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Citroen 2CV Green Maisto 1:18

Citroen 2CV Green Maisto 1:18 50289 Diecast
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Maisto's 1:18 diecast Citroen 2CV wears Green over the corrugated, minimalist bodywork designed to get post-war rural France moving cheaply and reliably. Few cars carry as much design personality with as little ornamentation, and this casting brings that simplicity to a shelf at an accessible price.
Citroen 2CV Green Maisto 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Citroen
Model Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
50289
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About the Citroen 2CV Green Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: Maisto's 1:18 diecast Citroen 2CV in Green reproduces the corrugated, minimalist design Citroen built to motorise post-war rural France as cheaply as possible. Round headlamps, a fabric roll-back roof and famously soft suspension gave the 2CV a character far bigger than its tiny footprint.

Citroen's brief for the 2CV was almost absurdly specific: a car that could carry a basket of eggs across a ploughed field without breaking them, and the finished design's soft suspension and minimal bodywork answered that brief with genuine ingenuity.

Maisto's Simple Casting for a Deliberately Simple Car

The 2CV's corrugated bonnet panels, added for strength without extra weight, and its narrow, upright glasshouse are unusual enough that getting them right matters more than chasing elaborate interior detail on a car whose real cabin was famously sparse. Maisto's Green casting keeps the proportions honest, capturing that slightly ungainly but endearing stance without over-refining a shape that was never meant to look sophisticated. The fabric roll-back roof, standard on early cars, is a detail worth checking for accuracy since it defines much of the 2CV's silhouette from above.

A City Car Built on Rural Necessity

Citroen designed the 2CV before the Second World War but only brought it to market afterward, aimed squarely at French farmers and rural families who needed basic, affordable transport over rough roads rather than showroom appeal. Grouped with other small European economy cars of the era, the 2CV tells a distinctly French version of that story, less about speed or luxury and more about getting ordinary people moving on a tight budget.

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