The Citroën DS

[timmy]

Having just gotten out of high school, my parents sent me to Europe because they wanted to broaden me and didn't feel like I would do well in college. I spent the summer of 1972 in The Netherlands and France, and it was indeed a broadening experience that shaped my life. One thing that stuck with me was a real appreciation of many French things and ways, like the Citroën DSs that I saw all over France that summer.



More aerodynamic than anything American and delightfully innovative, with hydro-pneumatic suspension, headlights that turned with the front wheels, many safety features before their time, the DS was a radically innovative car in 1955 and is still more advanced than modern cars today, in some ways. Putting the wheels in the extreme corners of the car, for example, enabled the DS to ride like a large car, yet be much smaller and lighter.

I always thought that I was the only person who appreciated Citroën's Goddess, but now I see that they have become expensive collector's items. Perhaps there is someone on IFG who loves them, as well. Here are two very interesting articles about the Citroën DS:

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/201410 ... s-of-a-car

http://ateupwithmotor.com/model-histories/citroen-ds/

[dr.jayakumar]

Apart from all said about this car,it was the first car with disc brakes.
thanks for sharing
regards
dr.jk

[xl_target]

Interesting articles. I didn't know much about the Citroen... always considered it a rather frumpy car.
Great info, thanks.

[captrakshitsharma]

Super ... Saw one being restored in jaipur a few months back.

[Vikram]

Thanks for the post and the links,Timmy. I read of the Citroen's innovative features a long time ago.Good to go through them again.

Best-
Vikram

[TwoRivers]

Well, I must admit that it was high up on the list of cars I would have liked to buy. But I couldn't afford a new one, and couldn't find a used one. So, a '54 Studebaker Starliner had to do.