Our Van
Our Citroen HVan, or Josephine as we have named her, came off the production line in 1978, although the original design dates back to just after the Second World War. These iconic French market trader vehicles were made until 1981, the majority in France but some, like ours, in Holland and there were many variations including horse carriers, long wheelbase, and flatbeds. Our van arrived from Britany on the back of a trailer in 2010 and we then had her done up to our specification in a local engineering workshop, having sourced all the crêpe equipment from France.
The technically minded might want to know that the van is powered by a 1911 cc water-cooled petrol engine through a 3-speed gearbox. On a downhill slope with the wind behind her, she will rattle along at 60 mph but fuel economy is a miserly 20 mpg!
