Show me a nice old car

David Hughes said:
I had one of those but the camionnette version. My wife called it "Poppy" because of the colour and I called it the "Flying Dustbin" because of the panels making up the van body. Regardless, it was great fun to own and drive, dirt cheap to run and it had the oldest and smallest engine in it.

At the time my dad worked for a well known racing team and had a 2.4 Jaguar which I borrowed from time to time. On my daily commute the 2CV was fastest mainly because you had to think about driving it but the Jag would let you be lazy. Rather like cameras...

Regards, David
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La Deuch, La Poubelle and the other names for the great 2CV all serve it well. And despite the outrageous slings and arrows they just motor on. Mine always provokes a huge smile when I am out in it. I fulfilled my military obligation in France so it also feeds nostalgia.
 
Yokosuka_Mike said:
An unexpected surprise
Toyota 2000GT
1967–1970 (351 produced)​

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Fujifilm X-E4 - Fujinon XF 28mm f2 lens
Classic Chrome film simulation
Yokohama - October 2022
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This really is super nice!
 
boojum said:
Non, non, non, mon vieux, a Dynne.
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Exactement, the main difference is that the 2CV's windows flap up and down when you overtake someone and the rest of the time...

Regards, David

PS I wondered about a Dyane as a retirement toy but the price has jumped from 2 digits to four and is still going up.
 
Dralowid said:
David, surely you could stretch to a Bijou?
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Yeah, the trouble is my wife says the steering is too heavy for her... Decoded that means she would like a light 15 or similar. especially since a few of my young ladies - when I had a job - told her that they were the car of choice for bank robbers' getaways before the war...

Regards, David
 
David Hughes said:
................. - told her that they were the car of choice for bank robbers' getaways before the war... .......
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Did not Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow cement the 1934 Ford V-8 as the only choice? Clyde's letter (actually written by Bonnie) to Henry Ford extolling their choice of Fords for bank robberies said it all.
 
I am assuming a "Bijou" is a reference to the Citroen Traction Avant known colloquially in France as the Voiture Gangster, Gangster Car. For their time they were fast, daring in perception, and could carry a crowd. I had a '38 Famile TA and in addition to being sort of quick in the '60's it was maneuverable as hell with that front wheel drive and pulled like an ox.
 
No, the Citroen Bijou was a car built by Citroen in Slough, England, which was supposed to be more palatable to the British than the 2CV. Though of passing interest it was not a great success.

I've never had a traction but have had a few Ds. Sold the last one about ten years ago. Will look for a picture.
 
Dralowid said:
No, the Citroen Bijou was a car built by Citroen in Slough, England, which was supposed to be more palatable to the British than the 2CV. Though of passing interest it was not a great success.

I've never had a traction but have had a few Ds. Sold the last one about ten years ago. Will look for a picture.
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OK, the UK built 2CV. I knew of it but did not know the name of it. Metric or imperial?
 
I drive a Fiat 600 now. (OK so not every day) This is a car that was built in I don't know how many countries stretching from Eastern Europe to South America. Seems to have a different nickname for each.
 
Dralowid said:
I drive a Fiat 600 now. (OK so not every day) This is a car that was built in I don't know how many countries stretching from Eastern Europe to South America. Seems to have a different nickname for each.
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Fun cars! Italian cars drive, handle and stop well. IIRC they abhor water.
 
I once rode in my brother-in-law's Russian built Fiat 600 (forget the name.) It felt to me that the wheels and the body were not firmly connected when at speed on the highway.
 
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