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[ronhic]

Bumpers...

...are also off a GSA...

The car was previously owned (2 owners ago) by Denton Christies' son...Denton is one of THE Citroen mechanics in Sydney. People take their cars to him from all over New South Wales...

...anyway, he is the one who played around with the sweet Berline body and did the wheels...Personally, I would have prefered a neat wagon or straight Berline (sedan) rather than one that has been played with, but we wanted/needed a car to go to 'Cit-In' in Tasmania (Citroen car clubs from all over Oz meet in one city each year - Launceston this year)....so rather than buy a BX with potential problems or a CX/DS which I couldn't park in a double garage with the Holden and Morris, a GS was the perfect solution...

You may know that GS engines are notorious to keep oil tight and the exhausts are very complicated with 12 joins...well this one seems to be ok....it passed registration inspection which is what matters...

Check out the link...

http://www.aussiefrogs.com

 

[hydralique]

Oh, nice link there, love the Delahaye grille at the top! Certainly I think the GS is a fabulous car, but why wouldn't you park a D or CX in the same garage as a Holden or Morris?

 

[ronhic]

Quite simply....

....it won't comfortably fit!

Is technically a double garage....so the GS and Morris take about 3/5 and the Holden the other 2/5...the Morris is effectively tucked in the middle behind the central pillar.....

 

[hydralique]

OK, I see . . .

I didn't realize you were trying to get all three in there at one time!

I have a a serious Fiat fanatic friend who keeps his collection in an old barn on his property. He once considered buying a DS, and liked it very much, but finally passed on it because he was afraid to get too interested in such large cars as they won't fit in the same space as a small Fiat. Considering that at the time his barn held one Moretti (Sportiva 850), three Abarths (Bialbero, Sestriere, and OT1300), and four Fiats (two 850 Spiders, one '50s Multipla, and one 124 Spider), I could see his point! I am eternally jealous of his barn.

I'm gonna add Abarth and Moretti to the list . . .

Oh, and for a non-automotive name, how about KLH? Under Henry Kloss they made wonderful speakers and other hi-fi equipment, and continued to do so for many years afterwords. Now the name has been plastered on some cheap and nasty stuff from China, a sad ending.