So. it was with great cheer that The Luxe Chronicles diverted me from my icy and now wet mire with the news that Citroen is to bring back an updated DS. The DS car is the coolest of the cool and star of many a French nouvelle vague film mainly by chance!
This fashion for retro car revivals is a joy as the updates have all the comfort of modern technology with the soul of past design. My love of French cars of old leads me to make a plea to Renault and bring back the Renault 4 - the car I first fell in love with. My mother had a bright yellow one with a dashboard gear stick. The back seat was really a bench and the car was much loved by the French in the provinces to carry their wares to market! It seems I am not alone, there is a Renault 4 enthusiasts forum!!
What was your first car love and why? Which old banger do you want to see make a return in the 21st century?
You know I love my old VW's but I would love to see the new DS on the roads. There's actually an old one a couple of roads form me in really good condition and it always makes me smile when I see it driving around.
ReplyDeleteI have never owned a car, but I'd buy a mini in a flash. British green with racing stripes, natch. xx
ReplyDeleteI find it very funny you should love the DS too. When I was setting up my post, the image I used which features a glamorous woman wearing a leopard-print coat reminded me of your leopard-print coat. Great minds (...)?
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The Luxe Chronicles
I would love a mini cooped or one of those cust light blue curvey soft top VW's... although these days in london I find I hardly ever travel by car. Especially since the credit crunch has caused all my friends to downsize from taxis to night buses! Really hope it warms up soon, I am also sick of layers and practical footwear!
ReplyDeleteWeirdly, I love old pickups. The kinda that had quasi-fenders. I've never driven a pickup and will never need to ... but something about them appeals. Bizarre, no?
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ReplyDeleteMy first car was a Chevy Cavalier . . .
Would love to see the REO be remade!
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I had a friend who had a vintage red Rover. It was such a cute car. I still dream of it.
ReplyDeletei don't know much about cars or old cars but i love my c class mercedes..and i want a smart car or mini cooper int he worst way!
ReplyDeletewow darling i love your choice,mine would have to be the very first models of the aston martin.i also think the old minis are so adorable although with my 6ft frame i wouldnt enjoy the ride in one :O)
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Marian
Dont get me started! I love and adore vintage cars. Sadly I just sold my 1965 XW Ford and I feel like a part of me is missing.
ReplyDeleteI love your pick, at the top of my list is the Jaguar XKE, (and when I say list I mean LIST).
I must be the last person in the western world that doesn't drive!!! But if I could then I'd be gagging for late 70's Commadore, complete with bench seat in the front.
ReplyDeleteOh I love vintage cars!!!!
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I cannot name a single car. But I can name the cast of The Hills.
ReplyDeleteI really have no intrest in them at all. It's kind of bad. I started to learn to drive and then gave up.
I want my first car to be vintage! :D
ReplyDeleteI love that old yellow heap. It's great.
ReplyDeleteI don't really have a great old car love. Most of the "old" cars I love can still be found on the road today, where I live, because the weather allows for their upkeep.
I love the DS. I fell in love with them at least 25 years ago when watching the film 'Watchers in the Wood' an amazingly scarey film - I loved it. Their DS was white and I wanted it....
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