And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, December 14, 2023
ANOTHER one. Looks like it's dragging a** in this view.
That hydropneumatic suspension feels like riding on a dream. It was also designed to ride high, and be tough, for the dirt roads in the French colonies in Africa. The classic Citroen is one of the few mechanical things that the French did well.
It’s less pretentious working class little brother, the Deux Chevaux 2CV, was also pretty good mechanically, and just like it’s a big brother it looked very… French. Clever rugged design.
Air ride. A boss I had only had these and when he turned it off it settled down low to the ground.
ReplyDeleteThat one's at standard height. They can hydraulic up high enough to change a wheel - or outrun assassins!
ReplyDeleteSometime just prior to 1935:
ReplyDeleteCompany Prez: I want a car that shouts “MADE IN FRANCE!!” when people see it.
Chief Designer: Et voilà…
Company Prez: EXACTEMENT!
Neighbors had one in the 60s. I was too busy drooling over a different neighbor’s Jag. Ever since, the Citroen just leaves me cold.
ReplyDeleteThat hydropneumatic suspension feels like riding on a dream. It was also designed to ride high, and be tough, for the dirt roads in the French colonies in Africa. The classic Citroen is one of the few mechanical things that the French did well.
ReplyDeleteIt’s less pretentious working class little brother, the Deux Chevaux 2CV, was also pretty good mechanically, and just like it’s a big brother it looked very… French. Clever rugged design.
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