![Meet one young enthusiast and his Citroën 2CV Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Citroën 2CV6 Club](/sites/default/files/styles/article/public/2020-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20Classic%20%E2%80%93%20Citroe%CC%88n%202CV%20%E2%80%93%201.png?itok=lVd2x3tz)
The story behind my Citroën 2CV6 goes back 10 years, but in some ways even further.
I was born in Nigeria but grew up in Stockholm with my mum, dad and little sister.
During my childhood I was always close to my mum and sister but my dad and I used to butt heads a lot, which strained our relationship. Mum always said it was because my dad saw himself in me.
He was a mechanic who had the capacity to build and repair almost anything. During our childhood my sister and I spent a lot of time at his workplace, around tools and machines, and from a young age it sparked an interest within me.
It began with bicycles but it wasn’t until I got my first moped, an old Solex ’bike, that I really started to love machines – especially old ones.
![Gabriel learned his classic car restoration skills from his father Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Citroën 2CV6 Club](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20Classic%20%E2%80%93%20Citroe%CC%88n%202CV%20%E2%80%93%206.png)
![The Citroën 2CV needed a lot of work Classic & Sports Car – Your classic: Citroën 2CV6 Club](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Classic%20%26%20Sports%20Car%20%E2%80%93%20Your%20Classic%20%E2%80%93%20Citroe%CC%88n%202CV%20%E2%80%93%207.png)
My dad saw that and was happy to teach me what he knew.