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d-man478
10-13-2009, 11:39 PM
can you tell me what it is? im not sure, i have a bet i cant figure out what it is. +reps for the right answer.
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/oo300/d-man478/50ontheline.jpg
d-man478
10-13-2009, 11:43 PM
pretty sure i know its a Citroën DS. someone back me up please. :)
EJ25RUN
10-13-2009, 11:47 PM
2nd gen DS
speedminded
10-14-2009, 12:34 AM
uh Citroen DS...38,000 were sold in the US.
VooDooXII
10-14-2009, 12:42 AM
The Citroen DS...one of the most beautiful cars ever built and also wayyyyy ahead of its time when it was released.

Didn't know that many were sold here. I've seen a 2CV once or twice...and I saw a DS in Vancouver. Never seen on in the states though.
titoeg16psi
10-14-2009, 12:46 AM
1972 citroen ds
speedminded
10-14-2009, 12:49 AM
1972 citroen dsHow on earth did you figure out 1972?!
DUBSf22c
10-14-2009, 01:13 AM
very obvious.. i wish i was first.. They used this in one of my favorite movies ever with Eric Bana.. anyone know it?>
speedminded
10-14-2009, 01:18 AM
very obvious.. i wish i was first.. They used this in one of my favorite movies ever with Eric Bana.. anyone know it?>Munich, Steven Spielberg.
roscoe
10-14-2009, 01:34 AM
munich
roscoe
10-14-2009, 01:34 AM
dammit speedminded!! i didnt read yo post beat me to it lol
Glides
10-14-2009, 10:48 AM
Yea those things had electronic suspension that would raise the car up and down as you got in and out. Cool car. Like a Starship.
EJ25RUN
10-14-2009, 10:51 AM
Yea those things had electronic suspension that would raise the car up and down as you got in and out. Cool car. Like a Starship.

watch the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW-4hWtWA6Q

Till this day, the DS is the most ground breaking car ever made. 50 years of evolution in 1955.
speedminded
10-14-2009, 11:03 AM
Yea those things had electronic suspension that would raise the car up and down as you got in and out. Cool car. Like a Starship.hydropneumatic, not really electronic...just air and oil with a switch.
dorin48
10-14-2009, 12:07 PM
Well there are 2 of these at a shop called "Mike the Mechanic" off of toonigh road in canton. One looks to be in excellent shape but never driven. Always wondered what the hell it was. thanks lol
JennB
10-14-2009, 12:50 PM
There are a couple at the Lane Auto Museum in Nashville as well. The owner has a thing for European cars, especially French ones.

I've only seen one on the road in France though. Not sure if they didn't hold up that well over the years or if people just don't like them.
EJ25RUN
10-14-2009, 12:53 PM
hydropneumatic, not really electronic...just air and oil with a switch.

called hydrogas as well.