An Impromptu Photo-Opt

bright red Deudeuche (Citroën 2 CV)

 

Close to our apartment in Paris is the small charming Place Flora Tristan. I was walking past it when a bright red Deudeuche (Citroën 2 CV) drove up and illegally parked. I was never so pleased about an illegally parked car because I knew that the red-door bakery facade was behind me; the driver left the engine running, which meant she wasn’t going to be long if I could quickly get to the opposite side of the Deudeuche, a sweet photo was waiting for me. 

If ever I wanted to be wearing a black and white polka-dotted dress, green pumps, a straw hat, and carrying a massive bouquet of daisies, this would have been the day. Or maybe wearing jeans, a long-sleeved navy striped tee-shirt with a beret, I would have jumped into the photo.



Comments

11 responses to “An Impromptu Photo-Opt”

  1. Fabulous are all of your postings
    I love to read every detail.
    Love Jeanne
    Red she said

  2. Je la veux la Deudeuche … oh mee gawd … my favorite car … what an omen of delight … grosses bises Corey … Ina + Milo

  3. Great photo! And I like the image of the polka-dotted dress with the proper accoutrements too!

  4. That car has charisma!

  5. Yann, are you reading this? I think a nice little red car just like this one, would make the perfect valentines gift for Corey. She can’t have chocolate or red wine..so this would work out very nice. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ (You’re welcome)

  6. Rena.spain

    what ever you would wear it will be match to this cute car.

  7. Susan in Zurich

    Love this!
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  8. I love the style of old French automobiles. We were lucky to have a Frenchman design the 1953 Studebaker cars, Raymond Loewy. https://www.vintag.es/2021/12/1953-studebaker-starliner.html

  9. Nina Sgriccia

    I fell in love with the Deaux Chevaux on our first trip to Europe. In the 90’s we learned of a fellow here in the States who refurbished them for resale. My husband surprised me with a white model with red trim and my first name as part of the trim. We had a ball with it. When we entertained in summers, my husband would pile kids in the back and take them for a bouncy ride on the hills on our small country place. We eventually sold it to a French chef in the area. He and his young son were thrilled to get it.
    Nina in Michigan

  10. OMG, I thought your last line was going to be “I would have jumped into the car and zoomed off!” A fun image, if only your clothes were right!!

  11. jend’isère

    Like a nuanced shade of lipstick, the car dazzled the scene awaiting to be captured by admirers.

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