The most beautiful car in the world.

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 09 Feb 2009, 21:42

As per the title http://www.classicrallies.com/blog/inde ... hinis.html

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 09 Feb 2009, 21:47

Not that you'd be one-eyed about it, by any means?

There's a '61 ID resto project for sale here, apparently rust free and asking £230 - with parts car.

You bet I'm tempted!

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Feb 2009, 21:49

Richly deserved

Anyone who does not find the DS a work of beauty does not have a pulse, simple as that.

Chris, who saw your DS last night, was pretty captivated by her Richard

Over dinner this evening he asked how the suspension worked and what the green spheres were all about 8)

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 09 Feb 2009, 22:13

addo wrote:Not that you'd be one-eyed about it, by any means?

Certainly not!

CitroJim wrote:Chris, who saw your DS last night, was pretty captivated by her Richard

Over dinner this evening he asked how the suspension worked and what the green spheres were all about 8)

Its a pity its so buried in my garage at the moment as he couldn't see the whole car, I'm overdue a good clearout/tidy up.

Is he a potential Citroën "Recruit"?

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Feb 2009, 22:15

Not just its appearance, the mechanical design was superb and well ahead of its time, the CX retained some of it but the XM very little.

vince · Unread post by **vince** » 09 Feb 2009, 22:34

It got me when i was 8 and i can picture it in my minds eye just as clearly now that im knocking on 36.

If i was you, that would have spurred me to get the car out then and there and celebrate with a wash and wax up and a spin to show her off....

If the gods are listening can i have a black pallas with a brown leather interior....also the one with the partition glass in...i have noisy kids

Toby_HDi · Unread post by **Toby_HDi** » 09 Feb 2009, 23:08

I quite agree. I got glimpse of Richard's and have to say it's stunning.

Being 21, my friends don't quite understand what I see in things like the DS but then again, I can't explain it

Stempy · Unread post by **Stempy** » 09 Feb 2009, 23:49

It's always been one of my list of favourite cars even since I was a lad a new nothing of these things, I just loved the way it looked. I'd probably have one myself if I had the time to look after it and somewhere nice and dry to keep it. Especially a Safari model.

bruno · Unread post by **bruno** » 10 Feb 2009, 00:47

Thanks for the post. Here they're as rare as a hen's tooth. One guy is selling a beaten 1958 one in São Paulo (3000 km South of here) for about 10000 euros.

Gosh what I'd do if I had the money...

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 10 Feb 2009, 08:18

vince wrote:It got me when i was 8 and i can picture it in my minds eye just as clearly now that im knocking on 36.

If i was you, that would have spurred me to get the car out then and there and celebrate with a wash and wax up and a spin to show her off....

If the gods are listening can i have a black pallas with a brown leather interior....also the one with the partition glass in...i have noisy kids

you'd let the kids anywere near it

regards malcolm

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 10 Feb 2009, 10:31

I've just been... err... persuaded by a large and forcefully spoken gentleman, to buy the '61 ID.

Unless someone offers more than $500 before Friday week.

Some fun road trips and stories ought to follow! (It's presently 1500 miles away, and over Bass Strait.)

Presently having one of those glorious "What have I done?" moments!

Ross_K · Unread post by **Ross_K** » 10 Feb 2009, 11:42

addo wrote:I've just been... err... persuaded by a large and forcefully spoken gentleman, to buy the '61 ID. Unless someone offers more than $500 before Friday week.

Some fun road trips and stories ought to follow! (It's presently 1500 miles away, and over Bass Strait.)

Presently having one of those glorious "What have I done?" moments!

Nothing like a road trip.

I'm off to Liverpool to pick up a car myself this weekend, but I'm in the dog house already as I forgot this Saturday is Valentine's day.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 10 Feb 2009, 13:19

addo wrote:Some fun road trips and stories ought to follow! (It's presently 1500 miles away, and over Bass Strait.)

You mean it's in Tas then Adam

Been there, great place... We went there to escape the heat of Darwin for a couple of weeks. A magicall place.

The ID sounds like a very worthy project for you and we'll just hope it does not turn out to be a bit of a Tassie Devil...

tomrostron · Unread post by **tomrostron** » 11 Feb 2009, 00:19

just watched, wheeler dealers. they bought a ds in france and brought it back to uk. they did it up and sold it, at a good profit. dont know when the prog was made, as i cant read roman numerals. tom

red_dwarfers · Unread post by **red_dwarfers** » 11 Feb 2009, 19:26

tomrostron wrote:just watched, wheeler dealers. they bought a ds in france and brought it back to uk. they did it up and sold it, at a good profit. dont know when the prog was made, as i cant read roman numerals. tom

http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... hp?t=25498

It was released a couple of months back.

...and regarding Roman Numerals,

M = 1000
MM = 2000

L = 50

I = 1
II = 2
III = 3
IV = 4
V = 5
VI = 6
VII = 7
VIII = 8
IX = 9
X = 10
XI = 11
XX = 20

You see, if the smaller 'number' is before the larger number, it is minus the larger number, if it is after, its added.

Hope that helps