[QUOTE=kko]I thought roatating headlights started on the Y-Job ?[/QUOTE]
Guess they started with the Tucker. One moving light only. At the centre of the car.
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[QUOTE=kko]I thought roatating headlights started on the Y-Job ?[/QUOTE]
Guess they started with the Tucker. One moving light only. At the centre of the car.
[QUOTE=Matra et Alpine]hey I own 4 French cars, I know what I'm talking about.
THe best and worst in one car - no other nation can make cars like 'em !!!!
w@nker :)[/QUOTE]
Besides the Alpine do you own any more classic french car?
[QUOTE=McReis]Besides the Alpine do you own any more classic french car?[/QUOTE]
2 1/2 Matras.
A RHD Bagheera S,
a LHD Bagheera X and
an Espace Quadra ( designed and built by Matra, badged Renault )
[QUOTE=Matra et Alpine]2 1/2 Matras.
A RHD Bagheera S,
a LHD Bagheera X and
an Espace Quadra ( designed and built by Matra, badged Renault )[/QUOTE]
A neighbour of my office as the very first model of the Espace. It will probably be a classic one day as it was the first real car of it's kind.
[QUOTE=McReis]A neighbour of my office as the very first model of the Espace. It will probably be a classic one day as it was the first real car of it's kind.[/QUOTE]
Sadly no. It's the Phase ! I have as it was the only 4WD one Matra did in RHD :(
Nothing 'classic' about it really.
Now if I fit the R21 TUrbo engine to it, it could be a sweet 'sleeper' :)
[QUOTE=McReis]Guess they started with the Tucker. One moving light only. At the centre of the car.[/QUOTE]
I suppose the Tucker and the Citroen have several things in common; revolutionary design, innovative ideas, streamlined yet hideous body styling. :)
[QUOTE=NoOne]I suppose the Tucker and the Citroen have several things in common; revolutionary design, innovative ideas, streamlined yet hideous body styling. :)[/QUOTE]
Hideous?!?!? There's so much character there! It's not beautiful, but it's charming.
[QUOTE=Matt]Hideous?!?!? There's so much character there! It's not beautiful, but it's charming.[/QUOTE]
It's an extremely elegant car, with a presence few have. No wonder that although not rare, they are now pretty expensive. It still impresses by it's forward thinking!
[QUOTE=NoOne]I suppose the Tucker and the Citroen have several things in common; revolutionary design, innovative ideas, streamlined yet hideous body styling. :)[/QUOTE]
I can still remember the reaction of my grandfather in 1955, when the car was lauched. He found it utterly disgusting.
I almost bought one a couple of years ago, which was an elderly restoration, but was used on a daily basis and needed more work than I was willing and able to spend on it.
[QUOTE=henk4]I can still remember the reaction of my grandfather in 1955, when the car was lauched. He found it utterly disgusting.
I almost bought one a couple of years ago, which was an elderly restoration, but was used on a daily basis and needed more work than I was willing and able to spend on it.[/QUOTE]
However it was a huge success in it's first appearance. Buying a DS today is a huge investment. Restoring it, even more!
[QUOTE=McReis]However it was a huge success in it's first appearance. Buying a DS today is a huge investment. Restoring it, even more![/QUOTE]
During the 1955 Paris Salon 12000 orders were taken. Of course they lacked production capacity and deliveries started very slowly.
Tucker, for those of you who don't know what they're talking about..
Someone down the street has an old later type DS in lime green with little frogs inside......very odd little car...
[QUOTE=Esperante]Tucker, for those of you who don't know what they're talking about..
Someone down the street has an old later type DS in lime green with little frogs inside......very odd little car...[/QUOTE]
with a wheelbase of 3.11 meters, longer than the current Chrysler 300C, you can hardly call this is a "little" car.
The Tucker had rotating headlights. 1948 I believe.
[B]Citroen DS #6[/B]