In 1957 I saw the first DS, a Corgi DS19. It became my favorite car before I knew anything about its mechanicals. I saw the first SM, a real one, at a bank repo lot in the mid-70s. Since then I have had a 1971 DS21H Pallas, a 1970 ID21FH, a 1969 ID21F, a 1970 DSpécial 21 (original engine replaced with the engine from the '71 DS21H Pallas), and two 1972 SM 5 speeds. The years that I drove these cars were the only years I ever enjoyed driving. Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, minivans, pickups, freight trucks, buses, all just chores. Nothing like a 1956-75 Citroën DS, SM!
@Tinfoilstar2 Hey, Citroen actually only returned to South Africa in 2001 with the Xantia for a short period, then the C- series started, first the horrible first C5's then the much better C4 C3 C2 then the C1. There is a big Citroen "family" here in South Africa!! We all love our old "real" citroens!! Cheers Corne Thank you for a great, video, your car really looks perfect!!
Wunderschönes Auto. Unser nachbar hatte in den 70ern so ein DS. Die Blinker beeindruckten mich als Kind enorm. Und offenbar hatte man damals noch Zeit zum Fahren. Warten bis er anspringt, warten bis die Gute erhebt.........einfach schön!
Absolutely stunnin' car. Keep it that way. This voiture has so much innovations, we even use some of them today! Disc Brakes, adjustable suspension, various safety features. It's awesome.
I'm in love with your car man!!! I'm from Catalonia and love classic Citroëns, when i was 18, i could only afford a '79 Dyane 6 to restore which i restored and now drive absolutly new (i'm 19 now), but all classic models of Citroën have something special, the technologycal advances they had at the time provide them the finest performance ever seen in classic cars... ONLY CITROËN!!! :D Congratulations for your more than wonderful car my friend!!!
fantastic... thanx for sharing. I was a little boy when I for the first time saw a DS... these rare and wonderful cars were not an every-day site in my part of the world... So, I promised myself that one day i too will have a Citroen. When the chance came I bought a GS Club and later a GS X2 when i was a student. By then Citroen left South Africa and became part of the PSA group. Citroen only returned to SA in the 1990s... and im NOT impressed with what they have become in the meantime...
a well-oiled machine. seems like you do a good job, greasing that monster. that car will last forever, man. and eventually, it will be put in the 'air & space museum', and people will fall to their knees, to worship it
Bonjour, savez vous pour quelle raison Citroën n'a pas de concession aux USA ? A cause de la DS. Pour ne pas faire venir cette voiture qui avaient 50 ans d'avance par rapport à la technique des voitures américaines de l'époque; ils imposaient de mettre des pare chocs comme les vieux taxis new-yorkais, horribles (sous prétexte de sécurité)... Citroën a refusé... Et a quitté les USA. (Comme le Concorde avec sont bruit 'trop fort'').
I have to admit, as a boy I always thought the DS was the ugliest car in the world. It looked like it came from space or something, but it also looked like an old car... But over the years you learn to apperciate the DS. Now I think its a very interesting car, and the looks grow slowly to my heart. Now that I know what technology it has in it, and how innovatif that was at the time, I am really loving it!
If Europe continued to make cars like these today...they wouldn't be in the financial trouble thry're in now. My mom owned a DS21 with the inset lights and two independent frogs eye lights. I prefer this model above. This vehicle went beyond the pale of comparison. It wasn't just luxury but luxury personified. Was it complicated and finicky to fix? You bet it was. But anything that advanced is going to have some issues. This guy still owns one...he's one lucky bastard!
Stunning car (wish my DS looked as good!) and beautiful countryside. You could almost say that the DS' suspension is wasted on your amazing smooth roads: much more useful in the UK!!
Fabulous car modern cars look junk next to this elegant goddess thanks for posting all thats missing is la mare and a lovely girl in a polka dot dress vive la france from uk
Thanks for sharing ! Great video ! ( I am french canadian and drive a german car "W123 Benz" and you are german and drive a french car ! Your car is very nice ; keep it in good shape ! :-)
C'était l'époque où Citroën créait des voitures élégantes, avec classe et charisme, maintenant les Citroën ne sont plus que des voitures comme tant d'autres.
@coquihalla1 By the way, A DS was much more simple than today's bagged cars to fix. A simple welded t-tube could be used as a hydraulics distributor. But there were two major issues about hydraulic pump and misadjusted spheres
In 1957 I saw the first DS, a Corgi DS19. It became my favorite car before I knew anything about its mechanicals.
I saw the first SM, a real one, at a bank repo lot in the mid-70s.
Since then I have had a 1971 DS21H Pallas, a 1970 ID21FH, a 1969 ID21F, a 1970 DSpécial 21 (original engine replaced with the engine from the '71 DS21H Pallas), and two 1972 SM 5 speeds.
