November 21, 2012
OK, whatever you Falcon-driving hipsters in Bay Area, San antonio and Portland: time for you to step-up your game, since the Falcon gets a little old and foreseeable, much like your pork cake hat. I promise, should you appear inside a Citroen Ami 6, the real life will bow lower before your impeccable irony. Because currently, I've declared the Ami 6 because the hippest vehicle, period. The trick is to locate one&...
Such as the Falcon, the Ami 6 is eminently practical, simply because it’s only a 2CV inside a new suit. Perhaps a bit slower compared to Falcon, using its 22hp 602cc boxer twin, however that only increases the appeal. At a time when Camry V6s are quicker than Ferraris of just a few decades ago, a sluggish vehicle is really as awesome as slow food.
However if you simply’re looking for an Ami 6, make certain it’s not the upscale &"Club&" model, (right), using the quad headlights. Not as awesome because the google-eyed original (left).
Look what washed on the shore it appears as though the waves have labored onto it a little.
At a time of ridiculously wide tires, the bicycle-sized ones around the Ami would be the perfect counterpoint. Sliding home windows: cure has individuals?
And also you’ll really impress your buddies whenever you bring them on the winding (or simply windy) road.
Time for you to jump on this program&...repeat after me: should have an Ami 6.
Published November 22, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Really, these were pretty reliable. Awkward, slow, rust-prone, funny-handling but reliable. Little 2-cilinder boxer was tough as nails, also it didn’t possess a distributor, only one set of contacts and something coil, linked to one spark plug each and every finish. And when battery was dead, there is a crank lever easily available. However it wasn’t really needed, it might start immediately, even when sitting under snow cover per month approximately.
Published Feb 24, 2014 at 5:31 AM
I operate a Citroen Ami 6 like a daily driver within the United kingdom and also have accomplished for three years. Not were built with a single problem yet. I’ve had a better record of vehicle problems and becoming to operate (100%) than my boss and the Golf!
Published November 21, 2012 at 11:22 AM
This have to function as the most awkward styled vehicle available. Therefore ripe for hipsterification. I usually wondered when the design team deliberately managed to get so esthetically challenged, therefore, why? Was the Citroen design team the very first hipster crowd? Deliberately making an ironic publish modernist discuss design? They are able to’t happen to be oblivous towards the overall clumsiness of this vehicle. Yet, it isn’t an error, it isn’t an item of laissez-faire mentality, they didn’t just smack it altogether and stated that’ll do. They deliberately designed the human body for the reason that awkward way.
Published November 21, 2012 at 11:38 AM
Published December 4, 2013 at 11:36 PM
The raison-d’tre for that Ami 6 was the Renault 4’s appearance in 1961.
The Renault 4 would be a 2CV copy by Renault but Renault’ taken time to research the flaws from the 2CV such as the air cooled flat twin engine making a easier to use vehicle using the Renault 4, that was particularly the very first mass created hatch-back (everyone forgets this)
Around the French countryside in which the 2Cv was really a success, but everyone was relocating to the Renault 4 and also the AMI 6 was Citron’s answer.
In Break (estate) version the AMI 6 really gave the Renault 4 a run because of its money.
The main reason I really like these simple French cars is always that in france they understood how you can acquire a great comfortable ride, good financial aspects and great real great handling on the small vehicle.
While BMC rose the little vehicle mountain in the otherside using their immortal Small (sporty, low ground clearance and bumpy but instead rather fast)
in france they continued producing cars softly dancing within the Route Nationales and Departementales.
The good thing about cars such as these is they bear an unmistakeble national identity, it had been a period the house market was important and no-one even considered attempting to make an imitation of the Mercedes or perhaps a BMW, like all vehicle manufacturar is attempting today.
The AMI6 was the very first production vehicle (or among the first) to get rectangualar headlights which were even utilized by Maserati on their own 5000 GT.
Published November 21, 2012 at 11:23 AM
super awesome without a doubt. I spent many hrs riding around in Falcons within the midwest within the mid 70s, when a Falcon was all a teen can afford (that or perhaps a Maverick) and that i do begin to see the link between the Falcon (esp the pre-) and also the Ami 6. Haven't seen an Ami 6, however, despite fifteen years within the San Francisco Bay Area. Will the Ami 6 lean through turns such as the 2CV? That could have been very exciting having a vehicle filled with beered-up teenagers.
Published November 21, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Lean? Even just in a small mix-wind, it leans. I simply added an image of this, because you advised me.
Published November 22, 2012 at 8:12 AM
Funny factor is the fact that same company created also Xantia activa, that was the quickest vehicle around the moose test ever, quicker than Ferraris, Porches, Corvetes and so on.
You should check pretty heated discussion about this here:
Published December 4, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Wind on plenty of secure my Xsara at 60 miles per hour it simply turns no muss no fuss, as well as in the racing world where corner speed is everything rallying, the Xsara grew to become the winningest competitor in WRC delivering Subaru and Mitsubishi the place to find sulk and withdraw.
This option understand how to do suspension that actually works.
Published November 21, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Mr. Niedermeyer, you're quite the salesperson I almost want one of these simple now. Obviously, my midwestern conservatism would prevent me from creating a go associated with a rare, exotic French vehicle that will most likely need a special order tire gauge. Still, I've found these highly intriguing.
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Besides, like a mid-westerner, you realize about them Frenchies, right? That’s the reason why you get Freedom Fries and Freedom Toast!
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Thanks Paul, you've made my day! I travelled a large number of kms during these after i would be a kid. My uncle had an earlier dark gray sedan and my parents a late &"Club&" wagon, which ought to seats and chrome every now and then but wasn’t as dependable as fundamental earlier models, for many weird reason.
Still, which was the household vehicle (beside our old 2CV). Heck, we even trailed our caravan by using it every summer time!
