UPDATED: Going back to France tomorrow... Let's play a little game.

"Flavien Vidal" (flyingfrenchy)
11/23/2015 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

Update: Results are in! The 5 cars I will be bringing back are...

Bluecold got the first one correctly: Citroen DS (DS21 Pallas with hydromatic transmission to be precise.)

Cé Hé Sin got the Panhards. There will be two of those. Another PL17 (brought one back last summer) and a Dyna Z.

Berang got the 4th one : Renault 8. But it will be race prepped, caged and won’t have it’s original engine!

And again Cé Hé Sin got the last one! NSU Ro80 it is. West German FWD rotary with a hand activated clutch and a 3 speed gearbox! It doesn’t get mechanically weirder than that!

Needless to say that I’m rather... excited!! It will an awesome 3 weeks to spend back home :)

I am shipping 5 cars to Japan (yes 5! I can hardly believe it myself). Of course you can be certain the whole thing will be documented and the cars properly reviewed.

So... Wanna guess what I bring back this time? (There is one I’m sure you won’t find, while I have talked about another one already)

Play on!!

(and no I don’t have the money to bring a 1600SC back home. I may drive my father’s while I’m there though :D )

HINT: IT’S NOT BECAUSE I GO BACK TO FRANCE THAT ALL THE CARS I’LL BRING BACK ARE FRENCH. MOST MAY BE THOUGH...

HINT #2: FOR THE TWO THAT ARE LEFT, ONE IS A VERY CLASSIC FRENCH CAR, THE OTHER ONE IS A MECHANICALLY QUITE WEIRD GERMAN.

DISCUSSION (25)

Bluecold > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 05:41

205 GTI, AX GT, Bright red DS Break, Alpine A610, Delahaye 160.

Flavien Vidal > Bluecold
11/23/2015 at 05:45

I’ll give you the DS... It’s a DS21 with an hydromatic transmission, regular not break though. It might change if I find something even nicer, but for now, it’s a DS21. I will check it out after tomorrow.

None of the other are correct though :)

LongbowMkII > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 05:54

amazing.

Are you going to bring a Yakuza boss a grosser?

Flavien Vidal > LongbowMkII
11/23/2015 at 05:59

Well, I do have to cut those asked-prices down you know...

Wheelerguy > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 06:16

You do deliveries? Cool!

I got some shit to get rid of. Maybe you can get it somewhere you know guys can find useful?

Kinja'd!!!

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 06:22

So, the DS, and I’m guessing a Renault 4, a Renault Dauphine, a 2CV aaand a Peugeot 504!

Flavien Vidal > Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
11/23/2015 at 06:28

Nope :)

Flavien Vidal > Wheelerguy
11/23/2015 at 06:29

I do deliver to myself pretty quickly! :)

KnowsAboutCars > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 06:49

Citroen Traction Avant, BMW E9, Peugeot 104 ZS, and Renault Caravelle?

Flavien Vidal > KnowsAboutCars
11/23/2015 at 06:54

Nope, none of those, the E9 will be one of the cars I’ll bring back the next time I go back in France though :)

Cé hé sin > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 07:06

A Panhard but what model? I’m going with a 24.

Flavien Vidal > Cé hé sin
11/23/2015 at 07:10

I’ll give you the Panhard... there will be two of those actually. Another PL17 and a Dyna Z :)

Two left... One is not that hard and I don’t think anyone will find the last one haha

KatzManDu > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 07:53

Jensen Interceptor.

Citroen CX.

Flavien Vidal > KatzManDu
11/23/2015 at 08:08

I wish there was an interceptor but not this time... no CX.

One is a classic, very classic french, the other is a very weird and unique German.

Berang > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 08:12

They like minis over there, are you sending a mini? Or maybe a fiat.

Flavien Vidal > Berang
11/23/2015 at 08:15

I added another hint. One is a classic french car (sportish but sometimes very sporty), the other one is a mechanically weird German car.

Berang > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 08:21

Sportish but sometimes sporty... ??? Like a Renault Gordini or Caravelle?

Most German cars are mechanically weird.

Flavien Vidal > Berang
11/23/2015 at 08:23

Like VERY weird for a German car...

and you’re very close I just need a name :)

Berang > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 08:54

Well if I was after a Gordini, the R8 would be the obvious choice.

As for weird German cars, DKW? I guess that’s pretty weird. Unless it’s something REALLY weird like an NSU.

Cé hé sin > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 09:16

Mechanically weird German - an Ro80 would fit that bill.

Sometimes sporty and French? R5? The Turbo was very sporty indeed.

Flavien Vidal > Cé hé sin
11/23/2015 at 11:08

haha good job, it is a Ru80 indeed :)

more on it... well... as soon as I get it :)

Flavien Vidal > Berang
11/23/2015 at 11:10

The R8 is indeed the obvious choice!

Race prepped and engine swapped Renault R8 it will be. No Gordini though as it’s out of my budget unfortunately.

As for something mechanically weird, am NSU Ro80 it is :)

Cé hé sin > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 11:30

Talking of weird, last year I saw a Citroen GS Birotor for sale somewhere in la France profonde, same engine and box as the RO80 and for only €7,000, supposedly rust free and running.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Flavien Vidal
11/23/2015 at 11:44

Has anyone suggested a Trabant as the weird German?

2-stroke, goat-food body?

Or perhaps an NSU RO80?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Cé hé sin
11/23/2015 at 12:43

Well done!