COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST!!! Vol 2

[finlo]

Stickyfinger said:

Coventry, nice brace of "Valvers"

Not sure how rare it is but I keep seeing a BX van around my way.

[Stickyfinger]

v-rare

[Gompo]

Well I liked the Citroen post.



..And back to French Valvers.

[pitboard]

A little bit of France on the Lancashire moors.

[Johnspex]

Stickyfinger said:

Coventry, nice brace of "Valvers"

Which 2 are valvers?

[Stickyfinger]

the "valvers" are the name given to the Gt-BX's, the Xantia is a V6.3ltr Activa

Gompo said:

..And back to French Valvers.

Nice, not many left.. Is that one fitted with spheres on the rear suspension ?

Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 3rd July 18:49

[4rephill]

Stickyfinger said:

4rephill said:

Not sure I'd describe them as "nice"! - They look pretty awful to Me TBH!

awful.....why ? What is wrong with a valver BX ?

The set-square styling for a start off!

Strangely enough, coming from France the BX lacks any kind of flair to its design, it's all sharp angles.

Considering that Citroen came out with the Traction Avant and the DS in the past, both of which were very stylish designs, the BX was a design let down as far as I'm concerned.

You like them and that's good for you, for Myself personally, the BX has never struck Me as being either an attractive design or a particularly nice car.

[Stickyfinger]

4rephill said:

The set-square styling for a start off!

Strangely enough, coming from France the BX lacks any kind of flair to its design, it's all sharp angles.

Considering that Citroen came out with the Traction Avant and the DS in the past, both of which were very stylish designs, the BX was a design let down as far as I'm concerned.

You like them and that's good for you, for Myself personally, the BX has never struck Me as being either an attractive design or a particularly nice car.

Horses and courses, fair enough

More French lines for you to like/hate

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Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 3rd July 19:24

[Ambleton]

if thats a Xantia Activa - then fair enough. Very cool suspension on those and largely unknown about, mostly under-rated.

[Yertis]

Stickyfinger said:

Horses and courses, fair enough

More French lines for you to like/hate

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Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 3rd July 19:24

BX (allderivatives) and Xantia both very cool cars - 4rep is talking nonsense (IMO).

[Stickyfinger]

Ambleton said:

if thats a Xantia Activa - then fair enough. Very cool suspension on those and largely unknown about, mostly under-rated.

Yep a V6 3.ltr one

[DickyC]

Qu'est-ce que c'est le "Valver"?

[Blown2CV]

Stickyfinger said:

Ambleton said:

if thats a Xantia Activa - then fair enough. Very cool suspension on those and largely unknown about, mostly under-rated.

Yep a V6 3.ltr one

my dad had a couple of xantia activa as company cars. Quite fast for the time, comfy and the self-levelling suspension (over the 'normal' hydropneumatic) was indeed pretty weird and interesting technology. I thought the activa was a 2.0 turbo?

[LotusOmega375D]

I thought a "valver" was a Mk1 Renault Clio 16V. Never heard that name applied to a Citroen.

[Blown2CV]

LotusOmega375D said:

I thought a "valver" was a Mk1 Renault Clio 16V. Never heard that name applied to a Citroen.

can't actually find a single reference to it on the Internet either!

[Pothole]

It's barry boy st that shouldn't be anywhere near this thread...imho.

[Stickyfinger]

Pothole said:

It's barry boy st that shouldn't be anywhere near this thread...imho.

what is ?

[theadman]

Elderly said:

Yesterday at Stourhead.

How on earth have we got to Monday night without anyone commenting on this?

GREAT SPOT! Anyone know more about the car?

Yesterday yielded a brace of TR8 (LHD coupe and RHD convertible), a Ferrari 575M and finally a Citroen SM in the space of about 10 miles between Northampton and Silverstone. No pics unfortunately - or probably fortunately for those driving close by!

[adamInca]

Last week.

[85Carrera]

Stickyfinger said:

4rephill said:

The set-square styling for a start off!

Strangely enough, coming from France the BX lacks any kind of flair to its design, it's all sharp angles.

Considering that Citroen came out with the Traction Avant and the DS in the past, both of which were very stylish designs, the BX was a design let down as far as I'm concerned.

You like them and that's good for you, for Myself personally, the BX has never struck Me as being either an attractive design or a particularly nice car.

Horses and courses, fair enough

More French lines for you to like/hate

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Edited by Stickyfinger on Sunday 3rd July 19:24

Is probably my age, but the SM is the only one there that does anything for me.