The DS Appreciation Thread

[Boyracer]

Post DS pix here!

DS23 Auto/Carby non Pallas - Just washed!

A Norev 1:18 model I paint stripped and sprayed with AC640 Delta Blue.

2005 DS 50th Anniversary Parade, Paris

2005 DS 50th Anniversary Parade, Paris

2005 DS 50th Anniversary Parade, Paris

2005 DS 50th Anniversary Parade, Paris

 

[harrisson_citroen]

Mine, not quite finished yet.

 

[Techbuy]

Here are my D's.... Harrisson_Citroen. What gauges did you fit in your centre console?

From the left.

The "Brun Scarabee" DS23 Auto.
Inside view


The 72 D Special. Just e few days before I bought it.


The same 72 D Special when it arrived in Sydney.



And the 73 D Special rust bucket. Cut it up or restore it... Fate still to be decided!

 

[Boyracer]

What are the odds?

The first three pix posted by owners are all Borg Warner automatics! :headbang:

 

[mnm]

Not very glamorous but here's my girl (the car that is.. not my niece) after our exodus from Adelaide acrosss the plains to central NSW, covered in locust guts!. The interior shot is my goal. mmmmmmmm

 

[Techbuy]

What are the odds?

The first three pix posted by owners are all Borg Warner automatics! :headbang:

Is there something about DS Auto owners... MMM getting worried now!!!

 

[Boyracer]

Originally Posted by Techbuy
Is there something about DS Auto owners...

Contrary to popular belief, DS auto owners are faster off the mark.

I wouldn't have thought there were all that many autos left out there. Most seem to be manuals.

I also wonder how many road registered DS there are in Australia?

 

[harrisson_citroen]

Here are my D's.... Harrisson_Citroen. What gauges did you fit in your centre console?

They're Smiths, not Citroen, not even French, but they fit nicely in there and suit the car I think. I hope I don't irritate the Anorak Gods.:crazy:

 

[harrisson_citroen]

Is there something about DS Auto owners...

Smooth operators?

 

[harrisson_citroen]

Not very glamorous but here's my girl

Mnm all Dees are glamourous. There is a kind of poetry attached to a DS left in its original condition.
I am restoring mine because I remember these cars when they were new, and I always wanted one.
But I also admire those with "patina".

 

[Greg C]

Michael, she looks gorgeous, must get round to washing the CX properly soon so we can have some competition. You must start to drive it to work more often so we can have the joy of our two paralleling down General Homes Drive.

However on your 4th photograph what is that piece of German engineering doing sitting in the garage. If it were an early '80s S class, maybe but I don't think it is. Someone in your house needs some re-education.

Greg

 

[mnm]

Mnm all Dees are glamourous. There is a kind of poetry attached to a DS left in its original condition.
I am restoring mine because I remember these cars when they were new, and I always wanted one.
But I also admire those with "patina".

That's true.. but as i was discussing with Richo today, I like a bit a bling, so the patina has to go! I posted this pic recently but you can see what a little elbow grease can do.. just don't look too close.

 

[Techbuy]

They're Smiths, not Citroen, not even French, but they fit nicely in there and suit the car I think. I hope I don't irritate the Anorak Gods.:crazy:

so? Oil pressure - Amps or volts - water temp????

 

[harrisson_citroen]

so? Oil pressure - Amps or volts - water temp????

Exactly right. Also got a fourth one, fuel gauge, more accurate than the original DS one, may fit it later.

 

[GreenBlood]

While mine is in bits...

...a couple of cars I've owned

Cheers
Chris

 

[DStragic]

Here's another auto to add to the collection...1974 DS23IE Auto. She's a little rough around the edges but I lover her :citplak:

 

[Boyracer]

Michael, she looks gorgeous, must get round to washing the CX properly soon so we can have some competition. You must start to drive it to work more often so we can have the joy of our two paralleling down General Homes Drive.

However on your 4th photograph what is that piece of German engineering doing sitting in the garage. If it were an early '80s S class, maybe but I don't think it is. Someone in your house needs some re-education.

Greg

Hi Greg, Funny you should mention it, I've been watching the weather and thinking it's almost time to go to work in the D.

The MB in the background is my new toy. Its a 1996 coupe. I'm playing on both sides of the fence. ;-)

 

[ramonm]

Great thread !

Am really enjoying the photos - must take some high res ones...

In the mean time, here is my pride and joy

1974 DS 23 Pallas IE 5 speed manual in vert argent (I think the original colour of Boy Racers re-sprayed Norev 1:18 model)

- needs a bit of work but I love driving it

then again you all know what I mean...

 

[Boyracer]

Here's my DS21

Waiting for a rack

Just washed!

Heading to Cit In, Tassie 2010

 

[richo]

And when they're dead, dead and gone.....

There'll be one child born, to carry on, to carry on