The Citroën G Van was the 1948 prototype built by

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of a small truck which looked like a scaled down version of the H Van, and equipped with an enlarged version of the

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flat twin enlarged to 475 cc. Front suspension was akin to that of the 2 CV but with twin suspension arms, while the springing medium was by torsion bars front and rear. It was never put into production, the decision was made to employ the 2 CV running gear instead in the AZU/AK series, which had a lower volumetric efficiency. One copy of the G Van has survived till today and is on display at Conservatoire Citroën, The Private Museum in Paris.

Type HG

In 2020

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an Italy based coach builder developed their Type HG body kit on Citroën Jumpy van which was inspired by the original G van's design cues like the vertical grill, far out headlights and corrugated body panels. Caselani offers the body kit in a

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, crew-cab van, and panel van versions of the short wheel based jumpy van powered by a 100-horsepower,

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turbo diesel engine. The kit was developed with the help of Citroën and is also licensed by the manufacturer. The coach builder has also developed two more body kits based on the H van and 2CV.

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Photos and diagrams of the G van
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Type HG

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