sanderga/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 you must have me confused with someone else. I never said anything about the car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595010527, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793954, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 Oh, ye of little faith....\r\nLike I've said all along: \r\nWe use an external mic, mounted near the exhaust outlet, it does not sound like this inside the cockpit.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595010582, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793964, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SanderGA July 15, 7:42 pm; your comment", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595010609, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4793993, "authorName": "SanderGA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sanderga/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 that was a comment about someone telling the seller \u201cstay in his lane.\u201d Had nothing to do with the car.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1595010792, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794038, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r That's fine. It (the exhaust mounted mic) just misrepresents how these cars sound, whether in the cockpit or as a bystander watching one drive by. \r\nAs you've seen, a LOT of people responded to the exhaust note, saying things akin to, \"Wow! Who knew these were so racy!\" (I'm sure you've found it to be an effective sales technique, as a dealer.) \r\nBut thanks for sharing the latest audio link which provides the real sound of a 2CV. (And just to be clear, even if I was hanging my head out of the trunk next to the exhaust while my wife accelerated aggressively, my (mint) 2CV wouldn't sound like your exhaust-mic recording. :)\r\nGlad we reached common ground.\r\nGood luck w/ the last hour; I suspect you'll get a lot more bids as this winds down! As I've repeatedly said, great car.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595011092, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794047, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SandeerGA Yeah, that comment about 'staying in your lane' was mine, from the first back-and-forth about the unusual exhaust note.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595011167, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794116, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 We didn't meet common ground, I was right, you just refused to listen to what I was saying from the start. You should totally hang your head out of the trunk of yours, you might be surprised at how good it sounds.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595011546, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794197, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SanderGA Everyone knows that NW Stig thinks that lanes are a state of mind right?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595012137, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794191, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "And you were misrepresenting the car that you're selling; yes, you're totally right about that. \nAnd I was totally right in pointing out that 2CVs DO NOT SOUND LIKE YOUR VIDEO, EVER, except when there's a hole in the system or, now that we can verify, when a dealer is trying to juice up his video by placing a mic in the exhaust.\nObviously, people were misled.\nBut at least you had the honesty to post a new video, during the last hour, that shows what your 2CV ACTUALLY sounds like. (And don't try to tell bidders they do sound like the video from the outside, at the rear. They don't.)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595012519, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794271, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 You have totally caught me and exposed my devious scheme. I've been attempting to trick people into thinking that a 2CV is a rip-snorting racing machine. I should be ashamed! Do you think I should turn myself in to the US Marshals Service or the FBI?", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1595012551, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794280, "authorName": "SanderGA", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sanderga/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 I\u2019ve had limited experience here. I signed up and bought a nice car for $27k. A couple of days later @911r sold the same car with 30% less horsepower and less equipment and less documented history for $45k. In the past two months he\u2019s sold roughly $2 million of inventory on this site alone. He presents cars better than anyone here and they are always great or at least interesting. Are they perfect? They are used cars, so no. But you sound silly arguing about a muffler on a Deux Chaveux with a top dealer who has this down to a science. But carry on. I know you won\u2019t let it drop. I\u2019ll get back in my lane.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1595012620, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794291, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r No, no need for that. But you may want to check yourself and explore why you reacted (and continue to react) so defensively, and perhaps why you didn't simply tell everyone that your 2CV doesn't sound like the video makes it sound. Food for thought, once your auction is over.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595012706, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794341, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A quick interesting link from a few years ago to change gears here (hopefully):\r\n\r\nhttps://www.core77.com/posts/27649/a-brief-history-of-citren-part-2-the-2cv-designed-in-the-1930s-built-until-the-1990s-27649", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595013095, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794349, "authorName": "volvoracer9", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/volvoracer9/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SanderGA. I did let it drop for the whole week. And I only jumped back in when today's email hit my inbox and I saw that people (like you) were making snarky and uninformed comments about something you know nothing about, while also questioning my knowledge of 2CVs. \nIf you scroll down to the bottom, you'll see that I praised this car, but simply pointed out that the video/sound was off or misleading. I wasn't the only one (see @ CEC, another 2CV owner). \nSo yes, this guy really knows how to sell a car, whether he knows much about the car he's selling or not. And, obviously, one of his favorite techniques is to put a mic in the exhaust and get everyone excited by the racy sound. It would just be nice if he also confessed that this isn't what the cars sound like. I wouldn't want the successful bidder to get their car home and say, \"Hey, where's that Sunbeam Tiger exhaust note I was expecting?\"", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595013164, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794398, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I seriously doubt that anyone would equate the audio of a Citroen 2CV as \"A racy sound\"\r\n\r\nMy suggestion is to let it go\r\n\r\nFor reference I am profoundly deaf with some hearing and can't hear much of the audio in the videos\r\n\r\nI can look at a car & determine what it must sound like", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1595013405, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794428, "authorName": "RN66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rn66/", "bidAmount": 15500, "content": "$15,500 bid placed by RN66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595013643, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4794471, "authorName": "coffeebreak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/coffeebreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If you want a hot sounding CV2, Put in a BMW cycle motor. You can hot rod about anything.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595013913, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794532, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Best of luck seller & bidders shortly for an iconic car in great condition", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595014300, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794546, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've found the mastermind behind Soundgate and she has been caught! @BAT could you post that image please? Thanks!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595014409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794569, "authorName": "omard_us", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/omard_us/", "bidAmount": 15750, "content": "$15,750 bid placed by omard_us", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595014533, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4794574, "authorName": "RN66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rn66/", "bidAmount": 16000, "content": "$16,000 bid placed by RN66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595014560, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 4794599, "authorName": "RN66", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rn66/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 7/17/20 for $16,000 to RN66", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1595014681, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 4794621, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Way to go @RN66 - Enjoy", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595014739, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794639, "authorName": "coffeebreak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/coffeebreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is it time for a roadtrip?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595014813, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794641, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@volvoracer9 See image #140 The scoundrel has been caught and she's going away for a long time!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1595014819, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794655, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r\r\n\r\nWell done auction as always & it's interesting how the lower price offerings you have sometimes require the most engagement", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595014891, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794665, "authorName": "coffeebreak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/coffeebreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Picture #140 hasn't been posted yet.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595014934, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794695, "authorName": "911r (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/911r/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@trademark NW Stig took the pic.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1595015059, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794687, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@911r\n\nWhich one of you are the NW Stig ?\n\nOne needs to refresh to see pic 140", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595015059, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794699, "authorName": "trademark", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trademark/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Smart move :)", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1595015077, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 4794708, "authorName": "gumby74", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gumby74/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cool car, although I just came here for the banter and the attempted \"schooling\" of a pro on how to present cars :-)", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1595015098, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 5536994, "authorName": "Fez", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fez/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow best cover photo in a while. I'd be happy to say I made it.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1609392522, "type": "comment"}]