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Speculation that the little Citroën C15D van could become a collectable ‘youngtimer’ vehicle has begun to appear in some sections of the French media.
The vans have been part of French rural life since 1984, but the C15D is gradually becoming a rare sight on the roads.
Citroën stopped building the vans in 2006 after selling 1.18 million of them, officially because tools used in the factory in Spain which made them were worn out.
The decision was not popular at the time, and conspiracy theories abounded, including that it was to save face after poor sales of the first Berlingo vans, designed by a committee from scratch to replace the C15.
Others blamed new management at the time, brought in by Peugeot, who, the story goes, decided that modern, anonymous vehicles were the key to success and were embarrassed by the C15D’s distinctive shape.
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Speculation that the little Citroën C15D van could become a collectable ‘youngtimer’ vehicle has begun to appear in some sections of the French media.
The vans have been part of French rural life since 1984, but the C15D is gradually becoming a rare sight on the roads.
Citroën stopped building the vans in 2006 after selling 1.18 million of them, officially because tools used in the factory in Spain which made them were worn out.
The decision was not popular at the time, and conspiracy theories abounded, including that it was to save face after poor sales of the first Berlingo vans, designed by a committee from scratch to replace the C15.
Others blamed new management at the time, brought in by Peugeot, who, the story goes, decided that modern, anonymous vehicles were the key to success and were embarrassed by the C15D’s distinctive shape.