This unfortunate #CitroënDyane sits forlorn on a #NewJersey lot a few miles from the Atlantic ocean, part of the remnants of a failed Citroën shop (really a series of shops) with, according to many sources, a reputation for not delivering cars or work after taking payment that has resulted in multiple legal actions and lots of messed up cars. #CaveatEmptor and if you’re looking for a Citroën in the northeast check with Dave Burnham CItroën first. That’s not the cars’ fault though, but it’s a shame that this #Dyane seems likely headed for oblivion. Sure, it’s quite incomplete, but a week’s worth of work and a fresh motor could easily have it on the road again - there’s nothing complex about the #2CV derived Dyane, but you won’t see them around in the U.S. because like many #Citroën products, they were never imported here - that’s why specialist shops crop up. The Dyane was introduced in 1967, right around the time the 2CV was pulled from the U.S. for not meeting safety regs. Intended as a replacement for the old car, the Dyane featured mildly updated 1960s styling a nicer interior, and a hatchback - it was aimed at the #RenaultR4, which had been siphoning off sales from the aging 2CV since it’s introduction in 1961. The styling and name were the result of Citroën’s primary staff being busy reworking the DS and Ami for 1967, so the job was given to Louis Bioner and the team at #Panhard. Keen #frenchcar observers will note that the name follows a Panhard convention (Dyna, Dynamic, Dyane), but Panhard was in the process of being phased out at the time, and Citroën’s #RobertOpron ended up reworking Bioner’s lines quite a bit in the end. Not that you can tell that much from this example, bereft of it’s front end (and who knows what else - piles of 2CV parts, including an entire chassis, were strewn around it). The Dyane may have been the more versatile of the two, but it outsold the 2CV only in 1968-69. Dyane production continued until 1984 though sales fell off considerably after 1980. A van, like the 2CV camionette, was also built - called the Acadiene, from 1977-87. #cars_abandoned #frenchclassics #citroenclassics #abandoned #partscar #citroenclub #1970s #france
