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Citroen HY Service Jaune Cedrat Solido 1:18

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Citroen HY Service Jaune Cedrat Solido 1:18 8053 Diecast
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Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen HY Service Van reproduces the corrugated-bodied French delivery van in Jaune Cedrat yellow. Instantly recognisable from decades of use by French tradespeople and market traders, the HY's distinctive ridged panels translate cleanly to diecast scale.
Citroen HY Service Jaune Cedrat Solido 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Citroen
Model Manufacturer
Solido
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
8053
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Citroen HY Service Jaune Cedrat Solido 1:18

TL;DR: Solido's 1:18 diecast Citroen HY Service Van reproduces the corrugated-bodied French delivery van from 1962 in Jaune Cedrat yellow. Diecast construction suits the HY's ridged flat panels, a shape more recognisable today from market stalls and food vans than from its original delivery duties.

The HY van's ridged bodywork is one of the most distinctive shapes to come out of postwar France, and yellow is exactly the colour that shows off its corrugations best.

Diecast Panels Suited to a Corrugated Body

The HY's flat, ridged steel panels were a practical wartime-shortage solution rather than a styling choice, and that flat-panel construction actually plays to diecast's strengths, since the corrugations rely on consistent, repeated pressing rather than the compound curves that favour resin. Solido's model reproduces those ridges cleanly across the van's boxy sides, and the Jaune Cedrat yellow finish, a warm, saturated shade, sits well against the exposed rivets and simple wheel arches typical of the real van's utilitarian construction. Diecast weight gives the model a satisfying solidity that matches the HY's real-world reputation as a genuinely tough working vehicle rather than a delicate showpiece.

From Delivery Workhorse to Cultural Icon

Citroen built the H Van, commonly known as the HY, from 1947 through 1981, and its front-wheel-drive layout and low load floor made it a favourite with French tradespeople, bakeries and market traders for decades. That working history is exactly why the HY still turns up today at French markets and festivals, often restored and repainted in bright colours much like this Jaune Cedrat example, having outlived its original delivery role to become something closer to a folk icon. On a shelf built around postwar French motoring, the HY brings genuine working-vehicle character alongside more conventional saloons and coupes, a useful contrast piece rather than a like-for-like companion.

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