And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
It's a visual pun in French since the car is nicknamed the Deux Cheveaux. French motorists paid a costly yearly tax based on the horsepower of their car so lack of horsepower was a selling point. The original 302cc engine was rated at 2 Cheveaux Vapeureuse ie 2 Horses, Steam so Citroen called it the 2CV. Al_in_Ottawa
Deaux chevaux, a "French pun" on the car's nickname. Usually the 1st car owned by young Frenchmen. And lost their virginity in. You had to roll down the windows to open the doors.
Sell them to Frank Zappa's heirs to harvest their dental floss crop in Montana. You'll have to order the cubic zirconium tweezers from Amazon to pick it.
Pony car.
ReplyDeleteIt's a visual pun in French since the car is nicknamed the Deux Cheveaux. French motorists paid a costly yearly tax based on the horsepower of their car so lack of horsepower was a selling point. The original 302cc engine was rated at 2 Cheveaux Vapeureuse ie 2 Horses, Steam so Citroen called it the 2CV.
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Deaux chevaux, a "French pun" on the car's nickname. Usually the 1st car owned by young Frenchmen. And lost their virginity in. You had to roll down the windows to open the doors.
ReplyDeleteGreat Sense of Humor!
ReplyDeleteToo funny!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm at that point in my life where a 2CV is becoming very attractive. But I would also have to buy a beret. Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteCharley Patton..."Got me a real stone pony, don't ride Shetlands no moe". Stone Pony Blues circa 1934
ReplyDeleteSell them to Frank Zappa's heirs to harvest their dental floss crop in Montana. You'll have to order the cubic zirconium tweezers from Amazon to pick it.
DeleteI instantly saw your problem. You only have 2 hp and that radiator is blocking the circulation of the fan.
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