Monthly Archive: December 2015

Citroen Light 15 Road Test By Stuart Griffith B.E. 0

Citroen Light 15 Road Test By Stuart Griffith B.E.

October 18, 1953 The Citroen is as stable as it appears possible to make a car under our present design technique. Un-doubtedly the out-standing characteristic of the car is the way it holds on to the road surface, particularly on corners and bends.  Although the Citroen was designed in France about 19 years ago, it has persisted essentially in its original form, with the...

Mercedes Saloon Price List – November 1966 1

Mercedes Saloon Price List – November 1966

I recently came across an old price list for Mercedes-Benz in Australia in the mid 60s.   They were very expensive cars back then, probably more so than they are today, and even a base  model was around double a holden, let alone the range topping (for the saloons) 300SE. These prices are for the standard car, so most buyers would have selected at...

New front indicator lenses for the DS part 2 1

New front indicator lenses for the DS part 2

The front indicator lenses on the DS were badly cracked and discoloured, so it seemed like a good idea to replace them.   They are available aftermarket and are quite easy to change over. I had started what I assumed would be a quick job a while ago, but the new lenses used spade connectors instead of bullet connectors and I did not have...

Cost Savings of new RMS Logbook Trial 0

Cost Savings of new RMS Logbook Trial

I’ve now moved two cars onto the new 60 day logbook trial with the RMS, and the cost savings are well worth it!     The cost of full registration is just a bit above $1,000 if you assume a green slip of over $500 and the Rego of a little under $500.    The cost of the new rego is around $150 including...

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