That's the result of decades collecting and I am lucky that it exists. The best thing is you can get any par for a classic Citroen, and that is something 👍

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel Dude, this is awesome! never seen that many in one place! I have a peugeot 306 s16 1995, it has the same ACAV engine used in zx 2.0 16v and in the old xantias. I am in the hunt for some genuine pistons for my car, i wonder if this guy could have a set in this huge barn! Can you help me? Thanks!!

@@PedroIacopi Hi, I can ask the owner, but its doubtful that he has some S16 pistons. I know he owns a Citroen BX with the Mi16 engine. I know also for a parts car 306 s16, but it's in bad shape. I have also a Mi16 engine but still miss some parts. Contact me on Instagram it's easier. And cool that you own a s16 306, they are now days hard to find.

Thanks. I been searching for special part's already. The main goal is a turbo engine swap because this car has potential. Another video will be up in two weeks with something what makes this car even more noticeable then the second video. To be honest I am testing it already, and it turns head's like nothing I seen before. In short I enjoy the driving like nothing before.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel That’s very cool. I’ll be watching for updates. Enjoy your new ride!

@@adriangoede7433 Thanks, will do.

You are right the specific part's are really hard to find at least in Europ. Regarding rust, I will say it like this, the other side on the front isn't better. But I will start working on the car again in few days, because I need this site finished soon and put the car on the ground again for moving it. I don't know but the 80's vibe off this car is so great. I even thinking about to do a full respray in a painting Booth. Next year is this one and the Mercedes camper the priority and also Citroen ax gti because it has some ignition problems.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel Very cool, love your video series about fixing this 323, indeed very 80's and nice looking car :) My parents had a 1983 5-door Hatchback 323 BD in the 80's, so traveled a lot in it as a kid. Loved the car so much I wanted 323 BD as my first car in the 90's, and therefore bought the 1982 323 3-door Hatchback.

@@mrjsv4935 Thank you. It is great to have so beautiful memories and then get also the car for your self. I have the same memories where my father drove us in a green Fiat 125 PZ. And I always wanted to get the same car, and almost got one. But then I decided to go my own way with the car's. Although if I find one again I will probably still buy it because I have great memories, like once my father drove through one puddle and water splashed on the ignition Sparks what caused that the engine shut down. Then my father had to remove each sparkplug ti clean them so that we could drive further. Oh the memories. This Mazda 323 had before only two owner's, and in one family (father and son). Therefore it is a privilege when for me to own it and that's why is in the garage and not the ax gti or other car. Secretly is the 323 one of my favorites because I just get the good feeling when I can sit in it and start it.

Agree full on the sts. I did the research after I made the video and realized what you wrote, naturally I was surprised. I also know that Chevrolet s10 are very common in the States for example. In my country are they all rare but for my point of view still overrated. And now the prices just exploded like they were gold. I rather stick with my budget class, less stres and I can buy more and have for that more fun. Thank you for watching the video 👍

Regarding the prices in dollars you nailed it. They are the same. Before you could get one s10 for about 2000$ but now it's crazy. I had the opportunity to buy a Citroen zx16v few months back for a good price. But then I didn't do it, what I regret now, but I regret not buying many things car related. Sadly in 99% ther was always the money question. I wish you all the best with the V8 swap, that would be great to see and hear.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel it's always a pleasure to have a look at car culture in other countries. Those Citroën are things of my dreams those Cadillacs were terrible.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel I know what you mean, I've passed on some deals and got rid of cars I wished I've kept. The market is quite ridiculous. You can't even touch a solid Integra anymore, rusty ones fetch 5000 plus

@@joshaulis8326 The Integra is not reachable for me because of the price spike. I like near the Boarder to Austria therefore I always monitor the process in Germany speaking countries. But in last two years everything just got ridiculous. Car's what you could buy before for 500$ are now 3000$ and more. I had luck to meet people who sold me car's for the normal price. The two ax and xm are from the same seller and I already reserved another one ther because the seller is fair and knows his Citroens. Today I meet also another nice guy who gave me his number because he knows people who have the same thinking as we do. But people like this are getting rarer and sadly all the good stories will then be forgotten and never told.

