There was a piece in the review section of the Guardian on Saturday, with some evocative writing about french cars generally and the DS particularly. I'm reluctant to cut and paste because of copyright, but here is the link. He starts to wrote about hitch hiking and cars about half way through.
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DS Nostalgia
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Richard_C
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DS Nostalgia
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Current:C4 Max Hybrid, C3 1.2 Auto
Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C4 Picasso,C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk1, Maxi, VWT2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini
Current:C4 Max Hybrid, C3 1.2 Auto
Past Citroens: Dyane (x2), 2CV, Visa, BX (x2), Xantia, Xsara Picasso, C4 Picasso,C3 (x2) C5 X7 Tourer, Synergie 1.9TD, C1
Others: Hillman Hunter, Cortina Mk1, Maxi, VWT2, Granada, SAAB 900, SAAB 9-5, R5 Gordini
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CitroenCrazy
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Re: DS Nostalgia
The bit about hitch hiking really chimed with me. I can't comment on the 50s and 60s, but it was still alive in the 80s. I hadn't thought about it before, but I realise now that it's dead now. I can't remember the last time I picked up a hitcher.
Shame really, it used to be a very civilised way of getting from A to B, whether you were the driver or the fellow traveller.
Shame really, it used to be a very civilised way of getting from A to B, whether you were the driver or the fellow traveller.