C'est Magnifique

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Entirely the fault of wobbly French car owners Dollywobbler and Ben711200 for getting me thinking about the potential in retro and classic French tin.

First of all, I got a wealth of modified French lovelies from the blog of Etienne Musslín.





This is just so right.


So is this.


WANT! I remember reading an article on this one somewhere, but I can't remember where.


I'm undecided about this one.


Omnomnom


Rat Rod seems a popular theme and, when you think about it, makes a lot of sense as an image for a basic peasant type car.


Bouef


Even the Kustom Bart Tiki Wagon makes an appearance


Then there's Olli Erkilla who specialises in digital mods and does some jolly good ones too.





This is pretty sweet


As is this Dyane coupé.


Then it was time to just attack Google with words.






One of the Andy Saunders creations.


Another one of Mr Saunder's brain childs.




Back to non Andy Saunders stuff...




I'm sure there's more. Let's see what you can find, real, photoshopped or drawn, it's all good.

[uncle silvia]

Ive got a whole album of modded 2CVs as my mums friend has loads of them in Plymouth and they drove a matt black 2CV Pickup to the above show in Germany!!!

Unfortunately the pics are on my other computer 12000 miles away!!

Ill be back in 4 weeks ill see if I can remember lol


i remember this "Narrowey" being there tho lol

[autohausdolby]

It's a shame you don't see more enthusiast owned cars on the street en France. They do have brilliant domestic cars for customising.

[skinnylew]

You missed out my two favourite Olli ones:



i found his work via this forum a couple of years back, there was a thread about it iirc. Very cool designs if only they were reality!!

Here's one from my last France trip last summer.

[octagonalpaul]

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Great work guys, some nice finds there. Loving that all black 2CV and the extra shots of the Ami. The Narrowey looks fun!

[slackerTHEpinstriper]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooffffffffffffffffffffffffffff!!!!!


great thread ;D

[cairyhunt]

I too am really wanting a 2cv or a dolly

[bmcnut]

I'm really starting to dig 2cv's, and theres a rough one just round the corner..

[leigh]

I realise this is a french car thread but i'll have that Commer in the background first please!

Sept 28, 2010 17:36:00 GMT octagonalpaul said:

And a video to keep the ball rolling

www.flickr.com/photos/pilot_michael/4639075323/in/faves-23586673@N07/

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The burnout and the yellow van, tres bon!

Let's have some Peugeots (must admit, finding non-Barry'd Pugs is tough) and Renaults.





From right here on RR



Back on the random internet hunting...














I can't get these images to show, so have a link: autos-usados.vivavisos.com.ar/automotores-usados+la-matanza/renault-dauphine-1970-de-coleccion-/26860523

And back to some Citroens.

I love the paint on this, but I've hated the same colour on other cars.


Want.

[Neil]

Sept 28, 2010 20:51:39 GMT cairyhunt said:

I too am really wanting a 2cv or a dolly

they're the same thing!

[ben711200]

I bought the Dyane as a cheap mode of transport.. but I think I'm falling in love ;D
I'm actually starting to feel guilty about not realising it's potential sooner..

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Sept 29, 2010 5:46:28 GMT Neil said:

Sept 28, 2010 20:51:39 GMT cairyhunt said:

I too am really wanting a 2cv or a dolly

they're the same thing!

GEEK MODE ON
Actually, the Dolly was a special version of the 2CV, so while a Dolly is always a 2CV, a 2CV is not always a Dolly.
GEEK MODE OFF

[Neil]

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[leigh]

[fatbaldbloke]

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FBB: That blue DS I've found really difficult to find decent pictures of online, glad you found one wee can all enjoy. What's the story with the white one? I've seen pictures of it in an indoor show but know nothing about it, looks mad.

[fatbaldbloke]

Sept 30, 2010 14:47:47 GMT @volksangyl said:

What's the story with the white one? I've seen pictures of it in an indoor show but know nothing about it, looks mad.

It's from a French Sci-fi/crime film called Fantomas, made in the mid sixties. I only found out about it because one of our suppliers made models of the DS and the Citroen HY van that appeared in the film.



Apparently the Fantomas character dates back to books and comics a hundred or so years ago and he is a sociopathic criminal mastermind. The character was resurrected in the sixties as an alternative to James Bond. I really ought to find out of the films are available on DVD, they look quite fun.

The blue DS came up on a google image search for 'fantomas citroen' but there's no info on the forum I grabbed it from.

Edit - A google search for Citroen DS hotrod finds the owner's blog. It has an LS1 in it.

It's also reminded me of some other odd Citroens I saw at Retromobile a few years back and have had across my desk in model form.
*heads back to google.