E30 Zone

A guy was emptying his unit a few doors up from us at work today and amongst a few interesting cars, including one of those citroen/maserati things, was this





It needs a bit of tlc but overall it's in very good condition. I've no idea if they're any good or not but it's a fine looking thing. Cue the French haters!

Is that a Alpine A310?

Well it's an Alpine, I couldn't tell you more than that!

You had a chance to take some pics of some SMs* and you chose that sorry plastic turd !


Yes, I know SMs are epically rubbish but who cares, just look at it !

pacerpete wrote:You had a chance to take some pics of some SMs* and you chose that sorry plastic turd !


Yes, I know SMs are epically rubbish but who cares, just look at it !

Why did they enclose the rear wheels just for aero? and why isnt it done much nowdays? I presume there is conflict between the aero / styling / marketing men in road cars in general now days oh and the accountants?

pacerpete wrote:You had a chance to take some pics of some SMs* and you chose that sorry plastic turd !


Yes, I know SMs are epically rubbish but who cares, just look at it !

I dont understand your love for these french turds pedro!!

So the Alpine's a no no?

Cloggy Saint wrote:So the Alpine's a no no?

Plastic kit car type contraption built by garlic munching communists using Renault bits = merde

i hate french cars, but love SMs

I did see a SM in a scrapper just before xmas, nice turds.

Nope sorry - the only thing that differentiates the SM from other French cars is that they're not a common sight on the roads. Same with the DS which cheese eating fanbois also seem to get moist over

I'm sure they have all the other French traits - tempramental, poorly built, stupidly engineered, difficult to work on, overly complex suspension, built with poor quality metal with no rust protection. Its not pretty - its just weird looking.
In essence the same as all the other gallic junk.

Does nothing for me whatsoever.

Next !

Seventies French cars were fanatstic. You had the style - the SM, CX, 504 Coupe and Convertible and even the Renault 17 with the slatted rear 3/4's were pretty neat. Back then, the regular Frog stuff was good - they rode and drove really well and if Citroens weren't especially tough, Peugeots and Renaults were. The Renault 18 and Pug 504 were near enough unbreakable.

Renault Alpines don't do much for me, although I'll doff my cap to an A110 or an 8 Gordini.

SM's are really cool. 504's were very tough and I think they were still making them in Kenya and Nigeria up until 2006. Also a lot of the 80's French cars like the 405 did not seem rust much. Plus old Peugeot steering wheels smell nice.

..been getting a bit moist for CXs recently The DS has become a bit tainted by the polo neck jumper /Tuscany / Islington/ Saab 900 Convertible crowd... I'll have a Pallas with Moon Discs please

rh306 wrote:..been getting a bit moist for CXs recently The DS has become a bit tainted by the polo neck jumper /Tuscany / Islington/ Saab 900 Convertible crowd... I'll have a Pallas with Moon Discs please

+1

A CX is far cooler than the DS. I had a '80 CX prestige (as above, but silver) back in the late 80s, it was pretty crap but it did look awesome slumped in a pool of its own fluids on the hard shoulder

rh306 wrote:..been getting a bit moist for CXs recently The DS has become a bit tainted by the polo neck jumper /Tuscany / Islington/ Saab 900 Convertible crowd... I'll have a Pallas with Moon Discs please

That is absolutely stunning. Robert Opron* knew how to style cars alright. Holidays in France in the seventies were just epic - these, the original non quad lamp DS19's and fifties 2CV's were to be seen in big numbers.

*He's just turned 80 and did the SM, original GS and the CX plus the Alpine A310 and the *cough* , the Fuego.

..even if it didn't run, you could park it in your lounge and use the back seats as armchairs

Buttoned leather!

So 70's, so G Plan.


She's C-Matic as well. Lush!

Cloggy Saint wrote:A guy was emptying his unit a few doors up from us at work today and amongst a few interesting cars, including one of those citroen/maserati things, was this





It needs a bit of tlc but overall it's in very good condition. I've no idea if they're any good or not but it's a fine looking thing. Cue the French haters!

Wheeler Dealers doing one now !!

i see lots of things i like

This should get Pete's blood pumping. I just managed to catch it's sorry arse as it disappeared around the corner.



There's a guy a few doors down from us who supplies cars for tv and film. Any Dutch members will know the green Manta from New Kids, that's one of his

Cloggy Saint wrote:This should get Pete's blood pumping. I just managed to catch it's sorry arse as it disappeared around the corner.



There's a guy a few doors down from us who supplies cars for tv and film. Any Dutch members will know the green Manta from New Kids, that's one of his

Wow, an AMC Gremlin, looks like a '71 Gremlin X ...............

Very cool, especially in orange, but it lacks the purity of line of the Pacer

Or the prestige of a dark metallic green '82 Concorde with a white vinyl roof. Glory days!

Andyboy wrote:Or the prestige of a sterling silver '34 injector , last seen on three wheels on the M6 southbound. Glory days!

pacerpete wrote:

Andyboy wrote:Or the prestige of a sterling silver '34 injector , last seen on three wheels on the M6 southbound. Glory days!

Three throwing stars and a thrown egg ftw!

Where are the pics of this debachery you promised us Peter?!

Not the first time a rear wheel has left thge building on a wide wheeled E34. A new set of bolts correctly torqued would be a plan.