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    Vauxhall Victor, Ford Zodiac, Citroën DS

    Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
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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 is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper discontinuuity is tentatively testing the waters of Murlopnik Weekend before plunging again into the fridgid waters that are Jalopnik proper
    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 skaycog
    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 skaycog
    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 Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/11/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    Sheesh, all these years of reality-enhanced internet porn has ruined so many guys for real live women.


    I'm not saying that the entire Goldies-Boutique operation doesn't reek of Creepy German Cult-ness- it sure as hell does- but the model in these photos isn't some sort of hideous beast.

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    Image of wkiernan wkiernan
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    I don't think she's so awful looking. But then I'm not a virgin with a stash of Maxims under the mattress either, so my standards aren't so sky high as y'all's.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/10/09

    @wkiernan: This is the internet! Women must be constructed of pure Photoshop perfection!
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    05/10/09

    @Murilee Martin:

    I'm inclined to agree with Murilee: I don't think she deserves all the hurtful comments just because she isn't rendered to look like someone out of a VCA/VCX porn roundup at the Adult Entertainment Expo. If high-definition is too jarring, remove your glasses!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    If you think their auto graveyard is something, you should see the shallow graves out there in the meadow.
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    Image of stuntdriver stuntdriver
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    how do you say trailer trash in german???
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    Image of A strolling player got drunk and A strolling player got drunk and
    05/10/09

    @Stuntdriver: Trälertrasch?
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    I dare you to cross-post this to Jezebel.
    And all of you who whine and cry over old car graveyards ought to be glad to see these vehicles at least offered for sale.
    Mobius may have it exactly right when he says that the woman was chosen to make the cars look awesome. It's the same idea as brides choosing dresses for the attendants that will not make them look as good as her.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @MarywithanM: I suspect you're right. I'm glad to see the cars offered for sale, but I think the seller may have had better luck without having his sister pose on the projects.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    To answer the question: no it cannot, it may actually reduce its chances of selling.

    However the odds of this add attracting an "open minded" couple to spend some time "working on the cars" are quite good.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    Well, Mur'lee, you got "tall" and "busty" right.


    I'm not so sure about "woman".

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/10/09

    @FasterPussycow: Adam's apple too small to be a man.
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    Murilee Martin was starred Murilee Martin was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @Murilee Martin: Well, it's not a man anymore.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @FstrPssycw: Allow me to update that:


    it's not a man/ not a man by law

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    @FasterPussycow: I don't know, I used to see that man/woman stuff on Maury and the old infallible adam's apple doesn't seem reliable anymore.

    Try this quiz. It's completely suitable for work but damned puzzling.


    [www2.b3ta.com]

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: I got 14/16. Not bad, right?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    @Ln th Jlpchck: I only got 12 out of 16. It's a good thing I don't hang out in bars much anymore.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: That's still not too bad. You've got a 75% chance! :)
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