The 2CV was first presented to the public in 1948 With this puristic economical small car that was easy to maintain & simple to operate Citroën offered a robust mass-produced people&s car that had suitably good suspension for use on the sparsely built up road network From 1981 by which time the 2CV had long been a cult object a two-colour version was launched the red & black 2 CV 6 Charleston which in September 1982 was followed by a yellow & black version both equipped with an air-cooled 29 hp 06 litre two-cylinder horizontally opposed engine