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Post by scarrabri1 on Aug 31, 2009 17:51:01 GMT
Hi my brother sent me this pic, this morning ,he swears it is a motorhome, he was in Fenny compton warickshire about 8 miles from Bambury at the time,and said it was stunning ,i have to admit it has style, ,i like the way the doors open front to back,and the grab handle half way up the window screen, ,beautiful ,best wishes Brian heres pic img4.imageshack.us/i/camperq.jpg/  |
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Post by janeyjane on Aug 31, 2009 18:40:24 GMT
Hi
I'm no expert, but it looks like an old Citroen 'H' van to me which are often used as Motorhomes. A former work colleague of mine had one.
Jane
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Post by scarrabri1 on Aug 31, 2009 20:22:44 GMT
wow Jane looks like you were right it is a H van ,well done The Citroën H Van, Type H, H-Type or HY was a light truck (or delivery van) produced by the French car maker Citroën between 1947 and 1981. It was developed as a simple front wheel driven van after World War II. A total of 473,289 were produced in 34 years in factories in France and Belgium. Most of them were sold in France, Belgium and The Netherlands. see pic img231.imageshack.us/i/300pxcitroenhvan1.jpg/img231.imageshack.us/i/citroenhyy.jpg/ best wishes Brian |
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Post by scarrabri1 on Aug 31, 2009 20:32:19 GMT
Hi just a little more imformation on this beauty
The engine, gear box and many smaller parts are well known from other Citroën models: Engine and gearbox are nearly the same as in the Traction Avant and later the DS, only mounted with the engine to front. Head lights and speedometer were identical to the 2CV for a long time.
The distinctive corrugated or 'rippled' swaged body work was inspired by German Junkers (Aircraft) of the 1930s, (the three engined Junkers Ju 52, being the last to use this construction), the ribs added strength without adding weight, and needed only simple, low cost press tools. Perfect for a cash strapped post-war Citroen. The flat body panels were braced on their reverse side by 'top hat' box sections, at right angles to the ribs. A similar idea is still used in multilayer cardboard.
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An H-Type was used as the Broom Waggon in the film version of Belleville Rendez-vous.
An HY was used by the murderer in the French horror movie "Haute Tension,", also called "High Tension"
HY's were used in the Danish Olsen Gang movies as prisoner transports and by the gang themselves. They also appeared in the Norwegian productions of the movies.
Portuguese show "A Loja do Camilo" depicted on one episode an Citroen H Van, which Camilo uses firstly as a mobile store and later as a mobile restaurant.
best wishes Brian
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Post by scarrabri1 on Aug 31, 2009 20:38:22 GMT
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