Citroen Fire Extinguisher, Original part

[Robin]

I have sitting on my desk a genuine Citroen fire extinguisher, still full but clearly not a guaranteed part. It is date marked 09/93 so it is really only for the classic restorer or show car. Sorry no bracket with it. Should be a piccy attached here.
Yours for postage and a donation to the XM fund
Cheers, Robin.
07767 234055

[Loopy]

Nice find Robin;

I work in the fire-protection industry and occasionally 'veteran' appliances turn up on customer sites; I recently condemned a Minimax unit made in 1961! The difference in quality and finish between that and the present day offerings is immense; as with so many other consumables the emphasis is on replace rather than service; the old Minimax one was built like a locomotive boiler and weighed about a ton.....

I believe that what you have in the photo is a powder extinguisher made by a company called Nu-swift who supply a very similar product under various brand names. I've never seen a Citroen-branded one before though!

Should any forum user be interested in a fire extinguisher to keep in the car please PM me.

Loopy

[Little&Large]

Hi all
A Fire Extinguisher in your car is compulsory in France.If you do not stop and offer assistance with your extinguisher you commit an offence.Once in the early hours of the morning I was hard pressed to make my ferry when I came across a lorry fully ablaze on the hard shoulder in Northern France...I decided that my extinguisher would have made no difference at all and carried on(bit hot when I drove past as it was only 2 lanes!!).The driver was safe by the side of the road!
So your extinguisher was possibly standard equipment on French cars.
On the subject of driving in France-I don't have light deflectors on my headlights when over there,I never get flashed(not even by lorry drivers who would do)if my lights were dazzling them and yet the MOT station put the light alignment machine on them...why aren't I dazzling them...or are they not bright enough to do so?
Regards Rob