You just reminded me of the Ami Super estate I once owned for a few months. Very rusty and huge fun. I fondly recall flying into roundabouts to see how much understeer it would take before running out of steering lock. I was usually bought back in line by the screaming passengers. Another one that I should have kept. Hindsight shines it's bright light again. Oh well.. . .
Another "gray" ? here (I prefer "silver") recalling similar fun with a white Ami Super Estate on the cusp of the '80s and it could really speed and thrill -- because these cars needed proper driving. We cured understeer when replacing the front bearings and rolling could be reduced by changing rubber limiters -- but not so much as to spoil the fun. It was a great car in the wind and rain on exposed E.Anglian roads when other cars had difficulty despite having narrow wheels but as these had ingenious 'tilt' there was far better grip than the boring GS and was much quieter too with the push-pull gearbox straight into the 1000+cc engine. Apart from a bit of rust its only fault was the blast from the air ducts. Particles and pollen could be kept out by using old tights!
Now this is what I _really_ come here for! Lovely Ami 6s, 8s and Supers :-D If I could give this 10,000 likes I would! The Dyane was launched _not_ to replace the 2CV, but to compete with the Renault R4 (which was produced for more than 30 years, during which Renault manufactured more than 8 million units!)
Only Ian could stand before the legendary Vulcan only to get completely distracted by an Opel Senator 😂 as a pilot myself, the tour of the hangar was a nice bonus. Cheers Ian!
I knew 2 Ami 6 owners and had a lift from Manchester to Harrow in one once. Three big blokes plus luggage fitted easily but struggled with motorway speeds. Had to refresh alternator brushes on the same car - good access meant it took about 15 mins.
I once contacted the Chapron family and they are extremely protective of the photos and detailed construction methods. I was only after a photo so that I could do my Chapron glass panel.
I'm told that if an Ami is pushed into deep water, it won't sink (not quickly at any rate). From an anecdote I recently heard about disposing of scrap cars in flooded quarries in the 70s.
"More Citroen content".... fine by me. I'm going to the Citroen Conservatoire in Paris this summer :) The RAF Museum reminded me of last year's Paris visit, to Le Bourget. I remember those Décapotable conversions well - all part of the 'Yuppie Boom' of the 80s when such things shot up in price and the real thing rapidly became unaffordable.
I realise you used to write for Classic Jaguar but we'd have no chance of winning with a Jag engine.😂 When I was a kid stationed in Germany during mid 60s my mum & dad picked up two desperate RAF pilots who were running late. We had VW Beetle so it was very tight, four adults, 2 kids & a toddler. As a reward I was allowed to go inside a Vulcan...they were top secret. To get to the pilots seat there were foot plates set in the instrumentation panel. We had pictures taken from the plane as we stood on the runway. I was about 7, long time ago. Favourite plane was the Lightning, flying over the crowds at RAF show in Germany. Less than 100ft as fast as it could at that altitude. Everyone hit the grass.😱
I never forget a couple on holiday with my parents when I was small in the 70s had one and I loved it cos it looked like a bumper car from the front , beautiful looking cars
Good gathering of lovely cars. Have visited Cosford and it is well worth a look around. Must say Elli is sounding really good, the 0 - 60 was most impressive.
Flaminio Bertoni's most favourite design was the Ami6. He planned a DS19 sized version. When I order a sticker and other bits I will email a photo of his sketch plus I am working on a little TWK stain glass panel for you but need to sort that out.
It's just total joy watching the vids without much blaring you relaxed nature and quirky taste in cars. I am still stunned at the Inivcar truly addictive viewing. 60mph is insane. So I take it the gearing is obviously taller? Will that effect hill climbing?
A wee painted, enammeled fired stain glass panel a garage scean with past issues. It's going to be funny. Put simply if I am drawing an invicar that means I want one hahahahha. If I start sculpting a invicar out of potatoes close encounter stylee lol
A car park full of beautiful-looking goodness......so very different and unique, compared to the utterly bland, boring sameness of fayre found in an average car park these days 😴. Citroen have so much character; albeit I only ever owned a XM.
Had a Dyane back in the day last of the Y reg ones in the colour of the K reg Ami at the end of the first row. Due to the overhang rear wings, someone reversed into it 😡
I never knew Citroen done a black 2CV! I'm beginning to warm to the Ami's I probably thought they were ugly when I was a child, now I think they have a lot of charm. Any chance of a drive in one?
yep, in my youth, i was swayed and told unless a car had hundreds of HP, and looked amazing it wasnt worthy of even bothering to drive , let alone could be a good car, now im older, spend my own money and dont want to do 100mp whether i like it or not....i realise all alone i like smaller simpler and eco cars, that big hairy twit on the motoring TV has a lot to answer for, i drive an aygo now, more than fast enough, wish i had perhaps had a mini back in the day (drove a few, never owned) and would have suited me down to the ground (easy to fix, common parts, everybody knows the issues etc)
You remind me of an old mate of mine,who had a Accadiane. We used to pile 10 guy's in the thing and of we went to go see bands! Way back in the nineties.
