Thread: Little boring boxes with wheels

Originally Posted by jerryd

Is this a trick question

Your vehicle ownership and 'Hot Dinners' go hand in hand.

Originally Posted by Saitch

Your vehicle ownership and 'Hot Dinners' go hand in hand.

I wonder what the average age is.
Somewhere between the Territory and MG.

Originally Posted by Tins

Interesting. He's spot on about new players and the brakes. And the flying analogy rings true to me as well, but not for the reasons stated. There was a woman near me in /Sydney who drove a CX 2200. You could hear, on a hot day, the thing coming from a block away, sounding like a Boeing attempting takeoff. Amazing car though. First time I ever saw a binnacle like that, let alone the "digital" speedo.

They have two big radiator fans, they have two big fans like later falcons do. run on a series/parallel circuit (so low and high speed fans). .... In melbourne traffic on hot days, the fans would spool upto high speed.... and the pedestrians on the footpath would take a couple of steps back to avoid the hot air being blown at them. I'm not sure if you have ever driven a CX, but they are horrifically hot to travel in on hot days (that big windscreen is like a sauna, and the A/C is all but hopeless).

The speedo isn't digital, its a drum type speedo, with a magnifying glass infront of it.

I still have a Citroen CX on a club permit, but its a later car (1985), the first of the petrol turbo models. A very fast car in its time, but still extremely hot to travel in (I have even fitted the locally fitted front and rear A/C to mine ... still hot in hot weather). I have quite a few earlier CX's around the yard in various states of decay ... oh and one sitting in hte shed that should probably be restored ( A 79 factory sunroof with twin A/C model ... and a C-matic gearbox which I used to think was stupid, but now I think its great ... the lunacy of it can't be beaten )

I think its done about 180,000miles now. The motor has never been touched (other than oil changes), the gearbox has never been touched. I've had endless issues with old dodgy wiring though. Oh I just realised, my profile picture here is that car.

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Shane L.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

I did 350k in my 1969 car yesterday. The most it's done since 2011. I felt like I had exposure yesterday from all the wind.

What sort of car? Travelling windows (or top down) does leave you feeling wind blown Its awesome, a part of the appeal of old cars it makes you feel alive.

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Shane L.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

What sort of car? Travelling windows (or top down) does leave you feeling wind blown Its awesome, a part of the appeal of old cars it makes you feel alive.

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Shane L.

Yes, I had an old Singer 9 Bantam once ,I used to drive to high school in There was a crank handle under the windscreen that when rotated would open up the bottom of the screen nearly horizontal. Good for shooting through chasing bunnies.

I even drove my MGB to the snow fields, top down. Loved it.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

What sort of car? Travelling windows (or top down) does leave you feeling wind blown Its awesome, a part of the appeal of old cars it makes you feel alive.

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Shane L.

A Lotus Elan. The engine has just been rebuilt. It's rowdy.

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

A Lotus Elan. The engine has just been rebuilt. It's rowdy.

That is really cool.... Are they the ones iwth the little renault alpine motor?