Eye-catching black and whites

[Richard_FM]

5 hours ago, ETCHY said:

That type of Cresta is bloody lovely imo, great clean shape, tons better looking than equivalent Zephyr/Zodiac.

The Cresta PB was a lot neater than the PA which went OTT with it's transatlantic looks.  It wasn't in production long before being replaced by the PC, which was OK when it was new but looking dated by the time it was axed in 1972.

[Richard_FM]

9 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

The 2-door Cav was a good looking car.  I can't remember actually seeing any.  I hope some still survive.  Must be extremely rare now.

I don't think they were sold for long, but the equivalent Asconas managed to stay in production.

The cabriolet used the same basic body shell.

[High Jetter]

29 minutes ago, Richard_FM said:

I don't think they were sold for long, but the equivalent Asconas managed to stay in production.

The cabriolet used the same basic body shell.

As just posted in the ebay thread!

[Richard_FM]

1 minute ago, High Jetter said:

As just posted in the ebay thread!

Thanks, the Germans liked their large 2 door saloons.

[JeeExEll]

[Andrew353w]

3 hours ago, JeeExEll said:

Was this picture taken from a "Motoring Which" magazine? I vaguely remember it from my childhood!  

[D.E]

[lesapandre]

On 5/27/2022 at 3:04 PM, Remspoor said:

He's saying: " And one day the company will go bust and everybody will live unhappily ever after"

[lesapandre]

4 hours ago, D.E said:

Is that a joke vehicle. How can the 'driver' control it? How wd the steering work? 

[busmansholiday]

7 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Is that a joke vehicle. How can the 'driver' control it? How wd the steering work? 

Fly by wire ?

[D.E]

14 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Is that a joke vehicle. How can the 'driver' control it? How wd the steering work? 

It apparently wasn't meant to be funny or anything, but instead was a proposal for a compact taxi in the style of the older horse-drawn Parisian cabs.

https://aventure-citroen-min.forumactif.com/t2915-un-taxi-5-hp-mysterieux

I'd love to see how the steering, pedals  etc work on this, but detailed info appears hard to find..

[lesapandre]

Interesting how the two photos are taken some time apart as the livery is differing - but the same two slightly worried looking occupants are there. There was probably some kind of rod-operated steering connection - frightening.

 

[Richard_FM]

A literal back seat driver!

I've seen a picture of a car driven from the rear seat, but was more like a conventional 4 seater.

[Andrew353w]

9 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Interesting how the two photos are taken some time apart as the livery is differing - but the same two slightly worried looking occupants are there. There was probably some kind of rod-operated steering connection - frightening.

 

It wouldn't have rear-wheel steering, would it? it would therefore have a much smaller turning circle, so ideal for a taxi. Drivers of the old horse drawn cabs were positioned behind the passengers, so maybe the design was based on that idea.

[Yoss]

10 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Is that a joke vehicle. How can the 'driver' control it? How wd the steering work? 

It could have a long chain drive running down the rear bulkhead which could then operate a long steering column under the floor. That's how I'd do it if I was given that picture and told to make it work.

The throttle linkage might* have a bit of play in it too. 

[Mr Pastry]

17 minutes ago, Andrew353w said:

It wouldn't have rear-wheel steering, would it? it would therefore have a much smaller turning circle, so ideal for a taxi. Drivers of the old horse drawn cabs were positioned behind the passengers, so maybe the design was based on that idea.

It seems to be based on the 5cv chassis so I think rear wheel steering is unlikely.  As Yoss says the steering is possible, I was thinking much the same.   The pedals would require quite a lot of linkage  but it's not so hard if you think about it.   Daft idea though.  

 

[Remspoor]

10 hours ago, D.E said:

It apparently wasn't meant to be funny or anything, but instead was a proposal for a compact taxi in the style of the older horse-drawn Parisian cabs.

https://aventure-citroen-min.forumactif.com/t2915-un-taxi-5-hp-mysterieux

I'd love to see how the steering, pedals  etc work on this, but detailed info appears hard to find..

That is perhaps because the internet  was not used much then😄

[Remspoor]

[sheffcortinacentre]

14 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

It seems to be based on the 5cv chassis so I think rear wheel steering is unlikely.  As Yoss says the steering is possible, I was thinking much the same.   The pedals would require quite a lot of linkage  but it's not so hard if you think about it.   Daft idea though.  

 

 

Daft idea you say, it's french so perfectly logical to them.

[Mr Pastry]

9 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Daft idea you say, it's french so perfectly logical to them.

I do actually like French stuff and have 2 French cars, but they are a nation of poseurs and that's an example.  See also various other Citroen inventions.  

[Remspoor]

Argonautendreef Utrecht 1964.  Cars and housing long gone.

[Richard_FM]

[Remspoor]

[Remspoor]

[D.E]

On 31/05/2022 at 11:31, Remspoor said:

Argonautendreef Utrecht 1964.  Cars and housing long gone.

Actually, many of the houses in this photo still exist: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.1154859,5.1318612,3a,79.9y,171.27h,88.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdKLyzkcMQn1pDZQhL5p1A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

As for the cars though...

[Remspoor]

44 minutes ago, D.E said:

Actually, many of the houses in this photo still exist: https://www.google.com/maps/@52.1154859,5.1318612,3a,79.9y,171.27h,88.62t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srdKLyzkcMQn1pDZQhL5p1A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

As for the cars though...

I was told it had all been knocked down as they were substandard. I did not check that information.

[barrett]

On 5/29/2022 at 10:48 PM, Richard_FM said:

A literal back seat driver!

I've seen a picture of a car driven from the rear seat, but was more like a conventional 4 seater.

Quite a few cyclecars tried steer-from-the-rear, inspired by the legendary Bédélia

[DSdriver]

On 5/30/2022 at 8:36 AM, Remspoor said:

Fascinating pic, we are close to Wateringbury and our village also had a brewery

[DSdriver]

16 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Did they break down or run out of petrol on their way to the seaside? The lack of a knotted hanky on the chap's head shows that it is a normal cloudy British summer day.

[DSdriver]

1 hour ago, barrett said:

Quite a few cyclecars tried steer-from-the-rear, inspired by the legendary Bédélia

Early use of passengers as air bags?