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1963 HY Amsterdam Production Line

            When the demand for the HY in the early 1960s in the Netherlands increased, the Dutch Citroën importer decided to assemble the van in Amsterdam. The management created space in the main building at Stadionplein to build the HY on a small scale. Parts came directly from France.
Between October 1963 and April 1970 some 10.000 panel vans were produced.

The very basic HY van was designed by André Lefèbvre (France, 1894-1964), Flaminio Bertoni (Italy, 1903-1964) and Pierre Franchiset, and introduced at the October 1947 Paris Car Salon. Throughout its entire life the design stayed almost the same. Still we can recognize some changes.
Some characteristics of the early Phase I model: split windscreen (replaced in early 1964), big sized chevrons on the bonnet (changed to shorter ones in late 1964), narrow vertical rear window with curved corners (changed to a wider square one in Febr. 1963), and semi-circular rear wings (replaced by rectangular ones in Nov. 1969).
Later models were called HY.
French HY vans kept suicide doors till the very end of production. For the Dutch market conventional front hinged doors were introduced in 1968.
Lots of vans have survived as camper or as food truck.

1911 cc L4 petrol engine (taken from TA).
C. 1450 kg.
Production Citroën H/HY Fourgon: June 1948-Dec. 1981.
Dutch production this version: 1963.

Image source:
Wouter en Rob Jansen - Citroën in Nederland, 75 jaar nationale Citroën-historie, Citroën Nederland, Amsterdam, 1994.

Photo is taken inside the garage of the Dutch Citroën importer, Stadionplein, Amsterdam.
Original photographer and date unknown.
(Photo was not taken by me).

Halfweg, March 6, 2024.

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Taken on: March 6, 2024

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