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This Frenchman just made a working Citroën 2CV out of wood

A retired cabinet maker in central France has handbuilt a wooden 2CV Citroen Car... which is about to pass its first technical inspection.

Published: 24 March 2017 15:09 CET
This Frenchman just made a working Citroën 2CV out of wood
All photos: AFP
The car, built as an exact one to one replica to the famed Citroen 2CV, was put together over six years by retiree Michel Robillard.
 
It was made in a Touraine fruitwood and is considered to be unique in the world.
 
And it's fully equipped to take the road. 

Robillard has said he hopes the vehicle will one day go on display in an art gallery. 
 
Check it out.
 

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VIDEO: Watch the spectacular Bastille Day fireworks show over the Eiffel Tower

After a day of military might and inventors on hoverboards, France's Bastille Day celebrations drew to a close with the traditional spectacular fireworks displays.

Published: 15 July 2019 10:14 CEST
VIDEO: Watch the spectacular Bastille Day fireworks show over the Eiffel Tower
Photo: AFP

In Paris, the display was watched by thousands of people and followed a concert to celebrate France's national day.

READ ALSO French inventor on hoverboard soars above Bastille Day parade

 

 

Stunning displays were seen around the country including in Marseille, while Nice held its display on Saturday – the first July 14th fireworks display to be held in the city since the deadly terror attack of 2016.


The display in Marseille. Photo: AFP


Fireworks explode over the Old Port in Marseille. Photo: AFP


In Lavare in north west France a model of the Bastille was set alight to commemorate the storming of the Bastille. Photo: AFP

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