A few of us on here like a little French car

[fphil]

@philw696 instead of this French stuff how about a little Italian mistress that is living in France looking for a new home?

Italian Mistress

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I really like to check the company of the professional seller who puts pompous advertisement on the internet. In this case, this is what I get :
"L'entreprise 001 SDT SERVICES DRIVERS TECHNOLOGIES(001 SDT), est localisée au 42 RUE DE TAUZIA à Bordeaux (33800) dans le département de la Gironde "

 

[conaero]

One for Matt @conaero May 1976 and the Press presentation of the R14.
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Loverly

 

[P5Nij]

 

[sionie1]

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How about this motor.......? ... Something of a project for the long balmy French summer evenings and the cold winter nights.

 

[Tallman]

The terrible things that had to be done to cars to be sold in the USA. Monstrous bumpers and in this case replacing beautiful, elegant head lights with these out of place examples. Otherwise, it’s been a car I’ve always lusted after.

 

[Scaf]

Going to paint her next.
Looking for inlet manifolds for he Weber 40's have all the mechanical parts I need and it's all go.

Any good - one of us could bring them over

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[philw696]

Any good - one of us could bring them over

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Nice offer mines the 2.0 and I'm using 40's.
Found some over here and in the UK and I'm there in August.

 

[Oneball]

Nice offer mines the 2.0 and I'm using 40's.
Found some over here and in the UK and I'm there in August.

What did they come with from the factory?

 

[philw696]

What did they come with from the factory?

Bosch fuel injection Tim.

 

[philw696]

My little workhorse is back together for her daily duties.

 

[Oneball]

Those Cibies must knock 10mph off the top speed!!

 

[montravia]

My little workhorse is back together for her daily duties.
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Fabulously satisfying

 

[jasst]

Seen today in Dorchester

 

[happydaze]

Those Cibies must knock 10mph off the top speed!!

Even more, if you switch 'em on...

 

[philw696]

Even more, if you switch 'em on...

Putting a Gordini alternator on her
She goes faster with shiney paint as less drag now

 

[P5Nij]

 

[Oneball]

Putting a Gordini alternator on her
She goes faster with shiney paint as less drag now

What year is it? I don’t think it was that old, is it a dynamo?

 

[philw696]

What year is it? I don’t think it was that old, is it a dynamo?

1990 Tim and definitely an alternator even the 2CV had one

 

[Oneball]

They were still making them in 1990!!!!!

 

[philw696]

They were still making them in 1990!!!!!

You best not have a drive in one as you will probably like it mate
Off all the cars I have had and driven it's up there near the top spot