Thank you for watching it Daniel, much appreciated. This Subaru could have more sequel's, but that depends what parts I can gather for it. In the moment I just enjoy driving it as a daily while waiting for one additional part.

You are absolutely right. The Subaru Justy is a good car for example and easier to find then the Citroen AX 4x4. There is the also the Fiat Panda 4x4 and Suzuki Swift 4X4. Then I found also a small Daihatsu Core 4x4, but they are getting expensive. And I also found a Subaru Vivio 4x4. But this small 4x4 car's are dieing out and are hard to find. And frankly the new 4x4 car's, even if they are small are crappy because there is too much electronic involved what raises also the gas consumption. If you find a good small 4x4 then I can only advice you to take it, but search first for part's availability. It makes no sense if you can't get later part's for it, except if the car was very cheap and you don't mind.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel Ha! So true. Yes, I completely forgot about the Suzuki. Bad form on my part as I was heartbroken when Suzuki left the US market. Speaking of Daihatsu, my wife had a Daihatsu Charade hatchback. Not 4WD of course but, still pretty cool. The only other Japanese marquee I could think of off the top of my head that had a small 4WD was Toyota, with the Toyota Tercel… but then I dug a little and found the All-Trac Camry & Nissan Stanza wagon. Of course as you mentioned Fiat but, they were more or less out of the market by the 1980s. One we never saw but I wish we had was the Lada Niva.

@@adriangoede7433 I found a Toyota Tercel beginning of this year and did considered to buy it because it has a rear sliding doors if I recall correctly. But they are also rare. Until now I found only two for sale. All track Tercel and Nissan Stanza are great but didn't seen one for sale until now. Regarding Lada Niva we had plenty of them. They are robust, but the only downside is that they rust. Also the gas consumption is higher then for example Suzuki Swift 4x4 and similar. Although the Lada Niva is the most reliable car from all for the off-road. Years back I seen one Lada Niva with longer wheel base and 5 doors, I believe it was back 2012. That was original manufactured but not sold in central Europe because it didn't meet the regulations. But it was awesome and easy for swap an Mercedes diesel engine inside.

Thanks, I just came from the garage working on the Subaru and next video 👍

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel looking forward to it. I'd be down for longer videos

@@joshaulis8326 Sadly only very few want to watch longer videos. But I will see what I can do 👍

Its a V6 engine in the XM. The car was year's back imported from England.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel ok but on French LHD versions the badge is only V6, what are the other letters on this one?

@@adrienohmer9452 Oh I see what you mean now. Its V6 sei. The "sei" is the meaning of the trim level. Although I don't know if this is only for England specific. But when I little googled It I found this: Trim levels were base, S and SE, suffixed with i for injected petrols or d for diesels, with a handful of special editions at various times. And also this: This Xm has the SEi trim level meaning it has got full leather interior, air con, full electric windows, electric seats and electric door mirrors. My V6 XM has also Seat heating in front and back. But I need to research more what is under the "sei" trim level. I need to check on the French Citroënët page for more because on the English page I couldn't find something about the "sei". Maybe you know more about the "sei" trim level now that you know what it means.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel thanks that's it! Perhaps Citroënet because in France we didn't had the same trim level so I can't help... Anyway what a good surprise seeing this marvelous leather compare to the less attractive exterior

@@adrienohmer9452 I am usually not a fan for leather but the leather seats in the XM are aweso. For me is the XM true French luxury car like no other. I had also a 2001 Xantio break with leather seats what were even softer the from XM. And back then nobody believed me that the seats are so great until they seen them in person. I searched yesterday for more information about the "sei" trim but sadly didn't found anything. But maybe I can find something out when I check the car's VIN number. Will see, tomorrow I will do a short road trip with the BX although I would rather take the XM. But the XM has a small hydraulic leaking on a rear rubber coupling. Thank you also for watching the video. I recommend that you watch the 6 private collection videos what I did last year, there are plenty Citroens and part's in it. And from same place is the XM.

