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In Haute-Loire, Alan Blondeau, passionate about 2 CV, has become one of the world specialists in the legendary Citroën. A few years ago he started a gearbox repair company, where he only works with original parts.
The 2 CV is the most legendary of popular cars. According to legend, nothing stops him. “It is recognized as such to go everywhere, and a 2 CV 4×4 is another dimension”, enthuses Alan Blondeau. He assembled this model himself, which only released 600 copies. It has been faithful to the 2 CV since its first car. Self-taught, passionate about his mechanics, he has become a world-renowned expert, so much so that Citroën called on his services. “What you know how to do, with us we no longer know how to do it”, would have assured the group to him on the phone.
For the past two years, Alan Blondeau has set up his company, La Boîte à 2 pattes, in the garage where he works as a convenience store. He repairs boxes for clients from all over the world. Produced by the millions between 1949 and 1990, the 2 CV generated an almost inexhaustible fund. Alan makes a point of working only from his pieces. “It’s been fifteen years now that I put the parts aside, and today I think I’m the only one who can claim to manufacture gearboxes with only the original part”, rejoices the latter.