Show me a nice old car

My first impression of a Citroen came at a car show in Westwood CA. There was an SM there and I remember the owner showing how you could change a rear wheel without using a jack. He raised the suspension and then raised just one rear wheel off the ground, all from inside the car. I thought that was pretty cool.
 
The wheel changing setting was right at the top of the suspension range on an SM, with 5- parked, drive, mildly off road, off road and wheel change. It was exceptionally useful as a height for cleaning the car.

The only problem with the hydraulics I had was the occasional propensity for it to have a leak and to find the car in a pool of green LHM fluid. The nightmare I avoided was no power at all - it is nigh on impossible to move that car if flat to the floor and no drive!
 
That and driving through floods. You can guess that by then I had ceased to worry about rust.

I mentioned the 2CV, our other Citroen was the ID 21 or 19; just can't remember which...

The more practical one I still lust after would be the Dyane but my wife wants a Light 15.

Regards, David
 
Guth said:
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My dream car when I was a teenager! (AC Ace Bristol) Before Carroll Shelby ruined it.
 
besk said:
My dream car when I was a teenager! (AC Ace Bristol) Before Carroll Shelby ruined it.
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The AC Ace is lovely in its way, but, having driven a 289 Cobra, a real one, I can assure you there was nothing ruined about it. Underwear maybe.
Sunbeam Tiger, also bonkers.
 
This is an early one. I don't think this version was also sold under the MG Midget name but the later restyled one was. A bit difficult to tell them apart, so both were often called "Spridget".
 
Doug said:
This is an early one. I don't think this version was also sold under the MG Midget name but the later restyled one was. A bit difficult to tell them apart, so both were often called "Spridget".
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We called it the bug-eyed Sprite where I lived.
 
^Abbazz, the Red Toy is stunning! Is it your car?

Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera
Fujinon XF 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan - December 2019

A real Mini

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All the best,
Mike
 
Yokosuka_Mike said:
^Abbazz, the Red Toy is stunning! Is it your car?
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No, it's my neighbour's. I have an addiction problem with collecting cameras but I often find comfort in thinking that this little hobby of mine could have been much more costly if I were to collect classic cars instead...

Cheers!

Abbazz
 
Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera
Fujinon XF 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan - December 2019

A nice old car
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A not so nice old car
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All the best,
Mike
 
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