The car shown here is one of those much later 2CV 6s. It was built in 1986, driven in the manner most 2CVs were, which is to say, daily and in all kinds of weather, and eventually wear and rust ...

Instead of operating like a normal floor-mounted shifter or even a column shifter, the 2CV's shifter must be pulled away from the dashboard and toward the driver for first gear, pushed forward ...