I fully agree 👍

Thank you. I am glad to see that there are more people who like the 323 and want to restore it. They aren't many of the 323 BD series left. And sadly I have the same problem with part's finding. I needed one year to find a side fender indicator, actually I was lucky because one seen my car and told me that his uncle has something similar in the garage over 20 year's. The best way is getting part's from Australia or New Zealand but in my case nobody wanted to ship to Europe and if so then the shipping price was more then the part's itself. I will work on my 323 again in winter because it's in the garage. I wish you all good with restoring your 323 and finding all the parts what you need it. And yes the rust is a big problem on this model of 323. Focus first on the important structural rust issues and then go from there.

Thank you very much 👍

Merci

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel ça me rappelle les souvenirs ça c'est mon frère qui en avait une une crème elle était en berline elle était pas mal non plus c'était un de mes anciens chauffeur de taxi tu lui avais donné

@@johandelaunay479 Je n'ai jamais vu un XM de couleur crème. Je suis sûr que ça avait l'air super. Je me souviens aussi, alors que j'étais encore enfant, que l'hôpital utilisait le CX modifié pour le transport. Et cette fois, l'hôpital CX avait déjà parcouru 400 000 km. Pour moi la XM est la dernière grosse voiture française de luxe après la CX. J'espère qu'un jour Citröen fabriquera à nouveau quelque chose de similaire à CX ou XM.

Awesome that your parents had the Gran Torino. Yes the mpg isn't great if I can say that or the transmission. For the engine I don't have the experience but I think they had overheating problems sometimes. Although as I seen it live in front of me I was impressed although is in the bad shape. The rear lover panel have only surface rust and the underbody is in great shape, didn't expect that. Sadly this one doesn't have the original engine or transmission but only a 5.0 put in it. But it's not connected or anything. Under the current owner will sadly this Gran Torino not see the road but I don't have the time and space to deal with it.

Yes and it was 1,05 English pound and 0,05€ what I found. So you can tell from what country was this XM imported years back. So I got a discount and many button's to play with. So to speak a Winn/Winn situation 😅

Thank you. The music is from: David Cutter Music - After the Rain. You can find it on KZbin also.

I hope also. First I wanted to do that, but I have to many projects already, and the owner did always changed the deal depending of his mood, so I wisely backed off. But seeing the car in person and how massive it is, is awesome.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel it's hard to deal with people like that, it's worse when people get involved and make crazy offers with no intention to buy and then they want more than they agreed to or listed something as. I am a fan of bid vehicles and have 4 suburbans,a Scooby van,06 dodge magnum wagon and my 84 z28 Camaro and love all classic station wagons they are much cooler to me than the coupe versions . Thank you for posting the video and reply

@@rscamarolover You have an impression collection of car's. And Station wagons are also my favorite. I was thinking on that Gran Torino for about a year if I should buy it. The shape is something else when you see it in person. I even consider to buy it just to park it at home like a display only for me. Yeah with years I get emotional on car's in general. As for replying comments is something what I just enjoy having a good conversation although it's in writing. By the way, this Saturday I will release another video and it's a Station wagon also but newer and a french car. And it's gonna be probably my favorite car. Sadly I missed out a Mazda 929 Station Wagon what was also cool, but I am always on a hunt for something extraordinary and budget friendly 😅. And thank you for watching the video 👍

Thank you. I was very impressed with the performance of the car.

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Thank you, I try my best. The problem is I like the retro computer's and gaming also but spend to little time on that because of the car's. And I passed the Lego hobby to my son to have more time 😅. But in the winter time it will be then more retro stuff also. But I am glad that people like yourself are keeping the retro computer community alive and interesting for guys like me. Thank you for that and the awesome video starting your Fiat 1/9 with the Commodore 64. Me and my son liked that video much because it shows there is no limit in the retro computer community 👌

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel thank you very much, I appreciate your comment. I have a lot of hobbies, too. The time is never enough...

I like it also, but only when it works . On this one I need to change the back hydraulic sphere's because the gas is out so in the moment I have more sport suspension then comfort 😅

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel sport suspension are great... Can you use your car on the street? Do you have plates and insurance?

I have workshop plates with insurance, so I can drive any car what I own in Europe. Afcourse the car must be roadworthy but the small things are not important what on the official inspection still would not pass.

