( Another) CX GTI Turbo Road Trip

[Bilkob]

Ladies and Gents,

If anyone remembers, I built a Citroen CX Turbo a few years ago, and it’s in daily-ish use, and my go to long journey car.
Two weekends ago, it got pointed East, and reeled off a day and night in Ghent(6 Day bike racing) then via Arnhem (where I tipped my hat to my Grandfather and all his brave pals ) and onto Hamburg where I’d managed to buy an old bicycle that needed collecting.
The Monday was spent driving back through a wonderful, deserted Ardennes stopping at some historic Battle of the Bulge sites, finishing that night in Huy. The following day, the old thing was simply magnificent in appalling driving rain and wind. 80-90 mph, rock solid, self levelled and pulling like a train. Pulled into a deserted Eurotunnel, with a superbly filthy, streaked low flying baguette…..

[Bilkob]

[dontlookdown]

Sounds like a great trip.

This remains possibly my favourite car on PH. Toss up between this, Bob's JPS Esprit and a few small Frenchies - AX, 104, Twingo etc.

But as an all round car that you can actually drive and use, it's got to be your CX.

[Bilkob]

Not sure where the pictures have gone……

[Mammasaid]

Bilkob said:

Ladies and Gents,

If anyone remembers, I built a Citroen CX Turbo a few years ago, and it’s in daily-ish use, and my go to long journey car.
Two weekends ago, it got pointed East, and reeled off a day and night in Ghent(6 Day bike racing) then via Arnhem (where I tipped my hat to my Grandfather and all his brave pals ) and onto Hamburg where I’d managed to buy an old bicycle that needed collecting.
The Monday was spent driving back through a wonderful, deserted Ardennes stopping at some historic Battle of the Bulge sites, finishing that night in Huy. The following day, the old thing was simply magnificent in appalling driving rain and wind. 80-90 mph, rock solid, self levelled and pulling like a train. Pulled into a deserted Eurotunnel, with a superbly filthy, streaked low flying baguette…..

Here you go (add line brakes to the url)

[Mammasaid]

Bilkob said:

[Rumdoodle]

Magnificent! Perfect car for the trip. I've always wanted one of these.

[Guyr]

Majestic beasts, with such a beautiful ride.

My father owned a small Citroen dealership in the 80s/90s (before they forced everyone into big glass/steel showrooms that he couldn't afford) and drove a CX GTi Turbo 2 for a few years. He also had a CX Prestige which was really fun to be in the back of as a kid.

[Bilkob]

15 ish years ago I owned, and then sold one of 5 RHD Prestige Turbo 2s……
Yup, I did that!

[POIDH]

Bloody fantastic cars. I remember being disappointed we got a (new) BX estate instead of the neighbours CX estate...

[biggbn]

Wow, so jealous. Good effort, salut!!

[BrittanyStevens]

Nice, I love it.

[CKY]

Great write up OP, lovely to see one of these surviving whilst being used properly!

I still remember in the mid-80s coming up behind a CX one night on the M5 doing well-North of 100mph - had no idea what it was at first until I managed to draw alongside!