They were legal. In fact, I think there was an outfit on Cape Cod,
and maybe another in Maryland selling them within the last five or six
years. I don't know what the deal was---Maybe they were importing and
refurbishing pre '67s or something. I remember seeing a Charleston (a
trim package) on the Cape maybe 4 or 5 years ago.
Stu
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Subject: Re: My Lucky Day!
Author: Non-HP-owner-tigers (owner-tigers@triumph.cs.utah.edu) at
HP-ColSprings,shargw3
Date: 5/24/96 1:34 PM
>
> -Excuse my ignorance...is the 2CV the one with the whole cloth top
> that slides back? Kind of reminds me of the VW THING that way.
> I think we see one once in awhile during our car-pool commute.
Yup, looks kinda like they were made entirely of flat sheets except some
had corrugated sides. There are quite few of them in the Bay Area. I
think the windows are straight plate (non safety) glass; no compound
curves anywhere. I've seen them with wicker seats and with just a
piece of canvass stretch between two bars, kinda like one of those
cheapie folding lawn chairs. As far a I know, they have never been US
legal so I'm mystified as to how any of them ever got licensed for the
road.
>
> What the hell does a "truckette" look like? I saw a "flatbed" truck
> version of a MINI-COOPER once. Is it the same?
Well, they came in a variety of models, including a panel truck(ette).
You've got the right idea, though.
> Phil
Roland
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