My XM 2.1 TD Exclusive, in blue

[Dieselman]

You can really see how close the Tundra was to the BX. love the offset girl. What was it about asymmetry in that era...works though!

Agreed. One on the other side too would have been better.

[russ92xmsed]

[Gallic oddity]

My XM thread has been hijacked by Volvo Tundra Girl!

(Offset girl photos ought to be encouraged though)



I forgot to mention I've also owned Alfasuds (x2) and my Dad spent time in the Eighties with his Phase 1 BXs (x2) so the influence started there

Gamma was a flat-four, developed from Flavia range. The Beta gearbox is a Citroen cast-off. It's such a shame the Aerodinamica wasn't taken seriously - it even had BMC lettering on the nose. There was nothing fundamentally wrong with the 1800 or Maxi engineering (the build and durability of my early 1750 Maxi impresses anyone who sees and drives it) but the styling was dictated by the engineering dept rather than designers' pens. And 'Friday cars' abound.



Aerodinamica predates any wind tunnel available for use by Turin-based design houses. And for that, I adore it. But where did BMC put it? It was last seen delivered to Birmingham 45 years ago. What on earth did they do with it?



The smaller sister (that begat the GS symmetry) was shown at Turin the following year. It was based on the ADO16 platform. It survives and lives in Turin

[russ92xmsed]

Ha that proves my point...the Aerodinamica did influence all those fast backs. It is a brilliant design. Cannot believe BMC didn't use it. Typical. And your totally right Gallic Oddity, about the engineers dictating the designs. Brilliant they were, they would not make these designs work.

So I wonder where it ended up. It was clear
Y a running prototype, so did a design directed or board member nick it, or was it scrapped. The obvious place would be the Gaydon Motor museum, but it clearly isnt on display. Maybe it went ack to Italy on the quiet. Another motor industry mystery!

If you want to see my own Lancia Fastback design I did for my degree, then visit my website and look in my portfolio section. I'll see if I can get a pick too.
You can be critical, I'm not even sure I like that much!!!!

[russ92xmsed]

http://www.rjwcreativedesign.co.uk/webpage%20td2.html
Try this.

[Gallic oddity]

It's wonderful!

Jaw-droppingly so

[Gallic oddity]

Now selling! I have my eye on something else so...

See sales section

[Dieselman]

It appears you have cut the bumper trim off to fit the tow-bar. Why?

Your XM looks great in Mauritius blue. Blue always works on Citroens.

Nice to see an X19 in service.

[CitroJim]

Nice to see an X19 in service.

Took me a bit to work that one out Will I looked for something up on the railway bridge initially...

Then I saw the Fiat... Thought all of them had now dissolved...

I quite agree blue works.. Over time I've had four Citroens in Mauritius Blue and still have one to this day...

All the best with the sale - an Exclusive is a nice one to have. Essentially my car minus the V6 engine...

[Gallic oddity]

It appears you have cut the bumper trim off to fit the tow-bar. Why?

I didn't cut anything. It was bought like this. The tow bar has been on for a few years now. I could remove it if it's not wanted.

Nice to see an X19 in service.

Took me a bit to work that one out Will I looked for something up on the railway bridge initially...
Then I saw the Fiat... Thought all of them had now dissolved

The bridge is near me. It is Bridego Bridge, aka Bridge 127. £2.6 Million fell off that bridge. I did have a good look, but sadly no discarded notes were found.

The Fiat is solid and great fun. It has done just 55k in 30 years. DVLA says more of these survive in the UK than XMs!