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[Rick]

Following on from "Uncle Alec" mentioning the 2CV in one of the photo threads, who amongst us here is a fan of (pun intended) air-cooled four-wheeled classics such as 2CVs, Dyanes, VW Beetles and so on?

RJ
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[Ashley]

I love 2 CVs Rick, I think they're a brilliant design.

[stuchamp]

Always wanted a 1965-69 Chevy Corvair.

[D4B]

Me!! have owned a VW Beach Buggy, a bay window and a split screen camper, and now my Honda pickup is air cooled too

and of course I too would love a 2CV

[Rick]

[Ashley]

[kevin2306]

Ive had a few early beetles and would love a 2cv, I see a Dyane every morning on the commute

kev

[D4B]

[colwyn500]

I wondered if you intended a pun Rick, because air-cooled obviously need a good fan or impeller as i think they are called.
Me of course...goes without saying but I will at teh risk of boring you...Fiat 500..

[Riley Blue]

I've owned a Type 2 van, a Marathon Beetle and a 1303 Beetle, loved every one and would happily have another Beetle today but for lack of garage space.
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1963 Riley 1.5
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[traction39]

Saw this one a couple on months ago in a Cardiff supermarket....great!



still wished I had kept my old Beetle - could not afford to keep it at the time - the usual story!
Alistair

[OuBallie]

Family where Beetle owners in SA.
They where the only cars that didn't have problems in winter after a night of minus temp, where other cars' radiators would freeze and we would find them at the side of the road with steam coming out their engine bays.
There was a section of road that had a dip in it that flooded when we had a typical Transvaal cloudburst, and the ONLY cars that could navigate this where Beetles.
Very smug where we.
Used my 105E to get a 1500cc engine for my brother, straight swop for his 1200 and a big performance improvement.
Couldn't believe the acceleration.
He & I used to dice quite frequently, he keeping up with my mildly tuned Anglia with no problem.
I had a Combi for use with my business, the centre seats removed to make a load area.
I loved driving both, and nearly bought a Beetle a few years ago.
Wish I did now, but I do have three to rejuvenate.
Three score and ten months means I need to pull finger on the three cars I do have.

Geoff - Carport 31° with Garage 25° of late
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[MikeEdwards]

Can we include Porsche 911s as air-cooled four-wheelers? If so, yes.

[RotaryBri]

My second car was a VW Beetle, a 1960 model.

My wife had an NSU Prinz 1000 in 1969 and kept it for 8 years. A cracking car with possibly the best gear change that I have ever come across. It also had the best design of clutch I have found. You could change it from the top and replace the friction plate in approximately 25 minutes. Brilliant design. Why has nobody copied it? She followed this with a Daf 46 Estate that we kept in the family for 18 years.

I also bought a Citroen Visa Special with the 652cc flat twin engine as a car for local deliveries for my company. What a cracker of a little car. I loved driving it.

Nothing wrong with air cooled engines. I always hoped to have a Chevrolet Corvair one day.
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RotaryBri

1976 NSU Ro80

[D4B]