Ferrari Powered Citroen 2CV!

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

Engine swaps are always going to be tricky, and that’s ten-times as true when you plan on monkeying with any of Enzo’s handiwork. But it looks like the guys at Nimik did one hell of a job swapping a 355 motor into an old Citroen 2CV. The way all those Italian ponies look splayed out in the back of the van is one thing, but the way this baby moves—and takes a corner!—is something else. Bellissima!

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Posted at 12:03 pm in 355, Citroen 2CV, engine swaps, Ferrari, John Coyle, Nimik

Comments

wsbob
Jun 1, 2009 at 11:42 am

Great work on that! I love that they destroyed a Ferrari too, all those conoisseur types are crying like little girls, but who cares?

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jimthesubgod
May 28, 2009 at 10:35 am

The whole thing was putting the CV2 body on a Ferrari chassis. Not just an engine transplant. So putting a Viper in a PT or a Vette in an HHR wouldn’t work the same. It’d still be the same shitty car with a TON of HP, not a nice car with a different body on top.

that being said, that was fun to watch

mmsvg
May 27, 2009 at 7:49 pm

WOW! That’s definitely an amazing mix.

AudiobahnV8SHO
May 27, 2009 at 1:46 pm

Brad_jolly, someone already made a LSx motor HHR. In fact I think it was GMPP that did it too.

I think it would be neat to take a Ford Focus and chop it up to take Mustang running gear (New Focus not the old ones).

minilocksmiths
May 27, 2009 at 1:25 pm

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brad_jolly
May 27, 2009 at 12:28 pm

now if only someone will do this to a PT cruiser or a HHR. i would love to see a Viper engine in a Pt cruiser, or a Vette engine in a HHR.

Sharpie1
May 27, 2009 at 12:10 pm

I think its more likely that they took the body of an old CV2 and put it on top of the Ferrari Chassis, especially with all the suspension changes they would have had to make and the way the engine bay and interior looks stock Ferrari.