10% discount on your first order — create a free account

Create Account
✓ 14-day returns ✓ Hand-checked before shipping ✓ Secure checkout
Account

Citroen 2CV Grey Maisto 1:18

Sold out
Citroen 2CV Grey Maisto 1:18 31834 Diecast
1 / 8
Maisto's 1:18 diecast Citroen 2CV in grey captures the corrugated bodywork and rounded proportions of France's postwar economy icon. An affordable entry point into vintage European small-car collecting.
Citroen 2CV Grey Maisto 1:18
Current price: 38.00 €
Sold out

This model is currently sold out. Enter your email and we'll let you know when it's back in stock.

Browse Citroen models
Pay securely with
Shipping to United States (US) Worldwide delivery
Prices exclude VAT No hidden costs
Shipping from 18.00 € Tracked & insured
Pay in EUR € Local currency
Specifications
Brand
Citroen
Manufacturer
Maisto
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
31834
100% authentic Direct from manufacturers
5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
Easy returns 14 days, no questions asked
Secure payment 256-bit SSL encryption

About the Citroen 2CV Grey Maisto 1:18

TL;DR: This Maisto Citroen 2CV 1:18 is an entry-tier diecast of the minimalist French economy car in grey. It captures the rounded fenders and canvas-roof silhouette that defined postwar Citroen design, offering an accessible way into vintage European small-car collecting.

Few cars wear simplicity as a virtue the way the 2CV does, and Maisto's grey diecast leans into that honesty rather than fighting it.

An Entry-Tier Diecast Built for a Minimalist Subject

The zinc alloy body gives the model real heft in hand, a contrast to the featherweight original it represents. Panel gaps run wider than premium resin work and the grey paint is applied evenly without much depth, but neither flaw fights the 2CV's own design brief, which never asked for chrome flourish or sculpted curves. The corrugated hood and bulging fenders translate well at this price point because the original shape is itself simple, forgiving of the tooling limits that a more complex supercar body would expose. This is Maisto's accessible diecast formula matched to a subject where that approach genuinely suits the car.

The 2CV's Place in French Automotive History

Citroen designed the 2CV before World War II with a brief that has become period lore among enthusiasts: a car simple and rugged enough for French farmers, reportedly able to carry a basket of eggs across a plowed field without breaking one. Production ran from 1948 into 1990, an extraordinarily long life built on air-cooled twin-cylinder simplicity and soft long-travel suspension rather than performance. That longevity and cultural weight make the 2CV a staple of any postwar European small-car collection, sitting naturally alongside period Renaults, Fiats, and Volkswagens as a symbol of accessible mobility rebuilding a continent.

Where This Grey 2CV Fits on a Shelf

At its compact 1:18 footprint, the 2CV takes up less shelf depth than a modern sedan, letting several small European classics group together without crowding. Grey is a period-correct, understated choice that lets the car's shape do the work rather than competing for attention. Placed beside other budget-diecast classics, it reads as honest rather than cheap, an entry point for anyone building a vintage French or European economy-car theme without hero-piece spending.

From the same collection

Collectors also bought

Browse all 1:18

10% off your first order

Create a free account and claim 10% off your first order — from hundreds of collectible 1:18, 1:43 and 1:12 models by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and more.

Create free account Browse the collection
Collectible 1:18 model cars by Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and BMW — Models118 first-order offer
0