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Citroën G Van

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Motor vehicle

G Van

Overview
Type	Van
Manufacturer	Citroën
Also called	Type G
Model years	1948
Designer	André Lefèbvre
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door panel van
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Doors	2
Related	Citroën H Van
Powertrain
Engine	602 ccH2 air-cooled 29 hp (22 kW).
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,000mm
Length	3,470mm
Width	1,680mm
Height	2,030mm

TheCitroën G Van was the 1948 prototype built byCitroën of a small truck which looked like a scaled down version of theH Van, and equipped with an enlarged version of the2CV flat twin enlarged to 475 cc. Front suspension was akin to that of the 2 CV but with twin suspension arms, while the springing medium was by torsion bars front and rear.

It was never put into production. The decision was made to employ the 2 CV running gear instead in theAZU/AK series, which had a lower volumetric efficiency.^[1] One copy of theG Van has survived till today and is on display at Conservatoire Citroën, The Private Museum in Paris.^[2]

Type HG

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In 2020Caselani, anItaly-basedcoach builder, developed their Type HGbody kit for theCitroën Jumpy van, inspired by the original G van's design cues like the vertical grill, far out headlights and corrugated body panels. Caselani offers the body kit inpassenger van, crew-cab van, andpanel van versions, all for the short-wheel-based Jumpy van powered by a 100-horsepower,four-cylinder turbo diesel engine.

Caselani Type HG Panel Van based on Citroën Jumpy

The kit was developed with the help of Citroën and is licensed by the manufacturer.^[3] The coach builder has also developed two more body kits based on the H van and 2CV.^[4]