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" From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
" 
" jvdg at sparcpark.net wrote:
" > Jochen Kunz wrote:
" > 
" > 
" > There are still models that sport the quintessential Citroen hydropneumatic
" > suspension system.

it tells you something though, that even long after any patents
must've expired nobody else has jumped on it.

" >> The DS is really unique. I think there are only two other cars build
" >> over a longer period of time then the DS: Citroen 2CV and VW Beetle.
" > 
" > 
" > Citroen DS: 1955 - 1976 (21 y)
" > 
" > Porsche 911: 1964 - present (43 y)

aren't the latest '911s' known to the cognoscenti as 998s?  how much
besides general layout do they really share with the original 911?

" > Renault 4: 1961 - 1993 (32 y)
" > Renault 5: 1972 - 1996 (24 y)
" > VW Golf (Rabbit): 1974 - present (33 y)
" > Landrover Defender: 1983 - present (25 y)
" > Range Rover: 1970 - present (38 y)

the original land rover lasted a good long time too.

" Chevrolet Corvette: 1953 - present (55 y)

as a nameplate but not really a single model.  closest would be the
irs chassis that lasted from '63 to '82.  of course, this applies to
the 911 and golf also.  one might as easily count the lincoln
continental and cadillac fleetwood as long running names.

a couple of jeeps:
xj cherokee: 1984 - 2001 and afaik still on at beijing jeep
cj5: 1955 - 1986 and one could argue it really started with the
willys mb of ww2...  come to think of it, mahindra is still making cj3
derivatives.
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