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    • RallyDarkstrike
      RallyDarkstrike last edited by

      I did a new RedBubble art!

      ....first one I've posted to Hyphen and the first one I've done in quite awhile. Life, work, more work and the whole 'Oppo Kinja being brutally murdered' thing all got in the way!

      I went with a new style on this one to experiment...it's a fading gradient into transparency with only the outline on one side. The license place speaks for itself...pretty sure you all know what this one is! 😉

      Citroen DS Gradient - UPSCALED-graybackground.png
      DS_Citroën_001.jpg

      '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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      • spacekraken
        spacekraken last edited by

        Awesome art... love these cars. There's a semi-local one that always looks so nice parked resting at engine off height.

        Ben | observer of rocks | VW Alltrack and many bikes

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        • ranwhenparked
          ranwhenparked @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

          @rallydarkstrike I worked with someone who grew up in a small village in French Guiana in the '60s and '70s, she wasn't really a car person (drove an older Grand Marquis), but walked in when I had a DS picture up on my computer (probably some Jalopnik post) and got all excited about it. She remembered all the important government officials having them, and being so impressed on the rare occasions when one would drive through her town, it looked like a spacecraft floating along. She also said everyone always did refer to them only as Déesses, being clear to never use the actual two letters, even though its basically the same thing. Also shared that she had never seen one since coming the the US, and hadn't seen them all that much before then.

          2022 Ioniq SE
          1964 Corvair Monza

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          • RallyDarkstrike
            RallyDarkstrike last edited by

            @spacekraken Awesome! A gentleman local to me used to have one in a custom 'sunny yellow' but sold it and now has a gorgeous silver Citroen SM! 😄

            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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            • RallyDarkstrike
              RallyDarkstrike @ranwhenparked last edited by

              @ranwhenparked That's an awesome story! They definitely are like nothing else and have so much presence! I've never seen one in person sadly....the only Citroens of any type I've seen in person are the classic SM that is owned by a local British chap, and a Citroen Jumper/Relay RV I saw in town that had been imported by some tourists temporarily the other year!

              '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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              • ranwhenparked
                ranwhenparked @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                @rallydarkstrike She's also the one that really tried hard to buy an old Chrysler Town & Country JXi we had sitting in our parking lot for months, but my boss was insisting on full Bluebook value, even though it was high mileage and not in the best cosmetic shape. So, it sat there until the battery died, the tires went flat, and some neighborhood kids vandalized it, and we sold it for scrap for like $200. She may have dodged a bullet on that one, but it at least would have been more comfortable for driving around 3 kids and their friends than the GrandMa.

                2022 Ioniq SE
                1964 Corvair Monza

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                • RallyDarkstrike
                  RallyDarkstrike @ranwhenparked last edited by

                  @ranwhenparked That's a shame...so you lost profit and something perfectly serviceable was left to die 😕

                  '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                  • ranwhenparked
                    ranwhenparked @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                    @rallydarkstrike The guy was fundamentally an idiot and also a compulsive hoarder with probably several untreated mental issues, who was eventually fired (cough, forcibly retired) by the board for embezzlement. Surprisingly, not the worst boss I've worked for though, actually pretty lazy and hands-off, and I tend to do pretty well in power vacuums.

                    2022 Ioniq SE
                    1964 Corvair Monza

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                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                      WhoIsTheLeader @ranwhenparked last edited by

                      @ranwhenparked said in The Goddess...:

                      @rallydarkstrike I worked with someone who grew up in a small village in French Guiana in the '60s and '70s, she wasn't really a car person (drove an older Grand Marquis), but walked in when I had a DS picture up on my computer (probably some Jalopnik post) and got all excited about it. She remembered all the important government officials having them, and being so impressed on the rare occasions when one would drive through her town, it looked like a spacecraft floating along. She also said everyone always did refer to them only as Déesses, being clear to never use the actual two letters, even though its basically the same thing. Also shared that she had never seen one since coming the the US, and hadn't seen them all that much before then.

                      I am inclined to trust that as it is a very distinctive car with immense presence on the road. I did once have a German lady promise me Europe is full of cars like the Renault Caravelle we were standing in front of but that turned out not to be the case. I guess a Caravelle looks like every other old car. Even in Europe they weren't incredibly common and are still a little left field.

                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                      • WhoIsTheLeader
                        WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                        @rallydarkstrike said in The Goddess...:

                        @ranwhenparked That's an awesome story! They definitely are like nothing else and have so much presence! I've never seen one in person sadly....the only Citroens of any type I've seen in person are the classic SM that is owned by a local British chap, and a Citroen Jumper/Relay RV I saw in town that had been imported by some tourists temporarily the other year!

                        The only working French car I've seen was a shockingly mundane Renault Captur. I hope one day to be able to see a hydropnuematic Citroen in person.

                        Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                        • smobgirl
                          smobgirl last edited by

                          You rang?

                          (Kidding)

                          The gradient is super cool!

                          Give me all the ‘70s Datsuns, ‘80s Toyotas, and ‘90s Hondas.

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                          • RallyDarkstrike
                            RallyDarkstrike @WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                            @whoistheleader I just realized that was a lie, I have seen an Acadiane van and a duo of 2CVs as well...but only through my windshield while passing them (as was the Jumper/Relay) 😞
                            Citroen Acadiane before Exit 10 on 103 on way home from New Ross - September 12, 2017.jpg May 23rd, 2019 - Citroen Jumper RV in Bridgewater on King Street.jpg August 25th, 2018 - 2 Citroen 2CVs on Ontario plates in Lunenburg - Beige-Brown One.jpg

                            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                            • Chariotoflove
                              Chariotoflove @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                              @rallydarkstrike That's pretty cool!

                              Curator, Kia enthusiast, dad joke specialist

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                              • RallyDarkstrike
                                RallyDarkstrike @smobgirl last edited by RallyDarkstrike

                                @smobgirl said in The Goddess...:

                                You rang?

                                (Kidding)

                                The gradient is super cool!

                                Hahaha, thanks! 😛

                                How's shop kitty from the other day? 🙂

                                @Chariotoflove Thanks! 🙂

                                '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                • WhoIsTheLeader
                                  WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                  @rallydarkstrike said in The Goddess...:

                                  @whoistheleader I just realized that was a lie, I have seen an Acadiane van and a duo of 2CVs as well...but only through my windshield while passing them (as was the Jumper/Relay) 😞
                                  Citroen Acadiane before Exit 10 on 103 on way home from New Ross - September 12, 2017.jpg May 23rd, 2019 - Citroen Jumper RV in Bridgewater on King Street.jpg August 25th, 2018 - 2 Citroen 2CVs on Ontario plates in Lunenburg - Beige-Brown One.jpg

                                  Well, technically one Dyane and one 2Cv, but you're good. I accidentally lied as well. I've seen and sat in a modified 2CV and once saw an unmodified one nearly identical to the one you saw.

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                                  What do you call multiple 2CVs? A herd of Two Horses? A gaggle of 2CVs? A troop of snails?

                                  Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                  • RallyDarkstrike
                                    RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                    @WhoIsTheLeader ....4CV?

                                    '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                                      WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                      @rallydarkstrike A pack could be a 16CV!

                                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                      • RallyDarkstrike
                                        RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                        Naw, the Traction Avant 15-6 was actually 16CV, so we'll let that old girl carry the 16CV torch 😛 https://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-european/automotive-history-the-citroen-15-six-traction-royalty-genealogy-101/

                                        '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                        • Jb boin
                                          Jb boin last edited by

                                          The Renault 4CV was also a thing.

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