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I had a great time at the auction and came home with a 1958 Citroen 2cv Truckette. I didn't feel the prices were out of line for the most part. Seemed a festive, relaxed atmosphere.

Those are cool. I love old stuff with "style."

Sounds reasonable, but there may still be trouble...I don't drink. Not taking the high road, just don't care for it and could never come up with a good reason to learn. Hmph.

Well, I must admit that I'm feeling a bit guilty looking elsewhere in the garage at my lonesome '67 Fiat 500 Giardiniera and my current project of a '59 Fiat Granluce 1200. Infatuation should settle a bit in time...

This looked pretty good until I read that it is missing "50 or more pages"! Think I'll keep looking... The Books4Cars looks much better. Thanks Spinneyhill.

I am really enjoying the learning process here. It certainly has a quite an interesting history and I love the fact that I've stumbled onto an "early" version which is quite bare bones and fun. Wipers running off the speedometer cable...no distributor with points on the crankshaft...inboard brakes...hand "crankability" (found the crank handle)...on and on...

I do live in a hamlet (Radnor, OH) but you can't even buy a gallon of gas or get a loaf of bread. My daughter thought I could be the local ice cream man in this! But seriously folks, I've been looking around a bit now and haven't discovered a place for an owner's manual or service manual. I ordered a couple information-type books, but nothing to address the nitty-gritty. Any suggestions?

I attended the auction (and brought home a goodie) and it was the general consensus that there were NUMEROUS mistakes in the descriptions of the cars. Never having been to anything like this, I didn't know if this was par for the course for such a large, motley collection or if not much care was given to accuracy or proofreading the information before publication. I met Yvette Vanderbrink and she really seems like the real deal - very professional and very approachable. Great time.

I remember that episode. I'm going to rewatch it when I have time.

Thanks for all the replies. Cool car, Bush Mechanic, but I'm in the original car camp. This is how this little truck came from the factory. Mine is pretty rare, though. I understand they only built about 1.2 million of this version of the 2cv. However, it is 1 of 1 in my garage! Now I need to get started figuring this thing out. It is a bit different from my 2 old Fiats.

Thanks Keiser! I thought of you and your uncanny knack for always being in the right place to see cool vehicles. I was surrounded all weekend by the odd and unusual in all conditions. Great times.

I attended the Vanderbrink auction in Norwalk, OH over the last weekend and this little guy followed me home. I'm a sucker for the small and quirky vehicles (also makes it easier since the wife enjoys these too). Never having owned one of these before, I'm at the very beginning of the learning curve. Any experts out there? Suggestions for where to get manuals? Deciphering the VIN tag (any reason not to post a photo of the tag?). This is a 1958 Citroen 2CV van. As I take more pictures, I'll post them if there is any interest. This van definitely did not strain my friend's truck! However, he bought a DIVCO later in the auction and it definitely tested his vehicle. Cheers to all! - Karl

It certainly wasn't the '51 Desoto I was driving in '79!

Hmm. Close match but the ties are different.

Yes. This is a great car for all of you to bid on. (Not one I'm looking at!)

I, personally, see nothing wrong with a bear in a Santa hat.

Short and sweet answer. Thanks Jack M.

Novice question here. My '59 Fiat Granluce body is done and ready for reassembly. I've been reading this discussion and am considering putting something like the dynamat or rattlestop on the floor, firewall, doors, top, etc. Originally, this car had the jute carpet padding stuck on something like a tar-based layer that was in turn glued to the floor. This was a mess getting out but had to go in order to the get the body and floor stripped. I see that these new products are quite thin; therefore, I'm assuming they aren't meant as a replacement for carpet padding but just as an underlayment of sorts. Correct? This means that when interior time arrives, carpet and padding would go in on top of this?

Off topic, but following others, I personally like Knockemstiff, Ohio!

Great connection Keiser! Photographic evidence that you were always in the car world!

Thank you, Keiser. I'm sure many of us were becoming concerned about one of our true car guys. I wish him well.

I purchased and brought a car, a '67 Fiat Giardniera, over from Toronto to Ohio a few years ago. It was a bit tense at the border. The agents weren't friendly to me at all and had me trying to fill out these papers that were obviously intended for large scale, organized, and regular transportation of many cars. After making it clear that this was just a one-time hobbyist with the car in the back of a pickup truck, they grudgingly relented. About 3 hours of frustration at the border, but got it home. I then took all the paperwork to my local Bureau of Motor vehicles to get an Ohio title and plates and they never even asked for any of the importation junk. All they did was check that the VIN was the same on the Canadian title as on the car - just as if I brought it in from another state.

Why aren't his wipers "parked?"

Amen.

Anyone notice how quickly the audience jumped on stage to help in case of any injury. I see someone in the front row immediately started taking pictures or filming.