[surmoi]

When I was at school, we studied the specifications document for that car which are really interesting! The car was designed to transport two farmers with "sabots" (wooden shoes) and either 50Kg of potatoes or a keg. The whole history of the car is of note, I encourage you to look into it if you are curious! (cf. http://www.la2cvmania.be/09_TPV_1939_2cv.htm)

For a bit of context, design started in 1935, a third of the french population was still working in farms, although it was declining. I wonder if they thought it could not go much lower than that. (cf. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_des_trois_secteurs#/media/...)

[Bayart]

I wish current design rules followed what's in the memo : the car must be cheap, easy to maintain, easy to understand, the parts expected to wear must be as durable as possible. I quote : « Quality must be impeccable - yet it must affordable ».