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Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:08 pm
by jeaton01
Neat!

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:26 pm
by midnightprowler
scorpiomikey wrote:Nice work!
Is this the one that could be completely dissembled with a single spanner and a screw driver? That guy got stuck in the desert with one and turned it into a motorbike.
Yeah, the car comes with a wrench that removes the lug nuts and the fenders, plus works as a hand crank if the starter goes out. Thanks.

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:48 am
by Medicman71
Wow!! That's really nice!! :shoutout: :shoutout:

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2021 5:13 pm
by midnightprowler
Thank you.

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:29 am
by mostrich
You have to love it. We used to call it "Ente" (duck) here in Germany.

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:05 am
by midnightprowler
Thanks.

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:05 am
by Stikpusher
mostrich wrote:You have to love it. We used to call it "Ente" (duck) here in Germany.
:hmm: I remember something from a high school German class lesson about a car being referred to as “eine lame Ente”. I think it was because the car was so slow.

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 2:55 pm
by mostrich
Well observed, Carlos. The duck is a synonym for poor performance on the ground. But there are of course two other habitats where it can show off. That's like 2:1 for the real duck.
But isn't "a lame duck" also a saying in English / American tongue?

Re: Citroen 2CV Charleston

Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:29 pm
by Stikpusher
Yes, there is the political term where a official has lost an election and their term still has time remaining in office before the successor takes over. The official is then referred to as a “lame duck”for the remainder of their term.