Great video, great range there. Seeing the Charlseton I was reminded of a comment I heard some years back after visiting a scrapyard, they had a written off 2cv Charlseton in, the yard owner commenting that it would never dance again !
Great to see so many Amis, can’t remember the last time I saw one. Had a saloon one as my first car back in the early 90s. Not the best example tbh but fun. Wish I still had it.
It's funny how back in those days they made cheap, small cars look classy. These days they just make them look cheap. That blueish greenish shade on the Ami is gorgeous. Oh I like getting close to Elly. She's pretty in my book. Black works on a 2cv. I love the Visa and the perfectly patina'd break. A Visa would suit you, Ian. One to buy before they go up too far. BX Break. Much love. And Dyanes are my favourite "2cv". I never drove one though, so I may change my mind then. 28 seconds. Quick. Blazing. I wonder if the DS projects a French-Duck-Shaped-Shadow on a right hand turn.
Maybe I'll get a nicely painted Trabant one day, but then I won't be to lean things against it or rub it against walls like I do with my current Trabi.
@ There's nothing daring or especially distinctive about them. If you took off the badges I could believe they were Kias or Hondas or something. A DS or a BX or an XM is unmistakably a Citroen though.
@@mickles1975 Los tiempos han cambiado y lo que significa un coche también. ¿Dónde ves tú riesgo en los Renault??.Comparar al DS/Id con Bx o Xm es cómo poco descabellado. Siendo buenos diseños no compiten en la misma liga que el mejor coche de la historia. Para hablar de algo homólogo en diseño al DS, hay que no bajar del nivel de 2Cv, Type HY, Ami_6, Méhary, Gs, Dyane, Sm, Cx. Por los pelos Gsa, Bx,Xm
@@camilledumange4609 Habla Inglés? Because I don't speak Spanish. El traductor de Google me respaldaba Entiendo que así es el mercado hoy en día, pero todavía extraño los días en que Citroën asumió mayores riesgos. I hope you can make sense of that.
I think the Super E Visa used the GS engine. Tried to buy a new one as a personal import back in the day but the supplying dealer changed his mind so I bought an Alfasud I think it was instead.
Rhian Taylor I had a super X that I bought for 20 quid,put it through an MOT and ran it until the clutch destroyed itself. it was so nippy. I was driving it one day with a rep up my arse in his eurobox and we went down a slip road to get on a dual carriageway, he arrogantly went straight into the outside lane and I hooked my foot under the clutch pedal to stop it slipping , floored it and half a mile later when the road went back to single carriageway he was still trying to get past. 😀😎
It's Peugeot's second attempt at front wheel drive. Used in the Peugeot 104/Talbot Samba/Citroen LNA, Visa, early 205 and, oddly, the Renault 14. It was canted back at a 72 degree angle, with the gearbox underneath. Apparently looked a bit like two halves of a suitcase when not in situ.
The opel was part of the British Commanders'-in-Chief Mission to the Soviet Forces in Germany (BRIXMIS) who were allowed to roam around east germany "keeping an eye on things" - the US, French and soviet union had similar missions. This link takes you to an outline of the sort of stuff they got up to. not QUITE spying, honest comrade... www.brixmis.co.uk/later-years.html
First car I ever crashed, at the age of 4. I let off my mum's hand brake outside the school when she went to fetch my brother. It slowly rolled into a rusty Vauxhall Victor. The owner of the Victor claimed his car was written off. My dad settled the dispute buying him a new number plate.
The last time i was in a citroen was in a citroen cx in about 1978 when i was 8. i was with my brothers riding in a mini van and we hit a sheep in snake pass derbyshire and it damaged the radiator and left us stranded and it was getting very dark. Along came the citroen cx and saved us all. I could not believe the ride it was like riding on a magic carpet and was very comfortable. The car seemed massive to us all. With their kids and us there were 7 in all in the car and took us back to our brand new bungalow in bramley in south yorkshire where we lived at the time. My bro who is 5 years older and remembers more said he was a doctor and owned a rolls royce as well and wonder if they are still around. They were a very nice family indeed. The kids were about same age as me and wonder where there are now and if they remember that event back in around 1978. My eldest bro who was driving the mini van was 20 at the time and might remember more i will have to ask him. Good video ian.
Allergy information: We do have a cat, so if you have a cat allergy, we strongly recommend washing any clothing product before use. hahah nice once nice vid by the way...you need to keep making vids like this
Ever since subscribing to this channel, i have found that my favorite Citroen has been the Ami! Not sure what the differences are between the Ami 8 and Ami 6 but i do know that i love the styling. The 2CV's and Dyanne's are nice but the Ami has a look about it that just says 1960's 1970's French car. I love them. And to see them all lined up in one row at this event was just thrilling. I have to admit the DS convertible was an eye turner and absolute gorgeous too. I'm excited to hear that Hubnut will be featuring more Citroen cars on this channel. I love Jaguars but Citroens/Peugeots are really my favorite of the lot. Great video content.
