Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Ah yes, the original Ami with the Ford Anglia-style reverse slope rear screen! I had the Ami Super with the 1015cc flat-four, as fitted to the first-series GS. Bejazus was it noisy or what? But that engine would spin and spin. On a long downhill pitch with the wind behind, accelerator pedal pressed to the floor, the speedo would show near enough 100mph. On 145 Michelin ZX tyres...