UK’s rarest cars: the Citroen Ami 6, defining French weirdness for 60 years
Nothing looks quite this small family car that debuted in April 1961. This one was imported – it’s thought that no UK-spec examples survive
24 April 2021 • 4:27pm
Under the distinctive bodywork, the Ami had tried and tested mechanicals from the more famous 2CV, which seems conventional in comparison
Sixty years ago today, Citroën unveiled a car intended to bridge the gap between the 2CV and the ID/DS range. Some enthusiasts applauded the distinctive lines of the new Ami 6 Berline – others thought it had escaped from a low-budget sciencen fiction epic. Indeed, David Scarff’s 1964 example featured here could never be confused with any other vehicle.