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Citroen AU, AZU, AKS (2CV Vans)

The Fourgonette (Commercial) version of the Citroen 2CV was announced in 1951 and given the codename 'AU'. A lowly 375cc engine was fitted giving a top speed of just 27mph, but the AU could carry 0.25 tonnes. The Van acquired the 425cc engine in 1955 and was codenamed 'AZU', this engine was rated at 12 hp and was uprated to 18 hp in 1963, and to 21 hp by 1968. From 1955 to 1969 the AZU van was manufactured at the Panhard plant at Porte d'Ivry in Paris. The AZU was updated in 1961 with a non-corrugated bonnet, and new grille already given to the 2CV AZ. The panels lost their corrugations in 1964 to make it easier for sign writers. Also in 1964 the longer AK350 (350kg payload) was launched having the 602cc 22 bhp engine from Ami 6, and a newer 602cc 33 bhp engine was given in 1969. The AK350 is replaced in 1970 with the AKS400 which has a higher roofline and a 400kg payload. The AZU engine is changed in 1973 for a 435cc unit, and all 2CV models get rectangular headlamps in 1974. All 2CV vans were replaced in 1978 by the Dyane-based Citroen Acadiane Van.

Citroen AKS400 1978. The AKS350 model had been introduced with a 350kg payload and a longer load box in 1964. This was given the 602cc engine from the Ami 6. The AKS400 gained a taller load box in 1970.	Citroën 2CV AZU Van 1962. Van versions of the 2CV had been available since 1951, and the AZU version was launched in 1955.	Citroën 2CV AZU Van 1962. The small rear doors lasted until the AK350 model powered by the 602cc engine in 1963	Citroen AKS350 1970. The lower roofline and smaller rear windows mark this out as the 350kg CItroen AKS350 which was introduced in 1964 with a longer body and the 602cc engine from the Citroen Ami 6.	Citroen AKS400 1972. The AKS350 was a longer version of the AZU van, and in 1970 this evolved into the AKS400 which had a 400kg payload and a higher roof.
Citroen AKS400 1978. The AKS400 was the final edition of the Citroen 2CV, and production ended in 1978 when the Acadiane Van, based on the Citroen Dyane, was introduced. The rear box was carried over to the Acadiane.	Citroen SAP 1955 Pickup. Citroen Slough produced 130 of these pickups from 1953 to 1961. 65 of these were supplied to the British Navy, but hopes of selling the pickup to farmers failed	Citroën 2CV AZU Van 1962 - fuel filler	Citroën 2CV AZU Van 1962 - headlamp	Citroën 2CV AZU Van 1962 - repeater lamp

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