60 years old this year

[chrispmartha]

And still looks modern.... and (I'm very biased) but still the most beautiful car ever designed?

Edited by chrispmartha on Thursday 5th March 23:17

Edited by chrispmartha on Thursday 5th March 23:18

[gareth_r]

What I find remarkable is that this



was in production for 4 years after this



hit the road.

[Jonno02]

Love the interior.

[poing]

chrispmartha said:

And still looks modern....

Nope sorry, to my eyes it just looks old. I wish I could appreciate them like others do but I just never got them, I do realise they are seriously cool though.

[chrispmartha]

poing said:

Nope sorry, to my eyes it just looks old. I wish I could appreciate them like others do but I just never got them, I do realise they are seriously cool though.

Well they're of the now, according to Back To The Future 2 anyway (they used them as taxis in the 2015!

[MrB1obby]

I can't see how it looks modern in this day. It more looks futuristic for its time because the lines flow so well, the interior space looks old fashioned because you can actually see out! But that interior itself is gorgeous!

[chrispmartha]

poing said:

Nope sorry, to my eyes it just looks old. I wish I could appreciate them like others do but I just never got them, I do realise they are seriously cool though.

To be honest it's not its looks that it should be remembered for, it was a groundbreaking car in so many ways - crumple zones, disc brakes, turning head lights, variable hydraulic suspension

[MrBarry123]

I agree that it hasn't aged badly compared with other cars of the time however it still looks st.

[chrispmartha]

MrB1obby said:

I can't see how it looks modern in this day. It more looks futuristic for its time because the lines flow so well, the interior space looks old fashioned because you can actually see out! But that interior itself is gorgeous!

Ok fair enough, I'm stretching it a little with modern to this day, what I will ay though is when I'm driving mine it gets so many looks ranging from laughing to gawping, young kids are the best as they haven't seen anything like it driving around :-) a young lad once asked me if I was a spy :-) (although surely a spy would drive something a bit more understated?)

Although just to counteract I did hear one 'youth' shout 'look at that c**t driving a boat!'

[Crafty_]

MrBarry123 said:

I agree that it hasn't aged badly compared with other cars of the time however it still looks st.

+1 its 'orrible.

[chrispmartha]

Crafty_ said:

+1 its 'orrible.

[chrispmartha]

MrBarry123 said:

I agree that it hasn't aged badly compared with other cars of the time however it still looks st.

Just checked your garage



;-)

[MrBarry123]

chrispmartha said:

MrBarry123 said:

I agree that it hasn't aged badly compared with other cars of the time however it still looks st.

Just checked your garage



;-)

We all have individual tastes - as we've both proven.



P.S. It's the Mrs' car mainly - I would have had her get a Golf R.

[mybrainhurts]

Back in my rally jousting days, I once had my arm twisted to navigate one of these.

The suspension erection at will was useful on the really rough bits but, bloody hell, have you ever tried to hurry a sofa down the lanes?

Suitable only for cast iron stomachs....

[chrispmartha]

mybrainhurts said:

Back in my rally jousting days, I once had my arm twisted to navigate one of these.

The suspension erection at will was useful on the really rough bits but, bloody hell, have you ever tried to hurry a sofa down the lanes?

Suitable only for cast iron stomachs....

Im astounded these ever actually went rallying, never mind did OK at it, its many things, but fast and agile aren't two of them

[mybrainhurts]

chrispmartha said:

mybrainhurts said:

Back in my rally jousting days, I once had my arm twisted to navigate one of these.

The suspension erection at will was useful on the really rough bits but, bloody hell, have you ever tried to hurry a sofa down the lanes?

Suitable only for cast iron stomachs....

Im astounded these ever actually went rallying, never mind did OK at it, its many things, but fast and agile aren't two of them

True, but dry stone walls get out of the way when they see one coming...

[Justin Case]

Modern? It still looks futuristic beside the anonymous blogs that pass for styling these days.

[m444ttb]

One of my favourite cars. I just love Citroen cars of this period up to the 80s. Once Peugeot really got stuck in it was never the same.

[gareth_r]

chrispmartha said:

mybrainhurts said:

Back in my rally jousting days, I once had my arm twisted to navigate one of these.

The suspension erection at will was useful on the really rough bits but, bloody hell, have you ever tried to hurry a sofa down the lanes?

Suitable only for cast iron stomachs....

I'm astounded these ever actually went rallying, never mind did OK at it. It's many things, but fast and agile aren't two of them.

If you can find a decent quality aerial footage of the DS at speed in the Safari or Maroc or Senegal rallies you'll understand why they did so well.

Rallies were very different back then. They didn't just consist of a few hundred kilometres of special stages in a vehicle that shared only its silhouette with the showroom version.

Edited by gareth_r on Friday 6th March 01:17

[konark]

It's sex on wheels, but I've heard they're a bugger to work on.