Restoration of a 1954 Citroen 2cv A Type: stunning rust recovery and metal shaping

[@hennygoossens3655]

always a joy to see your videos. not a lot of talking. no comercials and a lot of humor.

[@OldTimerGarage]

Thank you, I am glad you like them. More are in preparation, I hope you will enjoy them too.

[@ronaldcarroll2947]

Thank you for preparing and sharing your video. I brought home a 1957 2cv which I intend to restore. In October I'll be going to pick up a 1959 2cv I once drove back in 1970 and left parked in a pasture. It is badly rusted bodywise but has all the running gear and will be well work dismantling for usable parts. I'll look forward to seeing your progress in later videos. Thank you.

[@OldTimerGarage]

Well done in working on those cars. A 1959 is a really nice version. The oldest I restored was a 1962 which is very similar.

[@ianewers9841]

Great work.!!! Good solid craftmanship. Looking forward to the next video. Many thanks.!!!!!!

[@marcooviedo9498]

EXCELLENT WORK "LOTS OF FUN ".... BEST 4 U MARCO A. OVIEDO GARAGE !!

[@OldTimerGarage]

Thank you

[@BoopShooBee]

Really like 2CVs. Especially the ripple hood ones. I have watched many restoration videos, and it looks like they were carefully designed to rust out. Kinda like old VW beatles.

[@Struwex]

Your videos are great

[@OldTimerGarage]

thank you very much. Please feel free to share this videos and the others on social media and help me get a bigger audience :)

[@Struwex]

gogetit at 8:55 it looks like your standing in a mirror lol

[@MGBranco]

Excelent work!

[@reivax58]

Juste splendide ! La suiiite !

[@doluggs]

Nice job. Keep the good work up. I am a great 2CV-fan - alas: more on the modification side. The car you see on my avatar has parts of 1955 on it ;-)

[@OldTimerGarage]

Dölüggs thank you for the nice words. Coming from you that's a great compliment. And I know your car (how not to 😉). Seen it in magazines and many forums. Your projects are the kind of work I want to use my channel for. To inspire people and show them what is possible to do with a little passion.

[@najam68]

The front suspension arm has wheel dampers ,I don't think earlier models like 2cv4 had them only later 2cv6 had them .

[@najam68]

Thanks who ever you are for liking my comment, I owned a 2cv6 1974 model kept it for 5 years .it was really hard to find spare parts for it, so I sold it.now I am left with orignal workshop manuals in French with me 😊.loved the car ,amazing ,charming and head turner

[@1marcelfilms]

Do you think it would be a idea to use galvanized metal to weld in? I read about it creating fumes but it should be better rust resistant?

[@OldTimerGarage]

I have done it. It does creates fumes. I think it is good to use galvanized metal because it is more resistant to rust obviously but I will always try to grind the galvanized part before welding. The fumes are one thing but I have always had the feeling that the weld is not as good. It "spits" more and the finished weld is not as nice.

[@markfortin421]

@@OldTimerGarage Hello from the U.S.! Yes, galvanized is superior for rust prevention, but only if pinch-welded (like in factories). They make a weld-through primer you spray on b4 welding, but most of that burns off and makes welding more difficult. There really isn't a firm solution except caulking thouroghly and rust-proof coating afterward. Thank You for a very nice video of a often mis-understood car. (At least here in the U.S.)

[@h.j.b3705]

@7:28 minutes, are you telling us you secretly wanted an Audi? ;) Nice job! This is absolutely amazing. If only I had the time and patience to restore cars like this... Oh, and a supportive wife... :P

[@OldTimerGarage]

Haha thank you for the comment. Nothing wrong with the Audi though ;)

[@nagasubramanianpasupathi850]

Nice restoration work! It shows how well you have understood CV. But kindly avoid coloured letterings in video,it makes difficult to read!

[@lolcomickus]

nice one

[@OldTimerGarage]

thank you :)

[@henkh8740]

Where can I find the part 2?

[@charleswhitehead7441]

how did you press the rigidity ribs in the panels?

[@kensherwood4866]

very impressive. how did you make the reinforcing indentations in the floor panels. I expect originally the sheet metal was stamped out in a press, you cut flat sheet to shape, but didn't explain how you made those?

[@OldTimerGarage]

to do this you need to make a master that has the shape you want to indent on your floor. You then put it underneath the flat sheet of metal and with a small round hammer you hit it slowly until it takes the shape you want. Metal shaping is a trade that is almost lost but some people still know how to do it and it is really awesome to watch.

