So true.....

agree...for such a DS, I would KILL!!!

Una delle più belle .

I agree

What an awesome car!

So true.....

And a Godess she was ..

جميل

For design and technics one needs to be in Europe ..... for the best music as well.

I saw a few of those in SoCal when I lived there in the mid 60s ..

Magnifique et bien en avance sur son temps.

It is rather a early 50s design! The DS was introduced alredy in 1955!

Compare this with a 1955 Chevy. Different market.

@@johnreitz5676 that would be a crazy idea

Well Said My Friend.

Une Deesse qui se deplace ..

I got to 53 years ago for 3 years. I still miss it terribly but I am too poor to maintain one now so I drive a reliable old Corolla that rides like a cement mixer, but gives no problems.

I wish Citroen would bring the DS ( Deesse ) back !

This should be a show car. Much too beautiful to be a daily driver ..

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My dad had three of theese. A dream to drive. I had the chance to drive the last one !

elle est presque trop belle .

@@jeannemarddelislam1631 D accord avec vous. Les restaurations souvent sont plus soignées que les sorties d usine!! Mais le proprio a respecté le modèle d origine. C est ce qui m a plu.

​@@brunomartinez1376 moi aussi elle me plait à mort , c est un travail magnifique . Sur vintage mécanic le designer trouvait que la 205 avait; après restauration une peinture bien au dessus des standards de l époque (peau d orange)., j avoue qu une traction sera tjrs plus authentique mat que brillant . cette DS n a pas de prix elle est juste sublime .

@@jeannemarddelislam1631 bonjour. Maintenant je préfère les voitures en état d origine, même si elle n est pas parfaite. Une peinture cellulosique de traction est inimitable. Quelques rayures? Tant pis, j ai bien des rides. C est le vécu. J ai plusieurs ds dans les années 80, dont une 23ie, mais a l époque ça valait 5000 francs. Que de souvenirs!!

The steering wheel is NOT a 1973/1974 original!!! Very Sorry you always miss represent "something"!

Out of curiosity, what was the perception of Citroens in Australia? I had heard from relatives who lived in Australia that they were derided for not being Holden or Ford

@@alfredsedgewick2184 Both Citroens and Peugeots were well regarded in Australia from the 1930s Traction, thru ID, DS, GS, to a lesser extent CX, BX and Xantia... Especially in the country. Peugeot 204, 404, 504 were even more highly regarded. Much more comfortable and faster and safer than home bred Holden's and Fords. The Citroen ID19 and 404 504 were assembled in Melbourne in the 1960s because of import tariffs to protect the local industries. By 1978 the import duty and sales tax amounted to 92.85%. You could have a car delivered overseas and if you had it continuously in your use and possession there was a sliding scale starting after 6 months to 100% duty and tax free after 15 months. In 1978 6,000 Aussies brought back Benz's, BMWs, Volvo's, Ferraris, Peugeots, Citr, Jags, Rovers and Morgan's. I bought a new RR Silver Shadow II at 24 with a loan and a colleague bought a CX Prestige. I also had a new Citroen 2CV6 for running around for work. After a year in the UK, I had 5 months youth hostelling around Europe swapping monthly between the Shadow and Prestige. My profit allowed me to lease the Prestige as my car once home plus I had a one third deposit on a house . I brought the 2CV6 back as second hand parts and two friends reassembled it for me. The first car to Circumnavigate around Australia was a little 1923 Citroen 5CV in 1925. DS and Peugeots did well in Rallies and Reliability Trials in Australia. Tractions, DSs and BXs did well in the Bathurst 500 mile endurance races where handling and brakes meant they were class leaders. Race Driver Peter McLeod bought in 48 used SMs from the US and restored plus upgraded them. He converted 18 to RHD. We have about 25 RHD SMs. Plus the only RHD GS Birotor in the world built by talented car club member Greg Fienberg, who went thru the parts catalogue to build one by hand. I have owned 17 Citroens over 52 years.

I was brought up with those, in fact I pretty much learnt to drive on the DSD. My folks had 4 of them ( one after the other - of course ). I loved those cars, wish I could afford one today !

j allais le direv

Look at this, DS Grand Palais kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9JjpcSFvcrLqGw.html

yes, Citroën Will make a giant successful with a remake of " La DS " so beautiful. ❤

The cooling air comes in from under the nose and passes to the radiator through a fabric shroud, which can be opened in winter to reduce the ram air effect and keep the engine from being overly cold.

exactement