2 CV Derivatives

In the late fifties, Citroën's model line up comprised the 2 CV and the D Series, the former being designed to cater for the bottom end of the market and the latter aimed at the upper echelons. There was a yawning chasm between these two extremes and the company undertook a number of design studies including the Cocinelle and the C-60 in an attempt to plug the gap. .

The name, Ami 6, ("Love" in Italian) continued the punning humour of the DS (in French this means Goddess) and the ID (which means Idea). The interior borrowed the single spoke and minor controls of the DS and could be fitted with the Trafficlutch.

The Ami 6 was launched in April 1961 and was built at Citroën's new factory at La Janais on the outskirts of Rennes in Brittany. A Break (estate) version was launched in September 1964 and proved to be more successful than the Berline (saloon).

For the US market, four round headlamps were fitted, together with different front indicators, a stainless steel grill and oversized bumpers.  The rear also featured these bumpers, four red lights and a different mounting for the licence plate.

The Break was launched in 1965 and looked less outrageous than the Berline

The Break was used as the basis for the Service van

The Spanish version of the Ami 6 Break was called Dynam and had unique rear lights (right).

The Ami 6 was replaced in 1970 by the mechanically similar but more conventionally styled Ami 8

A very small number of Ami 6s were exported to the United Kingdom.