[@sergiob.mezac.4555]

please, try to restoration a "Citroen Traction Avant". Nice job!

[@OldTimerGarage]

that's in the pipe ;) the video will be uploaded soon.

[@diegoandresruiz7731]

Citro sos lo mas

[@tracknar37]

What a great job, how have you learned all those skills and techniques ? Are you a professionnal welder or anything like that ?

[@OldTimerGarage]

thank you. As I explained in my first video here, I learned my skills by doing :) I bought my first classic car and I didn't know anything about it then I started learning step by step until I became decent at it. I kept buying cars, restoring them and selling them back to buy other cars and carry on :)

[@bobsutton3998]

2cv repairs on springs

[@tompinion4138]

I'm curious on how you find these cars to restore. Surely there aren't old classic cars just lying in wait all over the French countryside!

[@OldTimerGarage]

There aren't classic cars everywhere but you can find some online. I usually look for car that I know how to restore and that have some value once restored. I don't really care in what state they are because I don't do that for money, just as a hobby but I want them cheap. Then after restoring them, I drive them for a while and I usually sell them back to buy a new one to restore.

[@marcooviedo9498]

HI GOGETIT ! WHERE R U LOCATED ??. I`M IN CHIMAYO N. M. USA AND I DO RESTAURATIONS AS A HOBBY !.

[@OldTimerGarage]

I live in the UK. What are you restoring?

[@andyelliott8027]

Marco Ovideo You should take up spelling as a hobby as well as restorations.

[@granskare]

what is the gauge, or, thickness of your steel. Usual for vehicles is 14 gauge.

[@OldTimerGarage]

2cv have 8/10 thick steel (0.8 mm)

[@granskare]

I must learn what our USA 'gauge' means as related to Europe :)

[@granskare]

I thought our usual was 14 gauge but now, I really do not know :)

[@pcka12]

swg = standard wire gauge from recollection 16 swg is approximately 1.6mm albeit swg is an 'imperial' measure

[@OldTimerGarage]

thanks for the information

[@pierrecharleslaporte2670]

Dommage... En français, c'eût été mieux.

[@453421abcdefg12345]

But then no one would be able to understand it!

[@marcooviedo9498]

I MAKE MY OWN CARS FROM SCRATCH , I`M MAKING NOW " THE OCTOCROWOL " WITH AN AIRPLANE ENGINE AND LOTS OF PARTS THAT I FELL IN LOVE AND I COLLECT FROM ALL OVER , RIVER BEDS , SWAP MEETS , TRACTOR BONEYARDS ALSO FROM THE WEB , LOTS OF FABRICATION AND MY OWN CASTINGS , BEFORE I RESTORED LOTS OF 1920 -50`S FORDS , PACKARDS . PONTIACS , MG TF ETC ; AND DID LOTS OF HOT RODS BUT I GET BORED , SO ONE BEFORE THE OCTOCROWOL WAS A TOTAL FABRICATION LOOSELY BASED IN A FORD MODEL A VICTORIA 1930 WITH COMPONENTS OF MORE THAN 60 or 70 DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS FROM 1917 TO NEW OUT MARKET PATS ETC FROM SEMA CONTACTS AND SO ON . I CAN SEND U PICS TO UR CELL PHONE MINE !.

[@crossbow1203]

After all the work, materials, paint etc, is it really worth the sweat? What is the value of the car when finished?

[@OldTimerGarage]

In the case of this A type, it is definitely worth it as this model is pretty rare. In more modern versions of this car well not so much but most people who restore these cars do it for themselves so it is only worth what people are ready to put into it. In my case, I used to buy my cars for about 150 euros, restore them with around 3000 euros and about 1000 hours worth of work. And when I sold them back I usually did it for about 5000. So basically I paid myself 1 euro an hour but I taught myself car mechanics, I made a little bit of money and had a good time so it was fine for me. An A type like the one in this video would be worth much more though.

[@crossbow1203]

My father was a autobody man here in the USA and I spent most of my life in a garage. You are very good at the metal fabrication in the videos you post. I know from restorations that we did there are hours and hours of hard work that goes into each photo that you show. We would have people bring in old cars-trucks, wanting them restored only to either be shocked at the price that would need to be charged or disappointed that it really wasn't worth the effort and materials. I do not know this era of European cars but they seem to be very basic machines that should last for years. Good Job!

[@OldTimerGarage]

Thank you :)

[@magicsenna3455]

C'est Citroën, pas Citroen !!