Initially the Ami 6 appeared as if a real oddball even by Citroen’s notoriously flexible aesthetic standards, but people rapidly got accustomed to it and started to love it, particularly the wagon. Basically’m not mistaken, the wagon offered better still compared to sedan, instead of the usual pattern. Before long, Ami 6s were virtually everywhere in France and no-one compensated focus on them.
Today individuals are finding its hipness potential. Obviously you'll need a serious feeling of self-irony they are driving around in one of these simple, however, you’re certain to bring a grin on the majority of faces except probably the face from the upwardly mobile guy within an Audi Sports utility vehicle directly behind you. I totally accept you that the early, fundamental model may be the one to choose. Can’t be beat!
I do not know the number of of those could be in the usa. And That I’m hard offer look for a US vehicle to check it with, when it comes to combined weirdness, commercial success both at home and hipness today. You function as the judge. Falcon, as stated?
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Really, the Falcon wasn’t whatsoever weird, however it’s just easily available now. A rather better example will be the 1960-1962 Valiant, which may score a little greater here around the hipster factor too.
Yes, the wagons were more prevalent I shot an Ami8 Burglary Paris before there.
Published November 22, 2012 at 1:18 AM
Nice find! Through the looks from it (neither pristine nor half-wreck) it has to one of the couple of Amis still utilized as normal transportation.
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:05 PM
I’d love a Ami! Hopefully doesn’t cause me to feel a hispter. They are doing show up for purchase once along with a while however they appear in the future in 2 condition types perfect or basket situation. Neither attracts me.
Published November 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Consider getting an ideal one&...it’d be a basket situation before you decide to understood it&....
Where else are you able to explore notoriously flexible aesthetic standards like this. Which’s not really thinking about the notoriously flexible standards of reliability!
I’ll just watch, thanks.
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:21 PM
When Detroit was importing &"compact&" cars for his or her mid-range brands, Mercury must have introduced within the Ami. Right diamond necklace for that Monterey Breezeway. (CC here )
PS: Are individuals Venetian blinds within the last photo?
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:28 PM
Really, they'd have introduced over Ford Anglias, however i’m using this subject inside a reverse direction.
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:32 PM
Holy spanish mackerel, exactly what a vehicle!
Sliding glass? It Will get hot there, and so i suppose they endured a little more than we did within the age before A/C.
I’d like to see one of these simple close up and private, especially to really drive one inside a safe area, obviously, when i’m accustomed to power-everything, like after i drove my friend’s 1961 Volvo PV544 a couple of years back. I’m glad it had been within an empty a part of town traffic-wise, as I needed to re-program my reaction time, stop distance and so on&...
Kinda sad about Citroen individuals two chevrons&...forever a corporal&...
Published November 21, 2012 at 12:50 PM
&"A touch of French wierdness,&" when i once read within an automotive overview of some Citroen model.
Funny about Falcons becoming the hipster vehicle. Among the hip more youthful employees at our local Trader Joe’s drives a vibrant red stripper Falcon, pretty lower-at-the-heels, you are able to’t miss it within the parking area. I still shudder at that time when my dad almost forced a brand new Falcon two-door sedan on me in my first vehicle after i switched 18. Not really a awesome vehicle then.
Published November 21, 2012 at 1:35 PM
In France the nickname of these cars was the &"3CV&", as well as for some time these were the very best selling cars in France. I will always be surprised about precisely how bizzarely ugly the leading ends were on this stuff. I don’t believe that Citroen used modeling clay to sculpt the hood, but instead a sizable sheet of dough which was draped within the modeling buck and merely left to visualize whatever form it chose. I own one of these simple things also it’s in perfect shape. It’s in 1/43rd scale which is only the size I love. It’s very reliable.
Published November 21, 2012 at 5:53 PM
Nice Kevin. Is the fact that a Dinky or perhaps a Solido? Or anything else?
Sadly, I don’t possess a Corgi Citroen DS within my collection, however i will have a few of the ID Safari wagons using the awesome folding rear seat, plus lime gold and pink Citroen SMs.
That one was Father’s. I restored it for him about 10 years ago.
Published November 23, 2012 at 9:45 AM
During the late seventies father introduced mother a metallic blue Ami Super ,yes the main one using the GS 1100 engine, just o couple of were imported in to the United kingdom, having a makeshift dash for that RHD.Crap when compared to proper LHD one. Won't Ever your investment check out a MG MIdgets
driver face whenever we burned him of in the lights. He think it is the 602cc twin pot 2CV
Ami 6.
Required it dpwn towards the south of France. God individuals soft seats compressed lower towards the springs following a couple of hundred miles.Painful!
Father passed it onto an uncle One evening local yobs rocked it onto its roof out side his house!.
MH.
Published November 23, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Since i have find impossible to locate any AMI6, i'll stay with my hipster mobile mexican made Renault 5&... Same elastic suspension, weird styling ( otherwise genious), a guessing game reliability ( will invariably take me home), gas mileage, conversation maker, and just, having a french vehicle, just awesome&...
Published Feb 1, 2013 at 5:11 AM
Which is mine. It’s a 1963, white-colored having a awesome patina. Runs wonderful. I simply needed to alter the break after being stored for twenty five years&... I drive daily a Ami 8 Service from 1973. It will twenty to thirty 000 km annually which is very reliable. Funny how a number of you believe these cars aren’t reliable. Citron created these flat twin engined cars in excess of 4 decades. There's grounds why&...
Published December 4, 2013 at 11:59 PM
Everyone loves urban legends.
And items that states Produced in Germany
Moi, I go swimming from the stream
And did 250000 K having a Xantia Break 1.8 gas
Gave it to my -beautiful- sister in law.
Who drove it for the following 13. years.
Sans problemes.
