Ok I was at the gas pump today and this car pulled in... I didn't see any name on it... but I did see what looked like a trident logo in red... Any ideas?

It was a red car, convertable, nothing I have seen before....

-Josh

 

Trident? Hmmmm....Maserati??

 

sounds like a http://www.maserati.com/

 

Maybe a Pontiac Solstice...
http://www.pontiac.com/images/galler...image3_lrg.jpg

 

Yep, it sounds like you saw a Maserati Spyder. I saw one a couple of months ago & it really looked nice to me. What really got to me was the pure music it had for an exhaust note.

Chuck

 

If Battle Cattle would check this thread maybe we could figure it out.

 

no wasnt that

 

Maserati Syper GT... that was it! sweet looking car!

 

sry glad you bumped it

 

ok I got one maybe you car guys can figure out. I saw a car real breifly while making a turn. It looked like WWII era car, the profile was shaped some what like a classic beetle but the hood didn't have the bubbleness to it, and was painted maroon and black. It had a possible rumble seat with the silver turn **** and it looked like the badge said Croeten...any ideas? All I know was it was awesome and I'd like to figure out what it was.

 

Could have been a VW "Thing" a boxy drop top.

 

i dont know about your Croeten but... Did it have two "^" stacked over each other? I have seen vehicles similiar to what you explained that are Citroen's (add crema over the e) Other than that I wouldn't have a clue.

-Josh

 

i'm sure it's a citroen 2CV. it's french.

 

citroen's are my first love.... to bad there are no dealers in the states...

-Josh

 

holy shmoleys! that's it! you guys rock! That thing was the coolest looking car I've seen in a long time, the paint job on it was what made it twice as cool. I think all the arches were black as well as the boot and bonnet but the body was maroon...or vice versa. Like I said I only got a quick glance

 

how bout this one...if it shows, I was having trouble with the link but the concept is pretty odd. http://www.autosydeportes.com/noveda...V%20frente.jpg

 

they make some of the sweetest looking cars! Now when I find a ton of money, I need to import a new one and have money to work on it....

-Josh

 

and I'll be seriously jealous when you do. I did a search for them and found some pretty nifty things.

 

here's a pair i saw in paris last year:

 

Up into at least the early 1970s thos 2CVs were a mainland Europe equivalent to the VW bug here. Lots of students owned them. I remember riding all the way from Germany to Barcelona in one. It was relatively posh compared to even lower end models; some even having wicker seats.

The shift, um, lever was also a sort of stick that came out from the lower dash. I think they are extremely cool retros now. At the time all I remember is how bloody long it took us to get to Spain given the extreme lack of horse power.

 

is this the car that had a "pull start" like a lawn mower? do i recall this correctly?

 

Its funny they would stop marketing a car with the name 'lemon'Maybe it was a cute "lemon"

 

citron = lemon

we're talking about citroën. and they still make some sweet cars.

 

I must confess that never dawned on me before.

I don't remember them having pull starts, but there were many levels of CVs, with those having higher end (sic) ones making fun of the ones that were barely cars.

I just noticed the rollback top in that pic. Yes, that brings back memories. In fact, I just remembered that, at least Germans, had a nickname for them: Ducks.

"Let uz take de Duck und go to my faters villa on Ibiza".

 

I love those little 2CV's or Deux Chevau. That means 2 horse power! Citroen has come a long way since those early days. Heck this year they won the World Rally Championship for manufacturers & drivers!

Chuck