Caselani

Caselani (full name Caselani Automobili) is an Italian coachbuilder, which notably offers modification kits for contemporary Citroën commercial vehicles in a retro style.[1] Since 2017, Caselani has offered kits to modify a Citroën Jumper to give it a Citroën Type H appearance.[2] In February 2018, the HG kit makes it possible to modify the Jumpy and Spacetourer (the two letters being linked respectively to the Type H and Type G).[3][4] In October 2022, a kit was unveiled to make the Citroën Berlingo look like a 2CV Fourgonnette, due to be launched in January 2023.[5]

History

Married with three daughters, Fabrizio Caselani often travels across Europe in his 1970 Citroën HY which he trusts for their long journeys. He then conceived the idea of having a vehicle with modern safety standards to use with his family, without giving up the line of the old model, one of his favorite vehicles.

The makeover of a Citroën Jumper was born in 2017, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Type H. Fabrizio Caselani, founder of Caselani Automobili, enthusiast and collector of Citroën vehicles, joined forces with designer David Obendorfer, who previously officiated within studios specializing in yachting and automobile design. They are both fascinated and influenced by the Italian Flaminio Bertoni, the designer of the most prestigious cars of the Citroën brand: the Traction Avant, the 2CV, the DS and the Ami 6. To pay homage to him and perpetuate the Italian know-how, the two partners worked for more than a year to design a unique transformation kit of its kind.[6]

Thus, since 2017, Caselani has offered kits to modify a Citroën Jumper to give it the appearance of a H Van.[7]

Models

• Fourgonnette[14]
• Type Ami
• Type HG
• Type H
• 4PE
• 616N

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