I know the feeling what you mean. I found the regular drive shafts on German eBay or autodoc from England. In Europe there was no Turbo BD 323 for what I Know so I would not know regarding the driveshafts. But maybe I am also mistaking. But I found once a 1986 Mazda 323 BF turbo for part's only. The problem what I accounted is that depending for what market the Mazda 323 was there were also so many different versions. What makes the finding of the part's even harder. I have the problem with the shock absorbers. Can't find any decent one's. My only hope is interchangeable Part's from other Mazdas. For your situation bI believe that a 1.5 Mazda 323 BF Turbo driveshafts would fit. I am hoping that some small mechanical parts from Mazda 626 would fit, because I want to upgrade the brake's. The door locks what I bought are same for Mazda 626 and Mazda RX7. If you are from New Zealand or Australia then you have also the option the Ford Laser. But if you are from Europe like me then this is not an option. The last resort option would be finding a longer driveshaft from Mazda where the ends with the diameter and teeth's are same as on yours and then you shorten the driveshafts in a machine shop. A college off mine did this for his Turbo project. I need to check on internet if the driveshaft joints are same between 323 and 626 Mazda. I also sure there must be a simpler solution for your problem but the issues what to search for in this moment. My focus will be on Mazda 626 part's. It would be also interesting if you have a car part store nearby. And If they can filter the driveshafts in there internal inventory program on the driveshaft joint diameter and number of teeth's only. This would give you a car's list from which you could start searching. Ignore the middle diameter off the driveshaft and the length for now. Sooner or later I will have also to look for driveshafts in my case if I want to upgrade the brake's and knuckles. Ironic I was looking for the Mazda 323 BF Turbo brakes 😅. Guess I can scrap that Idea now. The problem is also that very few want to ship the part's international. That's why I can not get the part's from Austria or New Zealand where are they plenty. But don't give up you will sure find a way. Sorry that I couldn't give you any good information. Let me know If you find a solution. If you are in Instagram let me know because there I can send link's in case that I find Turbo part's.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel I remember my 1982 323 BD (1,3 engine) had unusual colour for inner CV joint covers. I heard Mazda uses green covers, but mine had dark violet or dark blue covers, not sure if they were just aftermarket parts or from some other car. Probably some previous owner had replaced either the inner cv joints or whole cv axles. Maybe there are or at least were some options for Turbo version as well? Very rare variation though, I think they were available only in Japan?

@@mrjsv4935 You are probably right, Japan had some goodies regarding car's for there market. I am still learning what parts are interchangeable because I would gladly upgrade the brakes, special the front ones.

Sorry to hear about the second rear end collision. The third break light was is not original. According to the paperwork it was added on same time when the Sparco seat's were installed. If I am not mistaking is the third brake light from Hella. But for that I need to check the paperwork again if I can find a model or similar. I only know that I found not long ago a universal break light same as I have, and it was from Hella.

It's not a hearse but a passenger car. It's on a private undisclosed location but way further from the country's what you wrote.

That's, I wish I could do even a better video quality, but there will be an update on that place. Best regards to Denmark

Hi, I hope you are well. How is your beloved Citroen?

Small country Slovenia. There are some ways how can you drive legally but some are in the gray area. But the best way is to drive with temporarily license plates. I don't know what law's you have in your country but search for dealership license plates and similar. For example have the German's the red temporarily license plates and with that you can have a Jet engine in the car if you want it. But afcourse there are also limitations to it like everywhere. But remember temporarily license plates will eventually cost you more on the long term. I hope I could give you more information. But remember, no matter what license plate you have, the car must be road worthy and safety is the priority.

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel Well if safety is the priority, then I would not drive an Ax in the first place. But in Switzerland the rules in this case are quite strict, so you dont have this many options.

@@tims.701 I fully agree that the ax is not safe in general but in my opinion as any other small car. But now that you wrote Switzerland, I can only say that's a whole another story. Yes I know Switzerland is very strict regarding law and in your case I wouldn't even try to do something what's not according to the law in your country because the penalties are pretty severe. The perfect car for me in Switzerland is some Oldtimer what is in good condition and then just enjoy the road with it. I can still remember an old documentary year's back where the Police stoped everyone from Germany right when they crossed the border because they were all to fast or to loud. I could drive the AX with my plates in Switzerland but gently as possible. By the way, what car are you driving?