The main style difference between the Ami 6 and the Ami 8 sedan is the Ami 6 has a Z-shape rear (more accentuated than a Ford Anglia). And the Ami 8 had bigger engines.
My brain is melting, so much eye candy.........must resist.............melting We had something similar to the Volvo in the U.S. army, it was caled a Gamma Goat.
I haven't been for years. As a kid i remember the stories about the Lincoln bomber Ghost and i believe you could walk on it not sure about now, but i was scared to death to go on it when i heard that story.
Only 30 seconds into the video and I'm already lost in love and lust for the Citroën DS convertible.😍🥰😘 But then, revelations of deceit and subterfuge‼️ Yet again my heart is broken by a counterfeit Jezebel.💔😫 Ah, well, plus ça change, and let's move on to the next 'one-true-love' of my life‼️😜😜😜
Amazing collection of Citroen's used to own a Xsara liked it a lot till the rear wheels started to toe in eventually causing them to catch the wheel arches suspension bearings worn out! Think the Scorpion was made from aluminium. Love the Vulcan saw one fly at a display at RAF St Athen in Wales in 1992 actually feels like your chest will explode as it climbs. Great Video Thank You.
Loved the Ami 6 hope the owners leave as is. 👍 Thanks for the quick tour of the hanger an Airfix makers dream Lol. Glad you didn't call the Scorpion a Tank 😁
This is nostalgic pour moi - I used to own an Ami 8 Estate (R/H drive). On the way back from tuning Joan Armatrading's piano for a recording session, sadly I had a collision at Hindhead, and the insurers saw fit to write off my poor little Ami. Boo hoo! Not that JA was in any way responsible for my unfortunate accident - I thought I'd better make that clear. (She was just responsible for writing loads of great songs, but not for causing any crashes, at least not so far as I know ...). I loved the soft suspension and the body roll (I'm talking about the AMI here, NOT about JA... some people have such dirty minds...). I loved the dash-mounted gear-lever. I loved the comfy seats. I loved the sound of the two-cylinder air-cooled engine, and the clicking sound of the indicators. I loved the self-centreing steering and the one-spoke steering wheel. I loved the speedometer. I loved that the ignition key went in to a near-vertical mounting on the steering column. I loved the handbrake which pulled out from the dashboard. I loved its' sheer quirkiness, and yet, strangely, it was somehow functional and practical. I'm getting odd desires to go and live in France and listen to Charles Trenet, Serge Gainsbourg and Plastic Bertrand. I seem to remember that the Ami was somewhat slow and didn't have a powerful heater - but then, nostalgia isn't what it used to be... Strangely, the Ami was known as the Dynam in Spain - rather then the Amigo - answers on a postcard if anyone knows why that might be? If I won the lottery I could be tempted by an Ami Super Estate - or a Steinway (Model B) perhaps - hmmm - maybe both? Definitely both :-)
That Ferguson Formula (FF, like the Jensen) Opel Senator was certainly an interesting car. Back in the '90s I briefly owned an Opel Commodore GS/E saloon which, officially, had belonged to the British Army of the Rhine, but judging by the original vehicle history notebooks that came with it and the specification of the vehicle, it was most likely used by the intelligence services. It certainly had some interesting adaptions... Sadly I had to pass it on as it was left-hand drive and I couldn't find anyone who would insure me on it, which was a shame, it went like an absolute train so it was definitely rather tuned, probably by Irmscher, even though it looked stock under the bonnet...
I did a lot of L plate driving in my parent's white Ami 8 estate, interesting things to drive but very smooth suspension and excellent seats. I wasn't really a fan of the novelty gear stick, or the free Mother attachment telling me to stay below 50 mph!
I liked the BRIXMIS senator, based in Potsdam but driving around the DDR takinf photos. That Warsaw Pact BMP personnel carrier had rear doors that doubled as very dangerous fuel tanks.
My first car was a white Ami 8 Saloon, K Reg, bought for £300. I used to get five mates inside, two next to me in the front, and three in the back. The low gearing meant that even the 602cc engine was able to keep up with traffic in down driving. Wish I could afford one now!
Good video. I had a BX hatch back 19rd 20 odd years ago. Very smooth and comfortable car. Go anywhere on a tenner. My dad had a visa 1.1 on a A plate. Can't honestly say I was a fan but it ran ok from what I remember. 👍
Never liked the small Citreons only really liked the larger Citreons but the enthusiasm in these videos is enjoyable to watch. These barely exceed the street credibility of the Invacar. Sorry to all small Citreon fans, just my opinion.
I can't help but notice how much more friendly the car people are in comparison with many of the classic motorcycle crowd. I'm sure there are a few grumps as there are a few nice motorbike folks. Anyway, most appealing.
no sadly i'm not a 2cv guy, there too common, you see them and there okay but i'm more a excatia guy, old taxi driver had one drove us to school in it and had a complete tool kit in the boot back when fuel was cheap i do like 2cv but only the like pre 60's ones the rare ones with the corrgated roofing for a hood, but if i was going to have a citreon it be the excatia lovely cars even if my taxi driver hated them