The years that I drove these cars were the only years I ever enjoyed driving. Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, minivans, pickups, freight trucks, buses, all just chores. Nothing like a 1956-75 Citroën DS, SM!
Beautiful!!!
30 years ahead of its time when came into production and still is amazing! :)
@Tinfoilstar2 Hey, Citroen actually only returned to South Africa in 2001 with the Xantia for a short period, then the C- series started, first the horrible first C5's then the much better C4 C3 C2 then the C1. There is a big Citroen "family" here in South Africa!!
We all love our old "real" citroens!!
Cheers
Corne
Thank you for a great, video, your car really looks perfect!!
One of those rare cars that just makes you happy when you see it
The most beautiful and graceful cara ever built forever and ever
Wunderschönes Auto. Unser nachbar hatte in den 70ern so ein DS. Die Blinker beeindruckten mich als Kind enorm. Und offenbar hatte man damals noch Zeit zum Fahren. Warten bis er anspringt, warten bis die Gute erhebt.........einfach schön!
i cant imagine owning one of these back when they came out, completely blew everything out of the water!
Absolutely stunnin' car. Keep it that way. This voiture has so much innovations, we even use some of them today! Disc Brakes, adjustable suspension, various safety features. It's awesome.
Still looks so beautiful after all those years!
Beautiful DS! Excellent color choice
in the name of the citroen, the son and the holy spirit
derek lee eskelson
I’m gonna use that
I'm in love with your car man!!! I'm from Catalonia and love classic Citroëns, when i was 18, i could only afford a '79 Dyane 6 to restore which i restored and now drive absolutly new (i'm 19 now), but all classic models of Citroën have something special, the technologycal advances they had at the time provide them the finest performance ever seen in classic cars... ONLY CITROËN!!! :D Congratulations for your more than wonderful car my friend!!!
Citroën forever
DS, GS, CX, C 6 , 2 CV ... Legenden
Terrific ! You are very lucky having such a car.
That is one great looking DS! absolutely brilliant! great vid too! Greetings from France
schönen Tag!
Finde keine Worte.. Einfach wunderschön!! Danke für ein tolles Video.
Traumhafter Zustand und tolle Farbe, wünsche Dir noch viele schöne Kilometer!!!!!
Stunning
Thank you for taking the time to show the ds In all its glory 🙌
The most beautiful car ever
Could watch this all day..
Es lässt sich super erkennen, wie sich die Scheinwerfer mitbewegen beim Wenden. 2:41
Einfach nur Hammer!
citroen and technology lived together in perfect harmony
Superbe voiture et paysage sa donne envie de promenade en ancienne, merci pour cette vidéo ...
La plus belle voiture jamais construite!
Bravo André Citroën!
Wonderfull combination of colours! Fantastic shape. Congratulations for the nice DS. I've loved it!
i have a dream... a dream where all humans, of all colors, will own a citroen ds
Nice dream.
I have the same dream.
The engine sound, so smooth. amazing
Not sure. But my Xantia Hdi worked fine in -15c winter here in Ireland in 2010. Its just gone 200k miles on almost all original parts too.
Die Göttin , eine wahre Schönheit! :)
The best car in the world for 20 century!
''fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars''. - frank citroen -
at least every 4 days, i gotta see perfection
Beautiful! I love this car! Unless the Citroen DS is an old car, it still looks so futuristic..
dear god, if you exist, please put citroens up there with you, so we will have fun driving them on the fluffy clouds
Very good video, wonderful car, greetings from Brazil!
oh yeah, baby, the sound of that engine is so smooth
fantastic... thanx for sharing. I was a little boy when I for the first time saw a DS... these rare and wonderful cars were not an every-day site in my part of the world... So, I promised myself that one day i too will have a Citroen. When the chance came I bought a GS Club and later a GS X2 when i was a student. By then Citroen left South Africa and became part of the PSA group. Citroen only returned to SA in the 1990s... and im NOT impressed with what they have become in the meantime...
Ein Traum von Auto ... schönes Filmchen, weiter so und mehr selbts gemachte Videos einstellen.
Superbe, merci pour cette balade, j'ai meme retrouvé des sensations..
i gotta get my daily fix, and watch this beautiful video. and see that french prodigy
a well-oiled machine. seems like you do a good job, greasing that monster. that car will last forever, man. and eventually, it will be put in the 'air & space museum', and people will fall to their knees, to worship it
houston, we used to have a problem, now we have a citroen
It has better looking than recent cars!
This style is very ellegant. Amaging!
Super tolles Auto, mein Traum und Zukunftsplan.
So majestic.
Bonjour, savez vous pour quelle raison Citroën n'a pas de concession aux USA ?
