A man after my own heart --

Jul 07, 2020,17:58 PM
 

Alfa, Fiat, and Doxa!  First two cars were Fiats (124 Sport Coupe then 124 Spider), then an Alfa Spider ... and much later, a covey of Doxas ;-)

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Simple pleasure

 
 By: Arronax : July 6th, 2020-19:01
Hooning around in a 900cc twinair panda while the alfa is in the shop for a timing belt job. In many ways this is the modern-day 2CV, you forget about performance numbers and just enjoy motoring at its purest, a rare breath of fresh air in our often too c...  

Nice Doxa! :) [nt]

 
 By: countzero : July 6th, 2020-20:45

Charm Alarm!

 
 By: cazalea : July 7th, 2020-12:35
Panda Air IS nice but not built to supply life-long interest and memories Cazalea ...  

Would a electric-converted 2cv still be charming?

 
 By: Sebi : July 7th, 2020-14:22
i wonder about the complexity of the conversion, I do enjoy thinking about the street parking in eletric vehicle spots!

There are some electric 2CV kits

 
 By: cazalea : July 7th, 2020-18:30
Besides the sound as Nico mentioned, most of them involve about an extra 500 lbs of battery — when the whole car itself weighs only 1400 lbs.

hummm this is what I was wondering, the weight issue...

 
 By: Sebi : July 8th, 2020-02:22
reminds me being front passenger in a friend's 2CV and seeing the road next to my left foot, holes... Hopefuly he replaced the frame a few years ago and still uses it in Paris. I think his parking garage costed him multiple times the value of the 2cv. But... 

Indeed! [nt]

 
 By: amanico : July 8th, 2020-02:51

A man after my own heart --

 
 By: JohnFM : July 7th, 2020-17:58
Alfa, Fiat, and Doxa! First two cars were Fiats (124 Sport Coupe then 124 Spider), then an Alfa Spider ... and much later, a covey of Doxas ;-)