Citroën H Van
| Citroën H Van | |
|---|---|
Front 3/4 view showing spare wheel compartment: post-1969 model with rectangular rear wings and suicide doors | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Citroën |
| Production | 1947–1981 |
| Assembly | France: Paris Spain: Vigo (Centro de Vigo) |
| Designer | Flaminio Bertoni, André Lefèbvre |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Light commercial vehicle (M) |
| Body style | 4- and 5-door panel vans; (flat-bed) pickup (type HP) |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 3-speed manual, single dry plate clutch |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (98.4 in) (base) |
| Length | 4,260 mm (167.7 in) (base) |
| Width | 2,000 mm (78.7 in) |
| Height | 2,340 mm (92.1 in) (base) |
| Curb weight | 1,400 kg (3,086.5 lb) (base) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Citroën TUB |
| Successor | Citroën C35 Citroën C25 |
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The Citroën H-Type vans (most commonly the Citroën HY), are a series of panel vans and light trucks, produced by French automaker Citroën for 34 years – from 1947 through 1981. They are notable for their industrial design, using many corrugated metal outer body panels to save material, weight, and costs. Early models of the uniquely styled trucks were just named Type H, but soon they were differentiated by a second letter, using the last four letters in the alphabet – except for the type HP for (flat-bed) pickups. Thus the vans were built as the types HW through HZ – with the majority of them built as Citroën HY.
The Citroën H-types were developed as simple, low-cost, front-wheel drive vans after World War II, using the same design philosophy as on Citroën's 2CV, but featuring a frameless, unitary body-structure. A total of 473,289 of their variants were produced in 34 years in factories in France and Belgium.