Expensive Gallic-Shite

[Largactil]

Read an feature regarding this year's retromobile event, and the auction of ex-French ministerial shite from the 60's onwards...

 

A couple stood out - CX Turbo 2 Limo

 

http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=1957+++++292+&refno=10311238&image=0

 

And a 604 GTi (I've never seen one in the metal...)

 

http://www.artcurial.com/en/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=1957+++++297+&refno=10311241

 

Mucho dinero, tho...

[ProgRocker]

Excellente!

 

The 604 is ideal for picking up your mistress in and the CX ideal for a ménage á trois...ou quatre...ou cinq!

[CreepingJesus]

The whole 'chefs d'etat' collection looks amazing, thanks for sharing that. It was only once I'd read that the CX was to be Erich Honecke's, that I stopped looking for the hidden minibar...

I don't think I've seen a 604GTi in the flesh either. I do wonder what the GTi would have been like, if they ever had got around to building the PRV V8.

[Pete-M]

Mine might end up with a V8 if I have a mad half hour sometime.

[CreepingJesus]

Mine might end up with a V8 if I have a mad half hour sometime.

 

Plenty of space up front, for your choice of bent-8!

[Pete-M]

Heh, that had crossed my mind. Especially when DNJ showed me around the engine bay of his.

 

Plenty of space. Got to decide on a suitable lump. Rover engine is the obvious one, but the Ford 4.6 jobbie from a limo would be a nice lump in the 604. Same as in the ZT-T 260, sound bloody gorgeous in those without being loud.

[CreepingJesus]

Yes, I think I can see the attraction of the OHC Ford.