[PatchyBoy]

Kia Ora John and welcome to the forum. You really have a nice collection of wheels there. Hope your cars are safe from Keas.

Enjoy your stay.

Cheers,
Rajan

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by moralfibre

Awesome car there John. Like iraghava mentioned, there is one in India that we have seen in pictures (courtesy: our resident vintage and classic expert, kar-lost). See these links:

Citroen DS in Hyderabad

Link 2

And check this thread.

Thanks Moralfibre. The one in Hyderabad seems well used, esp regarding the interior... but, being French, the interiors didn't wear very well!

There are quite a few Ds in NZ and they come up for sale from time to time. There is/was quite a nice D Special for sale recently at a Clasic Car specialist here in Christchurch for about NZ$22,500, imported new to NZ and right hand drive.

All the best, John.

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by PatchyBoy

Kia Ora John and welcome to the forum. You really have a nice collection of wheels there. Hope your cars are safe from Keas.

Enjoy your stay.

Cheers,
Rajan

Thanks Rajan... I never take the cars anywhere near any keas... or I stand over the cars if I do! Those birds will wreck anything! All the best, John.

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by Mpower

Welcome John. Loved your Fiat..looks stunningly well kept. As far as I can see the side indicator and the side patti are different compared to the Indian version...and also the ORVM. Whats that piece of foam below the parking light?

Thanks Mpower... I suspect some parts are not original as it was kept as a "well loved" car rather than as a classic. At this stage I'm not too bothered about the fine detail as I'll be enjoying it with the family. Once they lose interest, I'll probably start getting a bit more picky! The thing below the parking light is a reflector, not sure why it's been added... The interior is tidy and mostly original, in a well loved way. It has six seatbelts so I'm legally allowed to take the whole family (four kids) which means that everyone is happy!

I got it for old times sakes as I remember them on the roads in Italy when I was growing up... usually loaded to the max and pushed to the max too!

All the best, John.

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by President

Welcome John,

Nice to have you with us. We are getting to know more and more FIAT crazy people from all over the world. I myself am a die hard FIAT fan and owned a couple of unique FIATs here in Mumbai.

We have formed a common Fiat owners club called FCCCI - (Fiat Classic Car Club of India) and we do have FIAT club meets and rallies in different places here from time to time.

Do stay in touch with us and lets share our FIAT experiences together.

Cheers,

Rony
a.k.a. as President on the forum

Thank you very much Rony - or Mr President! - that is excellent. I'll relay your kind message to the guys at MILLECENTO FIAT che passione
Thanks again, John.

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by iraghava

Ahhh...she looks to be in fantastic condition John! And how come both your cars have "special" numbers??

And there are a few DS's in India too & our own Karloose has posted some pictures in a thread but I can't seem to find them right now.

Karl - can you post the pictures again please?

Thanks Iraghava... Personalised numbers are not hard to get here, although many of the better combinations have probably been sold by now. The 1F1AT came with the car - lucky! - as did the DS01. I also have HENRI4 (ie Henry Ford) on the Fold Falcon and OLDPOM on the Rover! Until recently I also had a Series Three Land Rover with LRO1 (as in Land Rover Owner Int'l mag!) People also advertise their businesses through personalised plates... All the best, John.

[karlosdeville]

Being a DS fan, you musnt miss this

Citroen DS in Asia

More on Indian cars here

Citroen DS in India

[Fiat1100inNZ]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Being a DS fan, you musnt miss this

Citroen DS in Asia

More on Indian cars here

Citroen DS in India

UNBELIEVABLE, thanks...!!!!!!!!!!!! Kind regards, John.