CX GTI Turbo to Europe- At Last!!

[Bilkob]

Some on here may remember my resto/mod/ project CX turbo. Well, after a driveshaft bearing stopped play last autumn we finally made it back to France and Belgium. The car was simply magnificent, hoovering up motorways, effortlessly pulling away from tedious tailgating Audis and BMs and surprisingly good at belting round Flemish lanes. The pics probably tell the story best

[Bilkob]

[Bilkob]

[biggbn]

Absolutely fantastic!!! So jealous, wonderful car!

[Evercross]

Bilkob said:

Flemish Fries!

[Mabbs9]

That looks great. Well done for reaching your goal. My (wife's) grandad has a CX in his garage buried behind loads of stuff. I'm really keen to get at it. I'm told it was only used a few times from new. One day I'll report further!

[croyde]

I still miss my CX2400 Pallas auto which I owned back in the 80s.

[Hub]

Love that!

Did it get much appreciation in its home country?

[joshcowin]

Bilkob said:

Tour of flanders?

[politeperson]

Very nice car I must say. I want it.

My CX history is 2400 C-matic estate (79), 2.5d saloon (80), 2.4i auto estate (83) , 2.5 TRD Estate(88) , 2.0l Famiiale (82) , S1 Turbo Saloon (85), 2.4 Pallas Salon manual 4 sp (76). Mostly RHD with a couple of LHD cars.

I would love a good turbo, they rare pretty rare.

My favorite out of all the ones I owned was the simplest, a low mileage 1982 CX2000TRE. It was a 5 speed manual saloon with a carb in silver. It had the "new" alloy block suitcase engine.

The light weight engine made it corner superbly, acceleration was good and it cruised very well and was economical. Very reliable too. Wish I had never sold it, in many ways it was the perfect car. So comfortable.



Anyway, fantastic journey, very jealous.

[944 Man]

Magnificent.

[Bilkob]

Not Tour of Flanders no, a small mid week race, Nokere Koerse, a superb little race, as they all are in Belgium at this time of year. We’re off to Flèche Wallone and Leige soon too. Looking forward to driving it in the Ardennes

[The spinner of plates]

Très magnifique!

[Equus]

I keep looking at these as a 'useable' modern classic.

You're not helping, OP...

[Bilkob]

I built this as a useable everyday car, and it pretty much works as such. I don’t really ‘waste’ it on small local journeys, but as a A road and motorway ‘trip’ car it’s bloody brilliant . It just kinda wafts along on a wall of torque, utterly unbothered by the road surface, or cross winds…….
I’m biased, obviously but I think they’re just magnificent.

[Piginapoke]

Tres Bon!

Any interior pics OP?

[croyde]

Bilkob said:

I built this as a useable everyday car, and it pretty much works as such. I don’t really ‘waste’ it on small local journeys, but as a A road and motorway ‘trip’ car it’s bloody brilliant . It just kinda wafts along on a wall of torque, utterly unbothered by the road surface, or cross winds…….
I’m biased, obviously but I think they’re just magnificent.

Yep, I used mine to travel across the UK and Sur le continent. Purrrrfect for cruising.

I was once stuck in a jam on Waterloo bridge so raised the suspension and walked it over the raised central reservation

[Bilkob]

[Bilkob]

[Got4wheels]

C'est manifique Moniseur!

I'm a big fan of old French cars! My Grandad had a BX diesel until I was about 8 and I do remember falling asleep in it on numerous occasions. I struggled and struggle to do that in cars before or since! He kept it until the suspension decided to drop it's fluid out his bungalow one day in the early 00's...

He sold it off for an MK6 Escort also in diesel! Talk about crimes against the car industry!

EDIT: That interior!

Michael

Edited by Got4wheels on Sunday 10th April 17:08