So which look do people prefer on their A-series?
I've always thought along these lines...
Looks good
Not good
Nice
Not quite right
Looking good
Just awful
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| Author: | nwsteve [ November 6th, 2013, 1:16 am ] |
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So which look do people prefer on their A-series? I've always thought along these lines... Looks good Not good Nice Not quite right Looking good Just awful
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| Author: | Russell [ November 6th, 2013, 1:30 am ] |
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Yeah I'd go with that. |
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| Author: | samfieldhouse [ November 6th, 2013, 3:36 am ] |
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I too am inclined to agree, although I do have hub caps on my D*lly. On a Mehari, agreed it would be horrendous. Personally I don't really like Ami slots, ironically the only car I do like them on is Beachcombers. I also like the long wheel nuts in preference to the short ones. |
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| Author: | toomany2cvs [ November 6th, 2013, 3:19 pm ] |
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The centre caps look right on "posher" A-series, imho. So that beige Ami 8 looks like something's missing without (The green Ami 8's just trying to compensate for the lack of the other two cylinders, with the Super grille & slots...) The Dyane's borderline, but gets away with it. They look consistent on the D*lly - the godawful 'orses 'ead 'andle, though... <grimace> As for the Mehari - it's the sheer shiny-fresh-painted-ness of the wheels which is the most jarring element... G Pallas full-wheel trims, though... No. Never. Ever. |
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| Author: | Jacqueslemac [ November 6th, 2013, 6:31 pm ] |
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I bought a set of Ami Super slots in 1983 and have had them on every single A-series I've owned since then, no matter what model. |
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| Author: | toomany2cvs [ November 6th, 2013, 6:49 pm ] |
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Jacqueslemac wrote: I bought a set of Ami Super slots in 1983... Worth remembering that the vast majority of Ami Supers didn't have slotted wheels. They came in as a package of "updates", along with the stripes, for 1974 - but something like 3/4 of all Supers built were in 1973. http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen/serialnumbers.html Ami Super production 1973 - 33577 1974 - 4650 1975 - 3554 1976 - no figure, discontinued Feb '76 Total - "about 42000" |
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| Author: | richardmorris [ November 6th, 2013, 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hub caps |
toomany2cvs wrote: Jacqueslemac wrote: I bought a set of Ami Super slots in 1983... Worth remembering that the vast majority of Ami Supers didn't have slotted wheels. They came in as a package of "updates", along with the stripes, for 1974 - but something like 3/4 of all Supers built were in 1973. http://www.cats-citroen.net/citroen/serialnumbers.html Ami Super production 1973 - 33577 1974 - 4650 1975 - 3554 1976 - no figure, discontinued Feb '76 Total - "about 42000" Are you sure you don't want your "job" back? You know a lot more than I really want to 
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| Author: | james2cv [ November 6th, 2013, 8:45 pm ] |
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Wouldn't put them on anything other than an AZAM. If you get off your face on LSD and paint them pink and orange and put them on a shed, that would also be fine. Apart from that... |
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| Author: | toomany2cvs [ November 6th, 2013, 8:45 pm ] |
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richardmorris wrote: Are you sure you don't want your "job" back? You know a lot more than I really want to <grin> 
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| Author: | richardmorris [ November 6th, 2013, 8:50 pm ] |
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Oh and I like the full GS pallas trims - saves me painting the wheels! |
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