Michelin Citroen Protoypes

[EmDee]

OMG GUISE GUISE GUISE

Check out this Citroen SM I found today!

I have always LOVED the SM, beautiful cars. As far as I can tell, this one is called the "SM Prototype Michelin"

First thing I did was post it in the NRNR, but I can't help myself, I had to start a thread - even though it's probably a repost!

Okay okay, shut up and make with the pics already:
























So you probably think that's it right?

Well while I was digging about for pics of this, I found something called the Michelin PLR (Poids Lourd Rapide):













10 wheels, four-wheel steering and two small-block Chevy V-8s. What more could a man want? Apparently it was created by Michelin to test truck tyres.

more here >

[309jazzpanda]

holy curse word thats amazeballs

[coop]

Why don't they do stuff like this nowadays, crazy stuff

[chaseracer]

Sept 21, 2012 19:33:07 GMT coop said:

Why don't they do stuff like this nowadays, crazy stuff

Not half as much fun...

[HoTWire]

Sept 21, 2012 19:33:07 GMT coop said:

Why don't they do stuff like this nowadays, crazy stuff

Fulda do :

[spandelly]

When I saw the pic in nrnr I would never have pot it down as an SM and the DS is one of the craziest creations I have clapped eyes on. Good find.
It is a shame they don't still do things like this but it doesn't make any money.
You do get the odd glimmer of hope on occasion like the w12 golf but nothing this mental.

[skinnylew]

The SM is in the Citroen Coservatoire Museum in Paris, seen it in the metal along with lots of their other cool prototypes and concept cars (including the doomed rotary engined stuff ~(helicopter,GS,35)





Have a Visa Lotus

Karin


another concept



Xanthia (Ax sportster)






more from the conservatoire in here:

smg.photobucket.com/albums/v213/skinnylew/Ax/AXOC%20Paris%202011/?start=all

[MK2VR6]

Citroen were mental. They've definitely gone and 'saned up' a bit more recently. Shame really.

[Killbill]

Mad as a box of frogs
The cars are pretty cool to, that sm is to die for,colour, stance everything.

[jnoiles]

Sept 21, 2012 16:49:35 GMT EmDee said:

First thing I did was post it in the NRNR

What's NRNR?

[olduns]

this particular SM is a regular at LM Classic & other shows, possibly at the Citroen Gathering up North recently, spotted on a trailer on the M1?
was also on the parade laps at the Classic this year



it was parked up next to these.....

[Ditchfinder]

First thing i thought when i saw the SM was, "My god it looks like Captain Scarlets car!". I'm a big Gerry Anderson fan.

[EmDee]

Sept 22, 2012 16:16:49 GMT jnoiles said:

Sept 21, 2012 16:49:35 GMT EmDee said:

First thing I did was post it in the NRNR

What's NRNR?

That'll be the no rhyme no reason thread in the general board.

[will]

Double chevron design is full of win, always has been and always will be fingers crossed.

I mean like, did you seen the wheels on 2010 Lacoste thingy?

Look see

[Rich]

Sept 22, 2012 16:00:11 GMT MK2VR6 said:

Citroen were mental. They've definitely gone and 'saned up' a bit more recently. Shame really.

Really?

[dbizzle]

Well, this seems like a good opportunity to post up some pics of the chopped DS rally car that was on the Citroen stand at this year's Festival of Speed.

[goodoldluke]

this is the car they did all their 'active suspension' testing on isnt it?

car actually leaned into corners!