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Citroen 'goddess' feted in Paris
BBC News ^
| October 9, 2005
| By Hugh Schofield, Paris
Posted on 10/09/2005 9:39:54 AM PDT by aculeus
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Say what you will about the French, this was a great looking car for the mid 1950s.
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:39:55 AM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus
It looks like my Goldfish "Earl"
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:45:37 AM PDT
by
Frenetic
To: aculeus
I learned how to drive in one. Hydraulic suspension and Citromatic shifting. The guy who taught me how to drive gave me one of his DS21's after he became too old to take care of it. The problem is, I think you have to be French to understand all the systems. I gave it to a French guy in Minneapolis a couple years ago. He nearly cried with joy.
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:46:42 AM PDT
by
Rokke
To: aculeus
I grew up in the 50's. There were a few of these around. We knew they weren't American (where's the 450hp engine?).
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:46:43 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor. - Truman Capote)
To: aculeus
Charles de Gaulle chose it for the presidential fleet - an inspired decision because in 1962, it was the car's ability to stay on the road at speed, despite two shot-out tyres, that saved his life in an assassination bid outside Paris. Gee...that's too bad.
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:51:23 AM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: aculeus
"Say what you will about the French..."
Hm... The only thing the French had to do with it was to had hired a good Italian designer:
"...The Déesse was developed for Citroen by the Italian designer Flaminio Bertoni..." And since at least Michelangelo's times the Italians have been known for their strength in design, be it architectural, automotive, clothing , shoes and so on...
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:52:22 AM PDT
by
GSlob
To: aculeus
Yes, but we had the 1947 Studebaker first!
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posted on
10/09/2005 9:53:47 AM PDT
by
Grut
To: aculeus
To: GSlob
"to have had", not "to had".
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:01:04 AM PDT
by
GSlob
To: GSlob
The only thing the French had to do with it was to had hired a good Italian designer: absolutely... that being said though a friend of mine had an SM with a Masseretti(sp) engine in it that was a real terror. again thanks to the Italians
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:01:43 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: llevrok
Apparently you never got a chance to drive the Maserati version!
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:02:04 AM PDT
by
rockrr
(Never argue with a man who buys ammo in bulk...)
To: GSlob
Just for the record, Bertoni designed the exterior. French engineers designed the suspension and mechanicals. The engine was the same as the one used in the Traction Advant. The DS was a combination of Italian-penned styling and French engineering. By the way, the Traction Advant was solely designed by the French, and it represented a huge step forward in design and engineering when it came out in the late 1930s.
To: Rokke
You need a plumber more than a mechanic on those cars..
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:09:00 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: aculeus
That is one beautiful automobile!
I also love the Traction and the 2CV...
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:09:39 AM PDT
by
Dark Skies
("The only way to find yourself is in the fires of sorrow." -- Oswald Chambers)
To: aculeus
"ay what you will about the French, this was a great looking car for the mid 1950s."
I like the '53 Studebaker hardtop coupe better. I wish I could post a picture.
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:11:33 AM PDT
by
RoadTest
(We need our borders, language and culture secured.)
To: kiwiexpat
There was a D-21 running around Iowa City in 1970 and I got a chance to drive it for about 15 minutes. I noticed the steering wheel seemed to ooze into the steering column and the brake pedal looked like a small mushroom. Very strange.
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:13:37 AM PDT
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Troubled by NOLA looting ? You ain't seen nothing yet.)
To: aculeus
I hear it has a special button which pops out a waving white flag to make surrender that much easier.
To: aculeus
I don't care what anyone says, that car is one of the ugliest production cars ever built. Perhaps only slightly ahead of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.
Perhaps
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:20:36 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopechne is walking around free)
To: aculeus
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Does it only go in reverse? |
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:22:56 AM PDT
by
Fintan
(If this tagline lasts longer than 4 hours, please consult a physician.)
To: aculeus
Who was inspired by whom?
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posted on
10/09/2005 10:48:54 AM PDT
by
cloud8
(A(without)-CLU = Without a Clue)
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