@@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel I had my driving test last summer (im 19 now). So until now, I just drove the cars from my father . My father is also a Citroen fan and owns multiple ds/cx/xm … Last year he gave me an old Gsa Palace, we fixed the car together and thats the car that i have been daily driving till now, at least in the summer. But for my 100% own first car im planning to buy an Ax Gti aswell. I learned driving with the Ax Gti from a cousin (one of 3 registred in CH) and i just love the feeling of the car. Because there are no Gti left in switzerland, I will have to import one, but I cant spend more then 3-4k for the Car, because I still have to pay the tax for car imports and I still have to register it, this is also not cheap here if the car is not originaly from CH. As soon as I find a good car for the right price, I will buy it, but till then I will drive the slow GSa, which is also quite fun because of the suspension but just not sporty enough for me personally. Im not a big fan of the tuned look of the Ax, I like the classic look, just lowered, new exaust and maybe new weels. Otherwise I would leave the car original.

@@tims.701 Understand what you mean. I am more in to the old Citroen's, exactly what you drive and your father owns👍. Afcourse when I was younger it was like in your case now. I was searching for the AX GTI in all Europe when I had time. After finding one slightly damaged in Germany for 1500€ I almost bought it. Then I found a red one also for 1500€ in Austria but hesitated and it was sold. Then I planned to put the 1.4 engine in my former 1.1 ax and got the engine for it also. But then I found a guy who was selling 3x the ax GT in good to bad condition but very cheap. I went back and forth because he had also an Hungarian buyer who competed with me. Until the seller told me he has also 3x GTI. And the rest is history and the private barn find videos on KZbin 😂. The AX GTI are hard to find but the friend still sells his what is also in one of the videos what I filmed. But the price is little high. Then I found another GTI what I am still deciding if I should buy it but it's all original. I also like the original AX GTI more but my was already modified when I bought a crashed one, so I had to go with that theme on the budget. If you have Instagram then you can contact me there for more information about the AX GTI. But go watch my all videos on car spotting "massive private car collection". They are few parts and in 1 or 2 is the AX GTI for sale also inside.

Thanks, yes after buying a second Mazda I first realized that it's almost the same as Ford with the rust. But sooner or later I will have to deal with the rust on this one If I want to drive the car also next coming winter 😅. But again I need to fix the majority of the rust on the Mazda GT🤦

Not really 😅. Sadly the video didn't come out great because you can't see the road but next time it wil be better because I got today a better quality camera 😁.

Sadly the headlights are hard to get nowadays. I got lucky and bought them from the guy who sold me the car but they still need some work because they are not complete. Search for Musketier Tuning Citroen AX aftermarke part's or Postert Tuning. The car already had the aftermarket bumper as I mounted it on the end but in the same color as the car itself. But it was damaged during the crash and needs repairs, the dark blue one I got also as a spare from the previous owner and it's from the Postert Tuning company. There is also one what is even lover and it's usually mounted ot the AX what are used for hill climbin races and time attacks. Or you try to find the original AX GTI or GT bumper, they are also great. The same bumper was on my bought 5 door AX versions where I also have the video. I hope that helped and you can find what you are looking for and thanks for watching the video.

Headlights are Morette headlights. Im pretty sure they still sell them - pricey though! Maybe even UK-based too

You are right. I made a mistake not to buy them when they were cheap and near me for 150€. Then I found brand new ones for 350€ and I sad no way that I am paying so much. In the end I bought them in pieces with missing parts for 100€, because the new one's were not available anymore.

Yes, it was overwhelmed for me and I couldn't even tell the models although I just like the Citroen's. The owner also sold few days back a Citroen BX 4x4, just a beautiful car. I am lucky that I could get my dream car from him, and the owner is a really nice guy. Thanks for watching the video, and hope you will enjoy also other parts. Someday this year I will do also an update on that place because I need also to pick up some parts from there.