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"Tin snails" to swarm Samobor in late July

ZAGREB, May 26 (Hina) - The town of Samobor, west of Zagreb, will be the venue of an international rally of fans of the Citroen 2CV which celebrates 70 years since the start of production of those cars whose nicknames in the English-speaking world are "tin snails" or "upside-down prams" and in the Slavic-speaking world "Spacek" as a word derived from a collocation meaning "ugly duck".

The diminutive 2CV or Deux Chevaux was the first post-war Citroen model, produced in 1948.

The world meetings of owners and fans of "tin snails" have been organised every second year since 1975.

This year, the Samobor-based club of 2CV drivers and fans managed to win the hosting of the 23rd annual meeting, and about 3,000 vehicles with some 12,000 participants from 36 countries are expected to flock to the Samobor gathering from 30 July to 4 August.

According to some estimates, there are currently around 200 "tin snails" across Croatia and 70-80 are still registered. These popular vehicles were manufactured from 1948 to 1991.

Samobor will set up a camping site for the cars and a large number of participants in the world meeting.

The participation fee is set at 100 euro per car.

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