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In a very similar vein, when of these popped up on Bangers and Cash recently
www.carandclassic.co.uk

1958 DKW / AUTO UNION / AUDI SOLD | Car And Classic

Red with white roof, these have a two stroke engine, this one is very rare with a 4 speed saxomat gear box, this car has only done 25,000 miles from new, with only two owners from new, it is very genuine and rust free, it must be seen to be appreciate how lovely it is, for those that don't know...
www.carandclassic.co.uk www.carandclassic.co.uk
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dessiato said:
This came up on my feed.

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I remember the first time I saw one was in France in the 60s. I fell in love with their weird quirkiness.

This was my favourite though. What style for 1964 compared to U.K. cars of the same period.

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I‘d be surprised if anyone remembers them even in France.
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Panhard! They were at the fore-front of technology from the early days of motoring (le systeme panhard) and it's a shame they fizzled out in the 1960s after Citroen took them over.
 
Doesn't the later 600 engine and gearbox slot straight in? Being later it would probably be quicker and the gearbox better.
 
They were quite easy to steal, so no surprise seeing the remains of one like that, probably dumped and burnt out. Same reason why Novas and Orions are so rare these days.
 
Bought an MG Metro new in 1985 when I was 19, terribly made and rusted for England. Sold it as soon as it was paid off three years later and bought an MGB GT.
Biggest memory of the Metro was spilling a bottle of milk in it and the gagging smell it then had that never went away. :(
 
Griff said:
Bought an MG Metro new in 1985 when I was 19, terribly made and rusted for England. Sold it as soon as it was paid off three years later and bought an MGB GT.
Biggest memory of the Metro was spilling a bottle of milk in it and the gagging smell it then had that never went away. :(
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That wasn't sour milk, it was the smell of disappointment.
 
Griff said:
Bought an MG Metro new in 1985 when I was 19, terribly made and rusted for England. Sold it as soon as it was paid off three years later and bought an MGB GT.
Biggest memory of the Metro was spilling a bottle of milk in it and the gagging smell it then had that never went away. :(
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I had one. Gearbox blew up after about 6 months. Locked the front wheels solid. I was South bound, between Edinburgh and Haddington on my way back to Lincolnshire. Cost me a fortune. Sold it for a Peugeot 309 which was as quick, handled as well, and was totally reliable.
 
Not quite as bad though.
I knew the daughter of a Client who had a modern Micra with a fold away type roof. She hated it, with a passion.
 
But most British sports cars of that era were not that quick...spitfires, tr's etc. They hardly set the world alight by comparison to today
 
dessiato said:
This came up on my feed.

View attachment 265460

I remember the first time I saw one was in France in the 60s. I fell in love with their weird quirkiness.

This was my favourite though. What style for 1964 compared to U.K. cars of the same period.

View attachment 265461

I‘d be surprised if anyone remembers them even in France.
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As a foreigner, the difference between both abundance and fondness of certain brands of cars between the UK and the Continent is quite remarkable.

Without going into any debate about reliability and whatnot, you would barely see some of the yesteryear Ford / Austin etc models revered in the UK back in Spain, and I suspect the rest of the continent. Equally, I’m sure the same is the case of plenty of European carmaker models in here.

In Spain, apart from the domestic maker SEAT there were actually quite a few brands with good market penetration across the mainstream car category range.

I mean, thinking back to the 80s, the A/B small car category was shared among a wide range of competing models. Renault 5s, Peugeot 205s, Fiestas, Seat Ibizas, Fiat Puntos, Polos, and Citroen Visas all enjoyed a decent and profitable share of the small hatch pie.

However I reckon at the same time in the UK the Fiesta had an overwhelming sales lead, with the likes of the Polo scooping up most of the leftovers, but the French, Italian and Spanish makers selling next to fuck all cars. I would imagine a Citroen Visa in the UK world be rare as fuck. Am I wrong?
 
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