Oppo Pro Tip (and Citroën CX 25 TGI Loadrunner!!!) mid-day repost

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 11/30/2016 at 23:31 • Filed to: None

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Do you have CAD and want to mock something up with parts you can find at your local hardware store? McMaster-Carr has 3D CAD files of almost every part they offer for free. (Also, I just found out the Citroën CX 25 TGI Loadrunner exists and... holy shit I’ve never wanted anything more in my life)

Here’s the counter/bar/console table I’m building for my apartment. Yes, I’m building it out of pipe pieces, which is a trend I absolutely hate (because when other people do it they get caught up in the kitsch and don’t know how to make it look nice). However, I don’t have access to a MIG or TIG welder so this will work.

Quick design and render:

But back to that Citroen, OHMYGODIWANTITSOOOOOOOOOOOOOBAD!!!

And they turned a Piper Comanche into a camper!

Forget the Mercedes 6x6, this is the greatest 6 wheeled car.

I haven’t been this excited about a car since I saw that Alpine GTA in person at C&C.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/30/2016 at 23:36

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My brother in law has been thinking a lot about what the ultimate road trip car would be, I think tpshould be taken under serious consideration.

PS. I told him Ford Excurssion, or Buick Park Ave. he said BMW M5. He’s weird but in a good way.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/30/2016 at 23:38

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This is just the ultimate car in general, forget the Mercedes 6x6.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/30/2016 at 23:43

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We had a V10 Excursion when I was little, it was awesome, I wish my parents had kept it.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/30/2016 at 23:48

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His is a diesel. 6.0l with 175,000 miles. It’s rusting to Leicester though.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/30/2016 at 23:56

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Late GM H-Bodies are pretty good highway mile killers. I’ve spent plenty of hours in the back seat of an Olds 88.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 11/30/2016 at 23:59

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I would trade all my worldly possessions for that Citroen.

I’ll even throw in my soul, I won’t be needing one when I have a French wagon with six fucking wheels.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 12/01/2016 at 00:00

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My thoughts exactly, it’s beyond awesome... it’s French awesome .

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 00:05

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I would say it would be perfect for a conversion van-style interior, but knowing Citroen, it already likely has some sort of awesome retro-futuristic interior that only the French would make.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 12/01/2016 at 00:14

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I love the cleanliness of the grey cloth and dash, but that brown leather in the second one though!!!

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 00:31

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The seats, door cards, and instrument cluster are awesome. I wanted one of these before I saw the 6 wheeled version but god, I need one now. I think it (the standard version) just got bumped up to a tie with the Alpine a310 on my cars to import from Europe list.

Tapas > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 00:41

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That is beyond amazing without question.

What kind of suspension were they running though? I know that the hydropneumatic system is a bitch to repair and one dude in Europe has been hoarding all the parts...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 12/01/2016 at 00:49

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This and the Alpine GTA are mine, I need them in my life.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Tapas 12/01/2016 at 01:00

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I think it’s still hydroneumatic, which is okay as long as you run the right fluid in it.

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 01:07

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A man after my own heart I see.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 12/01/2016 at 01:13

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Mmmm, that Lemans Turbo, so much box flare.

Jobjoris > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 03:32

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I know one for sale in Germany for you . You know the background of these, right?

Babz > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 05:09

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I approve of this Citroën and I raise you a DS Plateau

punkgoose17 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 06:29

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The low flat load floor and opening on the CX looks amazing.

S65 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 07:21

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But how rare is it

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jobjoris 12/01/2016 at 08:31

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That’s actually the one that kicked this all off. From what little I found, they were converted by a coachwork company for companies like newspapers.

Jobjoris > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 09:04

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Yes, built by Tissier they were mainly used to haul newspapers. Most epic one was the “Penthouse” loadrunner. A camper.

That’s what you want to use it for, right? ;-)

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jobjoris 12/01/2016 at 09:10

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10/10 would camp in. I like the low roof ‘break’ with rear windows the best though

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 12:11

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That rearmost side window is enormous. Holy crap.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/01/2016 at 12:17

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It’s awesome

gmctavish needs more space > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 12/01/2016 at 23:37

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The interior looks like an alternate reality that I’ve been cheated out of

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > gmctavish needs more space 12/01/2016 at 23:40

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Chevron spaceship.