Tagged: Crash

Impact with a Kangaroo 9

Impact with a Kangaroo

Earlier this week I took my 250SE on an extended drive.   I had wanted to try a route going north via the Putty road, across towards Mudgee and the back.     The roads were really good but ultimately this is really a two day drive and would be more enjoyable with some more stops.    You could make a really nice weekend road trip...

The 300SE strikes back 0

The 300SE strikes back

My ownership of the 300SE had been off to a good start until 3 issues reared their ugly head in the last couple of days. As outlined in the last post, the first issue was the A/C stopped blowing cold.  I already knew I had to do a few things for the climate control –  I could hear the little aspirator motor rattling away...

Frontal Damage to the DS 1

Frontal Damage to the DS

Today I went to the Citroen Car Club meeting to get the historic rego signed for my Traction Avant.   I am not often able to attend these meetings so it was good to catch up with the members.   The club had a raffle at the meeting and I even won a prize! I took the DS and it was running really nicely on...

Rigid passenger safety cell at work 0

Rigid passenger safety cell at work

These photos are a good example of how the Rigid passenger safety cell works.   You can see how the front of the car has crumpled, the bonnet is crumpled, both front wings are crumpled – as they are all designed to.   However, the passenger cabin is still intact, all four doors open and close properly and there are no intrusions into the...

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