It’s hard to imagine a more unlikely pair of cars to see side-by-side in traffic, even if this is in Australia (I assume). johnh875 grabbed the shot of a fifties vintage Holden Ute and a Citroen DS, of course. Speaking of the goddess, one of our Contributors has started on the epic task of doing the DS justice with a full write up. Patience please; it’s a daunting subject for any writer to take on. I’ve been putting it off for years now…
The Ute is a FB or EK, 60-62 though the rear quarter panels are the same on the earlier FC-FE, 56-59. Cant help with dating the Citroen sorry way outta my league on that one
Yep I ducked trying to identify the model, often the letters on the number plate will help but this ute must have been re-registered at some point around 1968-69
Ditto on the Citroen for me, they ran largely unchanged for about 20 years!
The other evening while waiting at a light a DS actually did a left turn in front of us. My jaw dropped in amazement, my wife asked ” What is THAT?” I was speachless from shock. A rare site anywhere, yet alone in January in frozen, salted NE Illinois.
Northeast IL? Are you anywhere near the QC?
Stealing a line from Fargo, that one on the left is “kinda funny lookin”
They are styled after the 55-57 Chevy, 8/10ths scale. It is not helped by having low-profile tires on the original 13″ rims (well, widened chromies in this case), the tires should be much larger diameter.
Assuming that this photograph was taken in Melbourne where I live, as a result of the disturbingly commonplace “CC miracle”, this is probably the same DS that I saw yesterday on my way home from work. How many salmon pink DS’s are there? – I’ve never seen one before…
Old and interesting cars are possibly more common in Melbourne (and elsewhere in the state of Victoria) than many other places because the roads do not get salted for snow/ice,the climate is quite dry and most people do not live near enough to the ocean for the salt in the sea air to be a problem.
Also, a significant proportion of cars seem to be not driven huge distances.
The biggest problem is likely to be summer sun and heat causing interiors to degrade – cracked dashboard tops and faded fabrics are common.
Victoria also has a good classic car registration category. For about $75 you can get 45 days use a year (a log book must be kept). Standard registration (most of which goes towards the compulsory road accident personal injury compensation scheme) is about $600 or more. Cars must be at least 25 years old to qualify. For classics that just get recreational use, it’s great.
Yes this was in Melbourne, Vermont area.
Standard rego is now just under $700 (including compulsory third-party personal injury insurance), I’m sorely tempted to abandon the original number plates and put my old car on a club permit.
How many salmon Goddesses are there? Not many. I suspect this is not a factory colour when viewed with the blue interior. I first saw this car, then on full registration, about 15 years ago at the same shop that serviced our long departed Chrysler VG VIP.
It was used in the filming of a Japanese feature “The Goddess Of ’67”. I cannot confirm whether the year of manufacture accords with film title and would require a substantial inducement before I would sit through it again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255195/
Ghillie, did you know there at least 3 Chapron convertibles in town?
Ghillie, did you know there at least 3 Chapron convertibles in town?
Jim – I have only seen one, once. Probably about 15 years ago, it was at Blackmans in Richmond (when they used to be at the South Yarra end of Church Street). I don’t remember much about it’s looks. I think it was there for a complete re-upholster. But I could be wrong.
Three in Melbourne is impressive. But, truth is, I’ve never been a big fan of DS’s. It’s a car that I always thought that I should like more than I do – but I just can’t seem to find any passion for it. Each to his own I guess.
My wife swears she saw a Martini & Rossi 924 Porsche on the eastern freeway today, but not the standard one. She said it had thicker stripes on the side of the car. Maybe it was a racing version. The most amazing thing was that my wife cared about the difference – aye, she’s worth her weight in gold.
I have seen a “striped-up” 924 that sounds similar serveral times (posted to the Cohort too), but I’m not sure if it is anything special or just some stickers.
I photographed this DS in Melbourne (Doncaster area) being used as a wedding car in 2011. I’m not convinced whether it is the same car or not – this one had full registration at the time and appears to have different tail lights. This one had the dual uncovered headlights the same as the car used in “The Goddess of ’67”.