1/13/2025 at 7:18:43 AM
I immediately assumed this article was about the French movie Le Corniaud (1965) in which a 2CV falls apart in 250 pieces in an accident—this scene specifically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnLj5Xo4zBc&t=19s It became one of the most iconic scene of French comedy movies. To prepare the scene, the special effects engineer sawed off the car in 250 pieces, reattached every piece with hooks, and secured the hooks with "explosive bolts". At the right moment, the actor driving the car pushed a button to trigger the (tiny) explosives which made the car fall apart. Here is a French article about it: https://2cv-legende.com/expo-de-la-2cv-du-film-le-corniaud-a...PS: the French wikipedia article on the movie has a picture of the explosive bolts they used: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corniaud#L'accident_de_la_2...
by mrb
1/13/2025 at 1:02:49 PM
The one I thought of was the Silver Hornet from Revenge of the Pink Panther:https://youtu.be/0z-FtAMg6Vw?si=zGsEnyt4NKtsMnLb
Even though I’ve seen many different versions of this gag, they are all still funny to me.
by yowzadave
1/13/2025 at 3:04:03 PM
This seems very much like an homage to the French film example, just done less well.by dylan604
1/13/2025 at 10:27:37 AM
By the way, I always wondered why we got modern versions of the Mini and the Beetle, but not the 2CV.by amelius
1/13/2025 at 10:49:23 AM
I guess the answer depends on which aspect of the 2CV is being replicated in the new version.If its "outrageously small but can still take you and a goose to market", Citroën have a tiny little electric vehicle, the Ami, today.
If its "something simple enough that a farmer can weld the panels themselves", I fear those days are long gone, in the same way that the OG Land Rover Defender is no longer a car you can wrench on. The spiritual heir of such cars is probably a toyota hilux(?). Modern safety standards and the presence of complex electronics beneath every surface, to say nothing of the more complex sheet metal shapes, probably stop that idea in its tracks.
by kjellsbells