Another Citroen Nutter

Citinorbit · March 12, 2009, 09:51:56 PM

Bonjour Fastfrogs,

I am a 'newby' - a french car nutter from way-back - and was introduced to Fastfrogs by an existing member of this fine organisation. Yours truly is interested in most French cars and Citroen in particular. However, I do have fond memories of owning Peugeot 504's, Renault16TS's and a rather forlorn Dauphine.
My first Citroen was a 1963 Slough build ID19, and , as you will understand, it caused a life long interest in French cars. The habit continues to entail a couple of daily drivers and the usual collection of needy but deserving 'old timers', i.e., the ones you can't bear to part with for reasons only known to the 'initiated', and some which managed to remain without the knowledge of ' the other'.

Regards, Chris.

red16v · March 13, 2009, 08:21:26 AM

welcome!What you rolling in at present?

Griffe · March 13, 2009, 08:22:34 AM

Welcome along to our fast little site that is fastfrogs!

CaM · March 13, 2009, 09:22:21 AM

oooohhhh you're the guy with the gs's's's's's form af?
choice

welcome to the board

mrc_1979 · March 13, 2009, 10:28:22 AM

hi, welcome along

Carpentry · March 13, 2009, 12:20:41 PM

Welcome Chris!

I'm the guy who told you about the site, good to see you expressed an interest

Goat · March 14, 2009, 03:02:17 AM

Hello

Citinorbit · March 14, 2009, 09:25:44 AM

Quote from: red16v on March 13, 2009, 08:21:26 AM
welcome!What you rolling in at present?

Gee, thanks for the welcome guys: registered and on the road are a BX TZD and a Xantia V6, and awaiting registration is a somewhat diabolical BX 16v. The TZD is the most frugal and reliable Cit I have ever owned and the V6 must be the most needy when $$$ and cents are being considered - 'the beast', however, does have some noteworthy character traits when it comes to driving it ,but its 'looks' and attitude have never moved me much. Recent projects include dismantling a 1963 Slough build ID19.
Bought my first Citroen in 1972 - a 1939 Twelve (since fitted with an ID19 engine and original 3 speed gbox) - and I am happy to say that it is still alive and functioning! Its handling is still remarkable in this day and age. My home stretch has a number of tight bends causing the average boy racer in a 'rice burner' quite a bit of grief when a 70 year old Citroen refuses to be left behind!!

CaM · March 14, 2009, 09:29:27 AM

15s are so cool, and you don't fully appreciate how awesome they are until you drive one for yourself!

do you have a few bits left of the '63?

Citinorbit · March 14, 2009, 10:36:28 AM

do have a range of spares for 62 - 66 D models available - supply, however, is 'slow motion' as parts are kept 250 k's from home-base......

red16v · March 14, 2009, 11:03:27 PM

ye probably know me old man by the sounds of it- terry f in masterton

CaM · March 14, 2009, 11:35:19 PM

you'ree up in auckland i expect?

Citinorbit · March 15, 2009, 10:36:41 PM

Quote from: red16v on March 14, 2009, 11:03:27 PM
ye probably know me old man by the sounds of it- terry f in masterton

Yep, of course, Terry. Alzheimers hasn't as yet set in and, as far as I remember, Dunedin is still the place where people will find me.
We have had a bit of a Citroen influx of late as some Southerners have become obsessed with Trademe. Mind you, Northern Scarfies continue to deliver Cits to the City ......BX's, Xantia's, etc. - student loans, however, don't always stretch sufficiently to keep up with the usual expenses beyond the scarfies' social commitments............. If only one could find a partner willing to accept their respective spouse's eccentric notion of collecting them all...... collecting Cits, that is, not their wayward owners!

Regards, Chris de J.

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