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    Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS

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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS
    This reminds me we here in the US of A cannot get the mid-size Vauxhaull four-door sedan which is powered by a supercharged LS3.

    ??????????????????????????????

    Hello, GM...anyone home? Didn't think so.

    I'd even consider it in the CTS-V. Erk, I almost typed 'Catera'. No lie.

    Bad fingers...bad, bad fingers!

    Still, I want some supercharger whine. Being it's from Down Under, there should be a red, gearshift-mounted 'on/off' knob.

    Heh, heh...he said "knob"...heh, heh, heh, heh, heheheheheheh.

    Cornholio!!
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 08/09/09 10:02 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08/10/09

    @I gotta job, I'm gonna pay the rent: You must be having a crisis.
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS
    I really like the Vauxhall. It's like a miniature tri-five chevy.
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    Image of Blue387 Blue387
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS
    I like the design of the Zodiac and I remember this clip of someone in California with a left-hand drive Zodiac on YouTube.
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    Image of r0ver r0ver
    08/10/09

    @Blue387: Yup,the Mark 2 Zephyr/Zodiac.
    The one in the article is a Mark 3.
    I seem to remember that with these z-cars,starting with the Mark 1, Ford introduced the ubiquitous McPherson Strut front suspension to the world.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/10/09

    @r0ver: Wikipedia says it was first used on the Ford Vedette in '49, and the Zepher getting in '51. I'd thought it came in with the Mini, so what do I know.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS

    These Vauxhall Victors were sold in the US through Pontiac dealers in the late '50s and early '60s. Unreliable, rust-prone horrors that the dealers hated. GM gave up on importing Vauxhalls by 1963 in favor of Opel. I once knew a guy who had one of the scarcely-imported 1962 second generation Victors - a wagon (see picture), which must have sold in minuscule numbers.

    I've never seen any of these Zephyrs or Zodiacs in the US. Ford at least theoretically imported most of its English range in the '60s, but I don't know whether the Zodiac was one of them. Besides, who in 1963 was going to buy a finny Ford at Galaxie or Mercury prices that wasn't much bigger than a Falcon?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS
    This is a perfect Trifecta of old oddballs. thanks, Kim of Copenhagen.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS

    That ford Zodiac has a transplanted grill, or at least the Ford of Europe designers liked the grill on the 1961 Dodge Polara....
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/09/09

    @UDMan: My exact thought when I saw that beast.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS

    I've always liked the distinctive look of the Citroen. There's no mistaking it for any other make of car. I think this is an 'interesting' Citroen ad.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08/10/09

    @skaycog misses lost friends: Are you sure that wasn't the first sketch of the DS concept? And then it had to be toned down for production?


    Once upon a time, carmakers and the French were mad, mad, people. And they made mad, mad, cars like the DS. Then came along a little Datsun and cars were supposed to work, and joy was no longer in the fabled Jalopland.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    08/10/09

    @Mobius mourns his fallen comrades:
    Someone told me that the French are still mad, mad people.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    08/09/09

    In reply to Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS
    I love the way the Zodiac's grille suggests a widened Ford Crest logo, in much the same way that '50s Ford truck taillights suggested a narrowed one.
    I also really like the browser-friendly gallery format that Nibbles seems to be allowing again. I can actually see the raindrops on the hood of the Ford!
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    Image of Bret Bret
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    As a small car, I like it. As a replacement for the Goddess, I hate it.


    For one thing, the steering wheel has two too many spokes.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    So, you're telling me that I can get out of a car with a thick basket weave pattern imprinted on my ass, a zig-zag pattern imprinted on my palms, a bubble pattern imprinted on my feet, and and a diamond plate pattern imprinted on my forehead after banging my head against the dash in a vain attempt to get the car to run?


    Something tells me that there are more effective ways to demonstrate your style to the ladies.

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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    BOOOOOOOO
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    Image of monsterajr monsterajr
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    For the life of me I cannot see the point of reusing the DS name on a car that A)isn't even the original size class B)has only two carry over styling cues that I can discern and C)displays no break through or cutting edge styling as the original did. FAIL
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    05/29/09

    @monsterajr: Seconded. Major fail from a brand I was hoping would lead the French car makers away from their lowest-common-denominator philosophy.

    I was super disappointed.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    It is nothing near as good as the original DS. Hell, it's not even as good as a CX. The DS completely set the automotive world on its ear, for a modern car to do that it'd have to completely do away with tires, or run on horse pee, or balance the American budget. This is just a car.


    What was wrong with the DS' fabulous shape? It had good aerodynamics, fabulous for the day and in the upper echelons even now. Why toss that to the side?


    Citroen still builds cars, but they don't build automobiles anymore. And that's just too bad.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    You can take a more detailed look in this video. I recommend leaving it mute:
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    05/29/09

    In reply to Citroen DS Inside Concept Gets Interior Sneak Peak
    Those giant bolsters are cool, but the ones on the seat bottom can really smack you in the wrong place if you sit down on them. Just ask my mom about sitting in my dad's R32 with the big Koenig seats. It really, um, tainted her opinion of the car.
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