Le skip Francais spotted *warning may contain Visa*

[320touring]

Bonsoir,

 

Ah huv pure seen dis vehicle on my travels furtae work onna motars.

 

Convertible Visa 11 ftw!

 

I think I alarmed my brother when I ID'd it at 200m;)

 

 

[forddeliveryboy]

I was totally pssd off when a 17D (Visa) set off in front of me from Calais docks and I could barely keep pace, in my fast Kraut machine. This was when driving still required skill, on disembarcation - nasty N-roads with just two lanes and one carriageway were all that connected the M2/20 with our French chums and the rest of Europe.

 

Later that same day, a boggo Reggie Sank left me trailing on a windy road somewhere near Metz. Lesson - German cars are only good for driving in straight lines and not having to overtake. I learned.

[320touring]

It was making decent progress, but no match for my brothers 1.9 tdi of dooom!

[HillmanImp]

Here is the same car in a pic stolen from the Visa forum. 

 

[320touring]

Here is the same car in a pic stolen from the Visa forum. 

 

Top Findery- whereaboots is it generally billeted?

[HillmanImp]

Not sure, I saw your photo and had a look on the Visa's remaining thread.

 

http://visaforum.freeforums.org/how-many-uk-visa-are-left-t1021.html

 

Quite handy for if you ever spot one (not that you will that often). Has a photo of my car in happier times too.

 

Will pop your photo with a link to the thread on the Visa forum if you don't mind. 

[320touring]

Pas de problem re popping it up-cheered up an otherwise unremarkable journey!

[DodgyBastard]

The passengers looked interesting!

 

 

 

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

I didn't know there was such a thing as a Visa convertible!

 

I was looking through an old 'Car' magazine earlier. The Visa 17D is one of their Top ten cars of 1987. There were more French cars than anything else in Car's Top ten - including 3 Citroens.

 

'Top ten 1987' were Citroen 2CV6 Special; Citroen Visa 17D; Renault 5GT Turbo; Citroen BX 19TRS; Caterham 1700 Super Sprint; Ford Sierra RS Cosworth; Audi 100CD; Range-Rover Vogue; Jaguar Sovereign 3.6; Porsche 911 Carrera.

 

In '87 German makers didn't dominate journalist's opinions yet.

[r.welfare]

Was that the issue they photographed them on the deck of a warship?

 

I think the cabriolet was 1984 only; can't be many survivors.

[Pillock]

Last week, it was a Corsa. This week, a Visa.

I wonder what small hatchback I'll find out they made a floppytop version of next week?

[messerschmitt owner]

Last week, it was a Corsa. This week, a Visa.

I wonder what small hatchback I'll find out they made a floppytop version of next week?

fiat 126

Mini metro

Fiat Punto

Peugeot 205

Talbot samba

[Mr Lobster]

fiat 126

Mini metro

Fiat Punto

Peugeot 205

Talbot samba

Renault 5 SuperCinq

Micra

[dollywobbler]

Visa is quite unusual in being a four-door convertible. I guess they were still trying to push it as a 2CV replacement.

[twosmoke300]

French 4 door floppy top . Hmm bet that's rigid. No scuttle shake here ,nothing to see ,move along now.

[D-Dubya]

fiat 126

Mini metro

Fiat Punto

Peugeot 205

Talbot samba

  

Renault 5 SuperCinq

Micra

Fiesta Fly

[Magnificent Rustbucket]

Was that the issue they photographed them on the deck of a warship?

 

I think the cabriolet was 1984 only; can't be many survivors.

 

 

This wasn't on the deck of a warship, but on an old industrial quayside.

[andy18s]

fiat 126

Mini metro

Fiat Punto

Peugeot 205

Talbot samba

MK1 Cavalier