A deux chevaux sitting under a nut tree on a country lane. I only wish I could have captured it better.


CORRECTION: An un-named guest has now corrected my Anglais faux pas...grin. The car in this scene is a Citroen Dyane. Here's the details:

By the mid sixties, Citroën's range comprised the 2CV, Ami 6 and the D series . The 2CV was beginning to appear both dated and somewhat spartan in comparison to the Renault 3 and 4.

The Panhard concern had been taken over by Citroën and Panhard’s design team, under Louis Bionier was tasked with the redesign of the 2CV since at that time, Citroën was working on a new mid-sized car.

The Dyane was launched in in 1967 – with a 21 bhp 425 cm3 flat twin inherited from the 2CV and a four light body. As an option, the car could be fitted with a centrifugal Trafficlutch .

In January 1968 the Dyane 6 was launched, fitted with the 28 bhp 602 cm3 engine from the Ami 6.

In March 1968, the Dyane was replaced by the Dyane 4 – fitted with a new 435 cm3 engine developing 26 bhp.

In 1969, the Dyane 6 acquired an additional 5 horses – upping the power output to 33 bhp.

In 1970, the Dyane acquired side windows in the rear panels thereby turning it into a six light limousine. At the same time, the Dyane 6 power went up to 35 bhp.

In 1973, the door handles were mounted the other way up.