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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

Those things could crack 140mph,which was going some for a luxo barge in the early 70's

2.7 litre Maserati V6, I believe.

[Lagondanet]

SM is 1972 & fab. DS Citroen Pallas top of the range & Chapron are also fab as are the Safaris IMHO.
Owner of the SM is a specialist Jag engineer in Nottingham (Modern & Classics) & has a penchant for Wedge Lagondas.
He has recently taken the SM on a Shetland Tour.
I digress we should be talking about Omegas. 

[Lagondanet]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

Not all British cars of the seventies were dull, Kevin.

The futuristic Morris Marina was introduced in 1972 and set new standards for handling and road holding.

I had a Marina in the 70s in Kuwait. Absolute crap. Had to run away when I sold it.

[omega3000]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

Not all British cars of the seventies were dull, Kevin.

The futuristic Morris Marina was introduced in 1972 and set new standards for handling and road holding.

I had a Marina in the 70s in Kuwait. Absolute crap. Had to run away when I sold it.

Ah the Marina , a fine specimen of car 

[tidla]

Misread the title, my mistake. Nice car though and not an ounce of leather.

[relluf]

I have had a few citroens ,started with a GS Pallas, which if I remember correctly had inboard discs and pads! Then went and got a BX trs 1.9 petrol which was actually quite rapid but underpowered so chopped it in for the gti version ,can't remember what they were called?
Good fun cars ,but would love to get hold of a DS or an original SM.

[TheBoy]

I digress we should be talking about Omegas. 

Not at all, chit-chat about any car is welcomed in this section - and love it or hate it, the SM is (and was) an unusual beast worth talking about

[TheBoy]

I have had a few citroens ,started with a GS Pallas, which if I remember correctly had inboard discs and pads! Then went and got a BX trs 1.9 petrol which was actually quite rapid but underpowered so chopped it in for the gti version ,can't remember what they were called?
Good fun cars ,but would love to get hold of a DS or an original SM.

GTIs got a Volcane monica at some point in the 1980s, not sure if that applied to BX's.  Sportif is a monica added to some as well.

[relluf]

I have had a few citroens ,started with a GS Pallas, which if I remember correctly had inboard discs and pads! Then went and got a BX trs 1.9 petrol which was actually quite rapid but underpowered so chopped it in for the gti version ,can't remember what they were called?
Good fun cars ,but would love to get hold of a DS or an original SM.

GTIs got a Volcane monica at some point in the 1980s, not sure if that applied to BX's.  Sportif is a monica added to some as well.

I think maybe it was just called a gti but it was 16v and I think was about 160bhp and they are fairly light cars............

[05omegav6]

I have had a few citroens ,started with a GS Pallas, which if I remember correctly had inboard discs and pads! Then went and got a BX trs 1.9 petrol which was actually quite rapid but underpowered so chopped it in for the gti version ,can't remember what they were called?
Good fun cars ,but would love to get hold of a DS or an original SM.

GTIs got a Volcane monica at some point in the 1980s, not sure if that applied to BX's.  Sportif is a monica added to some as well.

I think maybe it was just called a gti but it was 16v and I think was about 160bhp and they are fairly light cars............

Indeed it was, my uncle had one for a spell, same 2.0 16v lump as the Pug 405 Mi16

Both were available with 4x4

[Vamps]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

What do you mean 'must have'? is your memory that poor?..................

[05omegav6]

A gararge up the road has this for sale...

http://www.arunltd.com/cardesc/citroen-traction-avant-2762

Astounding what difference a decade can make

[Kevin Wood]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

What do you mean 'must have'? is your memory that poor?..................

No. It's just that the sides of my pram were a little high for car spotting.

[TheBoy]

An AM Lagonda and a Citroen SM, both from the seventies. Not a sight you see every day.

I see that the SM is 'L' registered, so 1972/73 then. Stunning car.

Indeed. I despise every other Citroen ever made, but one of those would be rather cool. Must have looked like a space ship in the 70's compared to all the dull cars that were around then.

Mind you, doing anything under the bonnet looks like a right PITA.

What do you mean 'must have'? is your memory that poor?..................

No. It's just that the sides of my pram were a little high for car spotting.

You had a pram .  Bloody posh kids. I bet you had a BBC micro...   ...ah, yes