some "exotics" citroen (photos inside)

[vick]

let's begin with the M35




it's a coupé based on the ami 8
ity's the first attempt by citroen to maka a car with a rotary engine...you can consider it like a prototype of the GS birotor, and it had hydraulics suspensions !

It was sold as a prototype to only 250 persons...actually it's a very rare car...

[vick]

this is the nightmare of each citroen's garage

the Maseratti V6 engine of the Citroen SM...

[Guido]

Look at the mess of cables under that bonnet, typical Citroën. And those green suspension "things". They are really in weird places there. I've actually never seen a picture of the SM's engine.

thanks vick for bringing a bit of life into the Citroën area here

[vick]

maybe the most spectacular citroen aver made...the BX 4TC, tje road-version of the Rally Car, which took place in word rally car championship in the eightees... this verison have a 300 bhp motor!

[Hudson]

Originally posted by huudo
Look at the mess of cables under that bonnet, typical Citroën. And those green suspension "things". They are really in weird places there. I've actually never seen a picture of the SM's engine.

thanks vick for bringing a bit of life into the Citroën area here

That "mess of cables" is typical for nearly ANY car of the 1970s.

[Stefanel1]

Thanks Vick as Huudo said

The Ami8 was maybe on of the ugliest Citroën... I do prefer the SM or the DS : what a mervelious car.

[Guido]

Originally posted by vick
maybe the most spectacular citroen aver made...the BX 4TC, tje road-version of the Rally Car, which took place in word rally car championship in the eightees... this verison have a 300 bhp motor!

I've never seen the road version of the 4TC. When it competed in the Monte in 1986, the Group B BX4TC was not a match for the 205T16 and Delta S4's. I think they only competed in a couple of rallies. After that Citroën focused more in Rally Raid's based on the ZX. Well it looked like a ZX, apart from front an rear lamps everything must have been different I think.

btw my father in law used to have a BX16TRS. Sweet drivign car with odd instrumentation panel. :alien:

[Guido]

Originally posted by Hudson


That "mess of cables" is typical for nearly ANY car of the 1970s.

Well, I can tell you that cabling and wiring of my ZX is still looking like a mess and that's build mid '90s.

But nowadays things have improved as I could see under the bonnet of a Xsara and C-5.

[Stefanel1]

>Huudo : do you have a pic of your ZX ? What model is it ?

Dank U

[Stefanel1]

[vick]

The SM Opera, a 4 door sedan by Chapron :





i love it!!!! one of the most exclusive citroen ever made!!!
just imagine it, a sedan with a v6 engine by maseratti and the citroen confort

[Guido]

Originally posted by Stefanel1
>Huudo : do you have a pic of your ZX ? What model is it ?

Dank U

sorry Stefanel1, I don't have pictures of my ZX but it's a "Phase II" 3 doors, 1.9D in Tentation trim. A last series one from 1997 with aircon. Although the engine is a bit weak - 68bhp - to deal with the aircon.

Sorry Vick, back to your topic.
That SM looks kinda weird. I like the 2 doors better, but still a stunning car!

[Stefanel1]

This is a good car and very reliable (1.9d) but indeed not very powerfull.

This SM is wonderful, beautiful, awesome !!! Why does not Citroën do a car like that today ??? !

[vick]

another BX 4TC with optional headlights...

just take a look on the motor...
if i make no mistake, the engine is froms a chrysler...peugeot, citroen owner, owned also chrysler-europe...

[Stefanel1]

indeed, with Talbot/Chrysler.