Well it "was" a DS at one stage!
No worries about that one, irsa. There was a very specific reason for that.
The DS Appreciation Thread
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No worries about that one, irsa. There was a very specific reason for that.
Aargh, parking in Paris? It's not noticeable until it's three abreast
nice D
nice D
I recognise that tacho a mile away.
Well it "was" a DS at one stage!
It is the Michelin PLR made from the body of an ID20 Estate. It has:
- 10 HY (H van) wheels
- one Chev 5.7 l V8 driving the rear axles from a Peugeot 504 through an automatic GM 'box
- the second Chev V8 drives the truck tyre testing unit suspended in the middle of the vehicle
- two ~85 litre fuel tanks
- DS disc and HY drum brakes
- top speed of 110 mph (~ 175km/h)
- DS steering
- Aluminium DS bonnet
It weighs about 9 tonne, is nearly 8 metres long and about 2.5 metres wide (soft as a downy chick......)
It is rarely used these days. Some of us saw it at the DS Jubilee in 2005. No it did not do the tour around Paris!
Let's kick off the year where it all began.. some rare colour photographs from the 1955 Paris Salon by Alex Tremulis...
http://www.gyronautx1.com/live-updates.html
Matthew
My late friend Helen was there when they pulled the cover off that car.
Was exciting to hear the tale, and to this day the thought of it makes what hair I have left stand on end.
Let's kick off the year where it all began.. some rare colour photographs from the 1955 Paris Salon by Alex Tremulis...
http://www.gyronautx1.com/live-updates.html
Matthew
How cool. Ive never seen colour images of this before. Has anyone found anything of the actual moment the unveiling took place with covers being taken off? Film? Maybe I'm wishing with modern eyes, where everyone has a camera in their pocket!
http://i.imgur.com/6ky56.png
Matthew,
Stop with the bling on these 2nd front cars, I'm like the cat on a hot tin roof already :joker:
richo
Matthew,
Stop with the bling on these 2nd front cars, I'm like the cat on a hot tin roof already :joker:
richo
You want bling? OK, it may not be shiny, but I think this ID had every piece of aftermarket add on that could be purchased at the time
P1050351 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050354 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050355 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050356 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050357 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050358 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050360 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050351 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050354 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050355 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050356 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050357 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050358 by UFO1966, on Flickr
P1050360 by UFO1966, on Flickr
These were listed under "10 cars you drive before you die"..:drivin:..tick.
http://www.caranddriver.com/photos-10q1/338131/1966-citroen-ds-21-pallas-taillights-photo-338185
Matthew
http://www.caranddriver.com/photos-10q1/338131/1966-citroen-ds-21-pallas-taillights-photo-338185
Matthew
Here's an interesting before and after...
"From my reckoning it is an early Slough built car, really early, as the centre exhaust was only for the first few years. Also another interesting point is the number plate G1. The G & single digit cars were for official Glasgow city Council dignitaries, even today Glasgow's Lord Provost (our equivalent to a Mayor) smokes around in a VW Pheaton wearing G0 plate. Reg transfers has G1 valued at just £825000! Wonder how much G0 is worth. The council must have sold off their other plates at some point."
http://www.autoshite.co.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15130
Matthew
"From my reckoning it is an early Slough built car, really early, as the centre exhaust was only for the first few years. Also another interesting point is the number plate G1. The G & single digit cars were for official Glasgow city Council dignitaries, even today Glasgow's Lord Provost (our equivalent to a Mayor) smokes around in a VW Pheaton wearing G0 plate. Reg transfers has G1 valued at just £825000! Wonder how much G0 is worth. The council must have sold off their other plates at some point."
http://www.autoshite.co.uk/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15130
Matthew
Madge receives an unexpected visit from the local constabulary...
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_187542-Citroen-DS-19-1958.html
Matthew
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_187542-Citroen-DS-19-1958.html
Matthew
He'll never make it!
"One of the last French steam locomotives, the iconic streamlined 4-6-4 no 232U1 known as 'La Divine', is paced by another wheeled icon of French style, a Citroën DS. 'DS' is pronounced 'Déesse' in French, which means 'goddess'. Apart from his invisible exhaust, the DS driver is adding his pipe smoke to the evocative, odourous output of the locomotive."
http://www.pether.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/CL_PeintreduRail/pages/gallery046e.html
Matthew
"One of the last French steam locomotives, the iconic streamlined 4-6-4 no 232U1 known as 'La Divine', is paced by another wheeled icon of French style, a Citroën DS. 'DS' is pronounced 'Déesse' in French, which means 'goddess'. Apart from his invisible exhaust, the DS driver is adding his pipe smoke to the evocative, odourous output of the locomotive."
http://www.pether.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/CL_PeintreduRail/pages/gallery046e.html
Matthew
I'm not sure if this one has been posted here yet...?
