These Are Your Dream Project Cars

Photo: Citroën

“I have too many to list but the two that stand out:

“My aunt’s backyard neighbor had a 1969-70 AMX up on blocks in his back yard. I offered to buy it from him several times but i was always told he was going to restore it “someday.”

“When he died the car was (according to my cousin) literally dragged out of the yard with a chain around the rear axle and hauled away on a flatbed.

“Some years after that I passed by a property with two 1966 Thunderbird convertibles, a Citroën SM and a few other vehicles.

“I was greeted by an older woman who refused to discuss the cars and threatened to shoot me if I ever came to her door again.

“I drove past the place several more times over the next 10-12 years and watched as the kudzu slowly consumed all the cars.

“Eventually the property was sold and is now a Marathon gas station. No idea what happened to the car’s but I’m sure they were beyond repair by the time they were pulled from the yard.”

Some very worthy submissions from this poster, but it’s that old Citroën that stands out to me. The SM was marketed as a high-performance coupé by the French manufacturer between 1970 to 1975.

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