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Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:17 pm
by Kwai chang caine
Here's the surprising story of Emile Leray He left for a solo raid in Africa with a 2CV he prepared for shipment.
After a few days, he is forced to leave the track to get around a restricted area. It's rolling off-piste that destroyed a rail and a wheel arm of his car against a rock.
The 2CV can go no further. He decides to convert its motorcycle 2CV to continue the road.
The first night he is considering how to go about it.
Without drill or torch, the mission is not easy.
But finally all alone, with only a few tools, it succeeds in producing an incredible machine in ten days.

http://jalopnik.com/5343163/stuck-in-de ... itroen-2cv

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Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 2:32 pm
by Foz
Kwaï chang caïne wrote:Who said that the French were mad ?????
The English. :lol:

Impressive total conversion though!

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 3:41 pm
by IdeasVacuum
What a brilliant piece of engineering! :mrgreen:

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 4:30 pm
by KJ67
Going into that environment without the needed safety?
Mad? More or less....
Technical competent? Yes.

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:53 pm
by Little John
You have to understand the Germans in order to love them,
you have to love the French in order to understand them.
[Kurt Tucholsky]

:D

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:10 pm
by Thorium
This is just awesome!

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:48 pm
by idle
c'est Mad Max!

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:14 pm
by Kwai chang caine
The English.
c'est Mad Max!
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
You have to understand the Germans in order to love them,
you have to love the French in order to understand them.
[Kurt Tucholsky]
Cool i don't know this quote :mrgreen: :lol: :lol:

Now there are some parts of 2CV for sale cheap in the desert :lol:

Re: Who said that the French were mad ????? :-)))

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:15 pm
by naw
Hah! I especially love the fact that he retained the rear number plate - Not just keeping it *real* but keeping it road legal too - presumably, without correct registration - he might have had some car insurance *issues*

But hey! a lesson for all eco-warriors out there - recycling doesn't work, reusing does - Emile LeRay - what a legend!