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[Closed] QUIZ time, what are the slots in the front bumper for on the Citroen DS ?

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(@dickjwa)
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QUIZ time, what are the slots in the front bumper for on the Citroen DS ?

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(@100ford2003)
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To help air out the interior from that stinky cheese the French people love to eat ?



   
(@Jerry Gorsuch)
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Might be just weight reduction.



   
(@john-roberts)
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Never seen them before. Or that bonnet strap!



   
 mjg
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It would comprise the strength of the bumper.



   
(@dickjwa)
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These openings were for the factory AC cars, the air intake.



   
(@Ron Dietrich)
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Towing?



   
(@john-roberts)
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Well, this old Citroen nut has learned something new...

just goes to show knowledge is an ever open book. Thanks Dick!



   
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