Data about the car.
Bringing it home in March 1999.
Buying the car is the easy part. Bringing it home in March 1999 is another story !
Taken apart for restoration.
On a sunny day in May, 1999 (with the help of J. Cats) I started to take my 2cv apart.
Operation "Restore Hope" in January 2000.
After a rebuild of the chassis I'm replacing bodyparts where needed.
Rust kill's.
After 45 years of services, rust is there.
Kill the rust in March 2000.
Red anti-rust treatment of the body.
It's alive in April 2000.
After a year of body work let's check the engine.
Coating.
After the red here is the black.
Assembly.
Time to put the body back on the chassis
First meters in April 2000.
My big moment, driving around in the garden