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

Surely an LWB T6 panel van for the trail centre car parks?

The Beach is appealing because it's got car speed limits, and it's fitted out with the creature comforts. Did I mention that I'm old?

What about the imminent T7?

I just don't know when the Beach Camper T7 would be released?

Might be a while judging by this article actually...

While the T7 Multivan offers improved passenger carrying ability, it's not currently slated to form the basis for a new range of California campers - these will continue to be based on the T6.1 Transporter van.

I bet you could build your own transporter based camper to a higher spec than vw build a California

Here’s a dinky camper.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/vw-transporter-t51-camper-day-van/1410917180?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=ios_social

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Recaro seats all round, some sort of aerospace machined interior, Miele appliances, hansgrohe taps?

Edit to add.. BoW leather trimmings

Twin turbo estate anyone...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107165124054?atmobcid=soc3

I went to the Citroën car club event at the weekend and saw this.

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Citroen really have fallen a long way.

Multitop! Phwoarrrrrr.

National rally per chance?

amazing. that extended nose on their rally version is epic. very rare. very odd. very citroen. awesome

bet they loved your machine dude. they should

My dad had one for a few years, fast, noisy and so expensive to service. He sold it to a guy in Dunfermline, who on his test drive basically V maxed it. Easy 150mph. Terrifying but he did buy it.

friend sent me these pics , SM in north london.

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Oh God, that really is something!!

That is a van, and there are a few owners on here.

Ok. Thanks for informations.

Yes indeed, did you go?

The long nose is because the engine is in-line not transverse, it really was quite a piece of engineering but so ugly.
Mine held its own but there was such an array of quite special cars.

No I’d thought about it but had other things going on at home. D rally is coming up but I’ve decided to spend the weekend stripping off as much underseal of the DS as possible...
I’ve done quite a bit so far but suffice to say there’s some nasties being discovered 😱
But had a welcome visitor

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What are you using to remove the underseal?

Oh and I recommend this stuff as a rust converter https://bilthamber.com/product/hydrate-80/ and then a cold galvanizing paint (high zinc content paint) or this https://bilthamber.com/product/epoxy-mastic/

Talking about odd ball citroens...how about the michelin tyre tester based on citroen Ds?

More details here