WTF Wednesday: The Goddess of Sebastopol

To the French car fan, this is literally sacrilege. The Citroën DS21 has been called one of the most beautiful vehicles ever made, and was a marvel of engineering when it was first introduced. Now one is brush-painted magenta with rope lights and spends its days as part of an art installation in the town of Sebastopol, California. It's a monument to Paris, with a replica of the Eiffel Tower, a Vespa-styled scooter and a cup of coffee on top of the classic DS21. The whole mess - I mean sculpture - advertises the Aubergine Cafe and Vintage Emporium at 755 Petaluma Avenue.

Bad news for car fans if you're ever in Sebastopol - the Corvair collector at the Foster's Freeze down the road has sold off his cars. Also gone is the Pellini Chevrolet dealer whose owners were forced to sell their small but interesting collection of vintage cars when the dealership closed in 2008.

Street Spot: Citroen 2CV

Right at the tail end of 2012, I spotted this approximately 1975-80 Citroen 2CV (does not have the square headlamps of newer 2CVs) on a street near Eugene, Oregon. I have seen the car many times before, and photographed it in traffic in 2011, seen below, however only recently spotted it again in an area not known for interesting cars. 

This car is clearly loved and driven regularly, as the majority of 2CVs in the US are, and a 2CV in the US is a welcome sight.