I finally saw why I like the greenhouse of the Grand Wagoneer so much: C pillars similar to the wedge shaped ones I like in mid ‘60s mopars such as the ‘66 Plymouth Satellite

Took one look at that picture, and was convinced BMW made an i5 after all.

Have I got the deal for you:

So the 160 must have been approved using the UK’s National Small Series Type Approval scheme. I’m genuinely surprised that such a thing still exists. It also makes me wonder what happens when you buy a used one of a private owner in due course...

Which is all exactly as it should be, IMHO.

I called out both in the post, but the picture is of a GSA X1. The dash of the first gen. GS is gloriously WTF in its own right, though:

Apologies, I should probably stop trying to speak American.

But you made the point perfectly:

I think the idea of eating while driving just wouldn’t occur to either Citroën or most of its customers. Apart from a preference for enjoying things when you can give them your full attention, trying to eat in a manual car on ancient streets where everyone has a relaxed attitude to rules is pretty much impossible.

Heh. Around the same time as the Citation, Citroën also tried building a cheap, million selling, practical family car called the GS/GSA, which also had a vertical radio.

Really? The BX and the XJ should be insurable as classic cars by now (if you’re not intending to DD them), and I can’t imagine why the Volvo would be any sort of risk.

But since the UK is still in the EU, you should be able to get it from the source, no problem.

They’re not even all that expensive for what they are, and they are very unlikely to lose value. They’re practical enough to meet my needs.

What was the Insight like to drive?

Never knew Nissan went there for racing - interesting!

Another longitudinal FWD option is the front mid-engined lay-out many French cars used from the pioneering Citroën Traction Avant of 1934 until the Renault 5 / LeCar of the ‘80s.

As many noted, crossovers could be seen as a return to where cars where before Harley Earl introduced the “longer, lower, wider” approach in the ‘30s.

Obligatory

gyaaaaaaaa!

トラコ = torako = ‘track’, I presume?