Since Citroën's inception in 1919, the company has been known for its somewhat unusual but exciting vehicles. For instance, think of the DS, 2CV, the more recent C4 Cactus, and now the Type Holiday.
The French manufacturer unveiled its latest mobile home at the recent Düsseldorf caravan show in Germany. The Type Holiday is actually a revamped Citroën SpaceTourer - sold in South Africa as an Opel Zafira - and it strongly evokes the Citroën H-Type vans of the 1940s with its corrugated body panels.
As far as we know, the H vans were never officially imported to South Africa, but you may recognise this van if you watched the dubbed 'Die meisie van Avignon' on the old TV1 on Monday nights.
The H van's styling takes inspiration from the German Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft from the 1930s, and Italian coachbuilder Caselani was tasked with using the Junkers Ju 52 as the muse for the Type Holiday.
This story is from the October/November 2023 edition of Go! Drive & Camp.
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