What I learned to legally drive in...
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I shit myself in a Mustang once!
Who's got the Vodka??
Favorite fugly cars:
Citroen DS
4 measly cylinders, but I always admired their funkiness, and the idea of cruising around with a lip-dangled cigarette , black suit, Wayfarers and Jeanne Moreau in the passenger seat and Sophia Lauren and Monica Viti in the back, on the way to Bridgitte Bardot's flat.(if the Citroen were a time machine, ofcourse)
Yeah that co. was synonomous w/ Maserati. did you see The Longest Yard movie in the 70's. There is a scene where burt reynolds runs from the cops in a DS. Really good suspension. When put in reverse, the rear suspension lift's up to compensate. Unsurpassed to this day. Headlights followed the steering too.
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australian ford-mad max's car.
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1968 amc amx gt...
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Sweetys! Didn't know it, til now. Thanks.In conventional cars, hydraulics are only used in brakes and power steering. In the DS they were also used for the suspension, clutch and transmission, although the later ID19 did have manual steering and a simplified power braking system.
At a time when few passenger vehicles had independent suspension on all wheels, the application of the hydraulic system to the car's suspension system to provide a self-levelling system was an innovative move. This suspension allowed the car to achieve sharp handling combined with very comfortable ride quality, frequently compared to a "magic carpet". The system used – hydropneumatic suspension – was pioneered the year before, on the rear of another car from Citroën, the top of range Traction Avant 15CV-H--Wikipedia![]()
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