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Citroen, now part of PSA Peugeot Citroën built a Front-wheel-drive Citroen 2CV from 1948 to 1990. The 2 CV name started out meaning two [TAX] horsepower.
1953 Citroen 2CV: As shown in Paris' Grand Palais in 1953

One of France's most popular cars in 1953 the 2 CV had a two-year waiting list, a two-cylinder engine, maximum speed of 50 m.p.h. and a price of $977. At that time a second-hand 2CV was more expensive than a new one because the buyer did not have to wait on one.