Citroen CX Six-wheeled Loadrunner / Piper Comanche micro caravan project #1

[rundgren80]

What a wonderfully mad project! Love it!

Greetings from CX Turbo2 owner in Norway.

[subzero92MK]

mmm...it looks like a giant hearse

[thejoyofcx]

@subzero92MK You're not the first person to think that. But they were built for carrying up to a ton of newspaper, especially the Financial Times, hence the extra axle. You would not need that on a hearse. Having said that, there is one in the Netherlands that was used as a hearse........

[subzero92MK]

@thejoyofcx actually i like it cause i like CX :D, is it rare? i have never seen this model in italy

[thejoyofcx]

@subzero92MK There were some hundreds built in the 1980s in France, Belgium and Germany. There are not so many left now.

[subzero92MK]

@thejoyofcx why just some hundreds?

[thejoyofcx]

@subzero92MK They are all modifications of the standard four-wheeler car, and were built to deliver newspaper, especially the Financial Times, at high speed overnight for early morning delivery. They would run, for example, from Amsterdam at 23.00 to the South of France for early morning delivery at 07.00., three times per week. They were driven "into the ground" until they just wore out...or else the drivers fell asleep at the wheel and crashed. That is why not so many are left.

[subzero92MK]

@thejoyofcx that's a pity, how much could it be evaluated?

[thejoyofcx]

@subzero92MK Do you mean what is it worth? I have no idea...until i come to sell it one day. I do not know how much money they sell for in Europe.

[subzero92MK]

@thejoyofcx i was curious, it's cool

[thejoyofcx]

@subzero92MK Thankyou for the interest! We aim to be entertaining!

[subzero92MK]

@thejoyofcx thanks to you for your kind to answer

[oldmtnfart]

Well, that's cool, but they are driving on the wrong side of the road...lol

[MothWingthane]

That's excellent! Much better than seeing it scrapped.

[Sohave]

Awsome!!! Kudos for you!

[cl998]

Love it!

[wibblywobbly1234]

I bet it makes people smile wherever it goes.

Love it.

[josephdupont]

really cool trailer!!

[TRACEYTHELEGEND]

Really good. I saw you at Wrotham. Much better than wasting it!

[SuperD180]

What a truly fantastic car and a mad idea for the caraplane, been fortunate to ride in this car a few times, had a think about the 2CV JCB yet, that would be amazing, Mr Collins a true legend, Dan Stubbings

[vivianprice33]

what a waste of a classic airframe

[thejoyofcx]

@vivianprice33 The aircraft was already scrapped by the previous owner, so would have been destroyed. I bought the fuselage alone. Adaptive re-use is better than recycling, it uses less energy (except for mine!). Use some imagination!

[vivianprice33]

what a waste of a classic airframe

[ecosselad]

How cool is this video, i had no idea they built a CX with a quad wheel set up at the rear, truly amazing these cars were so advanced the french really have style and flair when it came to building Citroens of old.

[SuperD180]

@ecosselad The CX didn't even come with the quad rear wheel setup, it is a custom build, look on thejoyofcx, it says everything about the conversion

[AdrianHamburg]

Haha !

funny watch You driving on the "wrong" side of the road...

[9ballpytor]

@AdrianHamburg it's in Europe

[backpackerable]

I love that car! cx is great!

[MartinFairweather]

This a great idea for a trailer. I made a trailer too but from the same car as I use.I got a toyota previa and cut up another for the trailer. It's not finished yet but it's certainly different too. Have a look...

[kode1303]

What's the light on the dash about? :-|

[thejoyofcx]

Its the abs lamp. On a 20-year old car it occasionally lights up for no reason. - PC

[davedudeit]

Nice car.

Iv been in that car.

thers like 3 of those cars in the UK.

[artofblues]

I'm not sure flying that low is legal. They'll take your wings away.

Happy flying.

[janeleona]

Could be the start of a national trend...