A cause de la DS. Pour ne pas faire venir cette voiture qui avaient 50 ans d'avance par rapport à la technique des voitures américaines de l'époque; ils imposaient de mettre des pare chocs comme les vieux taxis new-yorkais, horribles (sous prétexte de sécurité)... Citroën a refusé... Et a quitté les USA. (Comme le Concorde avec sont bruit 'trop fort'').
I have to admit, as a boy I always thought the DS was the ugliest car in the world. It looked like it came from space or something, but it also looked like an old car...
But over the years you learn to apperciate the DS. Now I think its a very interesting car, and the looks grow slowly to my heart. Now that I know what technology it has in it, and how innovatif that was at the time, I am really loving it!
my uncle said: ''i bet this guy is the mechanic's best customer, with those hydrolic suspensions''. but i don't believe him, this car is perfect, man
If Europe continued to make cars like these today...they wouldn't be in the financial trouble thry're in now. My mom owned a DS21 with the inset lights and two independent frogs eye lights. I prefer this model above. This vehicle went beyond the pale of comparison. It wasn't just luxury but luxury personified. Was it complicated and finicky to fix? You bet it was. But anything that advanced is going to have some issues. This guy still owns one...he's one lucky bastard!
♫ we all live in a yellow citroen ♫
this car should be studied in college, to try to understand the aerodynamics of the future
The nicest car in the world, for ever!
It gets better with age! So ahead of its time...Avant-garde!
My dream car, came close to buying a black DS23 Pallas but my wife sadly couldn’t stand it or understand.
Spero che questa macchina sia ancora sulle nostre strade perché è troppo bella!!!
Beautiful looking car! I've always liked the Citroen DS series of cars. Where is this video taken? Where are you driving?
Stunning car (wish my DS looked as good!) and beautiful countryside. You could almost say that the DS' suspension is wasted on your amazing smooth roads: much more useful in the UK!!
Superb!...
That’s one fine looking automobile
FANTASTIC
Fabulous car modern cars look junk next to this elegant goddess thanks for posting all thats missing is la mare and a lovely girl in a polka dot dress vive la france from uk
Hi Jason,
thanks alot. The film was made close to the city of Wiesbaden near the river Rhine in Germany in a countryside called Taunus.
my uncle used to have 2 of those. i was a child, that's why i like to look at it
i can hear the little bird singing for the happiness
dear mister citroen, please make this car again. the world needs it, in order to live peacefully
Nicely done.. Car looks great, perfect day for video.
Gorgeous,you're so lucky.
God bless this car !!! Beauty !!!
great adventure, greetings from Poland :)
I saw the first one in the 50's. It was revolution!
Well, I owned one of the horrible C5s for 8 years, and I bloody loved it.
this is pure rocket science, my friends
Thanks for sharing ! Great video ! ( I am french canadian and drive a german car "W123 Benz" and you are german and drive a french car ! Your car is very nice ; keep it in good shape ! :-)
Exquisite! Beautiful color too....
I would LOVE to have one like this!
What a car!
Nice car, my dad has the same one, same engine, but in a yellow color.
My dad has a Citroën garage.
man, over 7 years have gone by. i just hope your citroen didn't leave you with your ass on the road
i had a dream: thanks to all my comments, you started earning a lot of money, and you bought me a brand-new citroen
Probably the best car in the world from that time :)
oookkay, let's check out this beautiful video. every time is like the first time. man oh man, i'm tellin you
my uncle said: '' i bet this guy makes pretty good money, he needs it to keep that car functional''
Is it still around? Is it still yours? A +12 years update video maybe? :)
and on the 7th day, mister citroen chilled out
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Klasse Video und Auto !
Besten Grüßen Jan
holy smokes, what a car
a magic carpet of hydraulic principles
an urban legend says that soon they'll make a new show, with magnum p.i. using a citroen ds
C'était l'époque où Citroën créait des voitures élégantes, avec classe et charisme, maintenant les Citroën ne sont plus que des voitures comme tant d'autres.
Ah! Ok. Nice! Unfortunately I don't know much in the way of German. Do you have any more videos regarding the DS Citroen?
可愛いですね、見れば見るほど気に入ってしまいました。
Carro maravilhoso!
@coquihalla1 By the way, A DS was much more simple than today's bagged cars to fix. A simple welded t-tube could be used as a hydraulics distributor. But there were two major issues about hydraulic pump and misadjusted spheres
Almost the sound of silence !
That's a lot of miles. Proper maintenence is key.
wonderfull car
Going to look awesome to in 2081 🍀
Schönes Auto......
Was ist das für eine Göttin??? Eine DS oder D Super???
Marco
a short ride in a citroen will teach them how to behave