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Excellent read that James, well found!! I love that car!!! :-D
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You would have to fork out a tidy sum to walk away with this bench seat, and white rim steering wheel....
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I reckon Gibbo will have been behind the steering wheel of one of these, sitting on a nice bench seat and happily column changing gears :-D
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Might have even fitted the radio and wing mirrors Neil. :)
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I'm a bit late to the party in this thread and I'm surprised the Series 1 GS dashes have not been mentioned yet...

This was the standard LHD Dash...
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Possibly the quirkiest Citroen dash ever!

It was considered too radical for the UK market so we got this beauty :D
GS S1 RHD Dash
GS S1 RHD Dash
Allegedly the LHD community were very jealous of this and they too wanted it rather than their own...

I must admit I rather like the LHD one, it's very quirkiness is very appealing to me :)

The S1 RHD interior generally was a stunner and a very lovely place to be in a very lovely car :D
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Jim, welcome to the party, keep popping in! Definitely on the interesting end of the interesting/awful continuum!

Do you recognise where this slightly more awful one comes from...not far from citrojim towers!
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Agree with the GS dash Jim. It was so radically different then than anything I had seen previously. The single spoke wheel made so much sense. A very easy and fun car to drive as well as supremely comfortable.
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myglaren wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 18:47 The single spoke wheel made so much sense.
I remember how much I enjoyed that in our BX19 TRD Estate and how frustrated I was to find the 2 extra spokes added on my BX19 GTi 16V!! :)
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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 17:58 Jim, welcome to the party, keep popping in! Definitely on the interesting end of the interesting/awful continuum!

Do you recognise where this slightly more awful one comes from...not far from citrojim towers!
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Hell Razor5543 wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 19:04

Aston Martin Lagonda from around 1983?
It is indeed James well done :-D

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NewcastleFalcon wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 20:02
Hell Razor5543 wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 19:04

Aston Martin Lagonda from around 1983?
It is indeed James well done :-D

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myglaren wrote: 02 Nov 2020, 18:47 Agree with the GS dash Jim. It was so radically different then than anything I had seen previously. The single spoke wheel made so much sense. A very easy and fun car to drive as well as supremely comfortable.
And there, Steve, you have just summed up what makes the GS my all-time favourite Citroen. I've driven one and was then forever smitten...

At risk of hurting Daffodil's feelings I'd still love to have a Series 1 GS :) My dream Citroen...

It would have to be a bright yellow one and preferably a Break :cool:
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