The Citroën G Van was the 1948 prototype built by
Citroën
Citroën ()The double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis () indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong. is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded on 4 June 19 ...
of a small truck which looked like a scaled down version of the
H Van, and equipped with an enlarged version of the
2CV 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
Caselani, an
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
-based
coach builder, developed their Type HG
body kit for the
Citroën Jumpy
The Citroën Jumpy (badged Citroën Dispatch in some countries) is a Light commercial vehicle, light commercial van jointly developed by FCA Italy and PSA Group (currently Stellantis), and previously manufactured by Sevel, a joint venture betwe ...
van, 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
passenger van, crew-cab van, and
panel van
A panel van, also known as a delivery van (United Kingdom), blind van, car-derived van or sedan delivery (United States), is a small cargo vehicle with a passenger car chassis, typically with a single front bench seat and no side windows behind ...
versions, all for the short-wheel-based Jumpy van powered by a 100-horsepower,
four-cylinder
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turbo diesel engine.
The kit was developed with the help of Citroën and is licensed by the manufacturer. The coach builder has also developed two more body kits based on the H van and 2CV.
See also
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Citroën H Van
The Citroën H-Type vans (most commonly the Citroën HY), are a series of panel vans and light trucks, produced by France, French automaker Citroën for 34 years – from 1947 through 1981. They are notable for their industrial design, using man ...
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Fiat Ducato
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Citroën Jumpy
The Citroën Jumpy (badged Citroën Dispatch in some countries) is a Light commercial vehicle, light commercial van jointly developed by FCA Italy and PSA Group (currently Stellantis), and previously manufactured by Sevel, a joint venture betwe ...
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Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV (, , lit. "two horses", meaning "two Tax horsepower#France, ''taxable'' horsepower") is an economy car produced by the French company Citroën from 1948 to 1990. Introduced at the 1948 Paris Paris Auto Show, Salon de l'Automobi ...
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Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Transporter, initially the Type 2, is a range of light commercial vehicles, built as vans, pickups, and cab-and-chassis variants, introduced in 1950 by the German automotive industry, automaker Volkswagen as their second mass ...
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Caselani
References
External links
Photos and diagrams of the G van
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