tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post6328759859604733512..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: When the world was wonderfulWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-35621237312069963552009-02-05T12:53:00.000+01:002009-02-05T12:53:00.000+01:00The lines of the DS have always reminded me of a f...The lines of the DS have always reminded me of a fish, maybe a shark (not unexpected in the case of an Australian). I was amused by the fact that the automobile's pneumatic suspension had to be pumped up, as it were, before you could get going. Even today, whenever I happen to see a black DS gliding by, I inevitably imagine the silhouette of General de Gaulle on the rear seat... which immediately leads me to fear that there might be an OAS gunman hiding on the next street corner.<BR/><BR/>It's funny that Citroën was so successful in building myth-provoking vehicles. Look at the Traction Avant. Everybody knows that such an automobile is necessarily full of members of the ugly Militia, on the lookout for a Résistance fellow on a bike with a baguette stuck above the rear wheel. As for young folk in a 2CV ("basic car" as a friend once described it), we know that they're almost certainly about to set out on an expedition across the steppes of Russia and China...<BR/><BR/>When I settled on my old farm at Choranche, a fellow engineer told me that it would be appropriate if I were to purchase a "rural" automobile: a square-angled Citroën (I forget the model name) that had totally invaded the Dauphiné countryside. Even my old Citroën ZX is mythical. It lets you drive around zigzag bends on Alpine roads without having to take your foot off the accelerator.William Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-82567716691868599912009-02-05T12:05:00.000+01:002009-02-05T12:05:00.000+01:00Yes, I am just old enough to remember the sensatio...Yes, I am just old enough to remember the sensation when the Citroen was announced.<BR/><BR/>Mind you I also recall a cartoon in <I>Autocar</I>: it showed a DS with the <I>capot</I> open revealing an engine compartment crammed with a nightmareish installation of tubes, wires etc. The caption read "The Citroen DS - do it yourself?"<BR/><BR/>Best to concentrate on the handsome lines I think!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607706475235226890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-8936163100765911602009-02-04T02:34:00.000+01:002009-02-04T02:34:00.000+01:00Ha! You are perfectly right.I just posted an artic...Ha! You are perfectly right.<BR/><BR/>I just posted an article about the "new DS" on my blog. I was hesitating between two photos: the one you have chosen and another one.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I took the other one (which fits much better my article): a DS does not need any kind of rubbish support or decoration to be enhanced (like most of today's cars) - she is majestic when on her own!cmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628012646010636255noreply@blogger.com