Hi everybody so we're on board Babette my 1964 2cv deux chevaux AZAM which is a
special model quite rare here in England you don't really see them very often and
I've had Babette for two years now and it's the first time that I take her out
now for a month after a few problems the battery and couple of bits and
pieces that were not wanting to cooperate
Originally the 2cv was a... it's always been a car of the people but it was
designed for farmers, at the time in the late 1940s there was no such thing as a
car for farmers that was affordable but also could... you know... could carry farmers
around places sometimes with sheep at the back and it was just it could go
anywhere and it was efficient as well it was fuel-efficient great car and it
evolved as decades went by and evolved as a more of a car for the young people
because it was just a great car to get you anywhere and you could travel all
across continents across countries some people drove as far as to
Afghanistan, China in 2CVs and they yeah they work very well they can really
really stand the test of time. We still spot a lot of 2CVs in England but
I think as far as I know there are four of this model left in the UK, she's a really
rare little baby. I've gotta be a little bit careful because I don't
have the meter, the gage for the petrol
doesn't work and I've gotta just remember to fill her up regularly
otherwise I'll get caught up
So Babette is my... we're just passing someone gonna try and squeeze. Babette is my
second 2cv but at the same time I've had plenty more in my family. When I was a
kid, probably four years old, and my dad used to have a 2CV Van and drive us all the
kids at the back of the van and each time we'd take a big bump you'd have all
the kids in fits of laughter literally pissing their pants in laughter. That was
really good fun. And in... was it in... yeah I think it was in 2000 mum had also a 2CV van and she came
to pick me up, I was living in London already at the time, she came to pick me up and
we drove all the way from London up to Scotland for
a deux chevaux meeting it was great we had about two miles of queues behind us
because we were going so slow up the hills but it was really good fun unfortunately
on the way back we broke down and I had to go back to work so I took the train
back to London and I let her sort of get away with it along with it and it was a
bit of a nightmare for her.
You may not know.. well I'm sure you know I'm French, half French half English and
I lived 20 years of my life in France and then for the last 20 years I've been
living in England mostly London. I had a two-year break
during which I decided to leave London in 2001 so that I could recharge my batteries
I'd say
I moved to Montpellier, South of France, beautiful student city in the sun, a good
break from London and I had a red 2CV, a Dolly, and I absolutely loved it and actually
drove it all across France from pretty much North Center France where I'm
from, the Loire Valley, and drove it all the way down to Montpellier it was a
great drive.
You always get the same reaction from people it's very difficult not to get a
smile from people when you drive a 2CV, the ones
who don't smile I mean you know I guess nothing can make them smile. Yeah she was
such a great car unfortunately she had a bit of a chassis problem so I had to sell
her because she was just not really safe to drive anymore.
Took me 12 years before I got a new 2CV or deux chevaux and god I really missed it
and I'm the happiest man right now with Babette, she's the best
the most beautiful 2CV I've ever seen I bought her in Preston in England and as
soon as I saw her I knew it was she was the one for me I mean even when I saw
her in the advert online I knew she was the right one for me
just a beautiful beautiful car and so far so good here touch wood, for two
years of really driving really lovely really nicely
the only problem here is we're in Dorset and tiny little lanes so you pretty much
shit yourself each time that you pass another car or any turn really because
the roads are so narrow and also it rains all the time in this place
and it's really rain is not really a very good thing for 2CVs you know
they're really rust-prone so I try and get her out only when it's
dry but God you know if it's if you wait for it to be dry it's just never happens
here I just washed her last time we just took her out now and within five minutes
she's covered in mud which is a bit depressing but you can't stop yourself
from getting the car out otherwise... she's meant... (blah) she's meant to be
driven
mud mud mud everywhere as you can see can't keep her clean it's driving me a bit
crazy I know keep talking about the mud but look at this
I watched a video recently by Chris Harris he's one of the Top Gear
presenters many of you know and he has a passion for the 2CV, he owns a very
old very old 2CV and it is pretty cool video it just
goes about goes on about his passion for it and
it says a lot really as this guy drives supercars all the time and really fast cars very expensive
cars and in the end one of his favourite cars is a very simple minimalist french icon.
right well that's it I hope you all enjoyed the ride please make sure that you
follow Babette on Instagram that's where it's all happening some beautiful
photos ideally I try and do it on there on a daily basis and yeah keep following
this channel make sure you follow this channel and there'll be plenty more
videos of 2CV rides and different things happening in Babette's life. See ya!
gonna talk you through
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