Monthly Archive: November 2014

Retrosound Model 2 in a Citroen DS – Revisited 5

Retrosound Model 2 in a Citroen DS – Revisited

Last year I installed a Retrosound Model 2 radio in my Citroen DS.   Overall, I was happy with the result, but there were one or two small things that were not working as I expected.   This was mostly down to so little space for the unit in the DS, as it is hard to get the radio face and knobs to fit inside...

The Devil in Disguise drive 0

The Devil in Disguise drive

On Sunday, I attended the Devil in Disguise drive with the Citroen Club.   So the story goes the drive is named in memorial for a member of the club who is sadly deceased who was apparently a mild mannered man, until he got behind the wheel of his DS, when the Devil in Disguise came out! On this trip, the Devil was the...

New DS Air Cleaner Hose 1

New DS Air Cleaner Hose

The Citroen DS has a rubber hose that connects the air cleaner assembly with the top of the carburettor.   This DS air cleaner hose had become so hard and perished that it tore when I tried to remove the air cleaner to take off the spheres. The condition of the hose is fairly evident from the picture.   The new one was much more pliant.  ...

2014 Shannons Sydney late spring classic auction preview 0

2014 Shannons Sydney late spring classic auction preview

The latest Shannons Auction is on Monday, so I went to preview the offering.   As usual, Shannons have a nice mix of cars for sale, and the ones that caught my eye were: Lot 4: 1951 AUSTIN A90 ATLANTIC 2 DOOR COUPE This is not a car I know much about, but it has oodles of character and a price guide of $18,000-$24,000.  ...

MBCNSW ‘Topless Drive’ 3

MBCNSW ‘Topless Drive’

The Mercedes Club organized a late spring evening ‘topless’ drive up the Old Pacific Highway to the Central coast.    I had forgotten what a nice drive the Old Pacific Highway is, certainly nicer than the F3/M1.   I took the 250SE, and it was the oldest car there, the best representation being from the R107, in particular the 380.   I also discovered...

Classic Jalopy